As the sun sets, guests gather in the ballroom of Omni ChampionsGate, for an elegant Indian wedding reception. With planning and design by The Dtales, floral and decor by Atmospheres Floral, and lighting by Get Lit Orlando, the evening is destined to be long remembered by all in attendance! Photographer Garrett Frandsen and videographer Seth Cohen ensure every memory is preserved, including the moment the bride cut into an edible jewel covered, almost-too-beautiful-to-eat cake by Anna Cakes! For more of this classic wedding reception, visit our gallery!

See you all tomorrow, Maharanis! Have a beautiful day!

After a simple traditional baraat by HighHorse Carriage Rides Inc. and traditional Indian wedding ceremony inside Omni ChampionsGate, these newlyweds head out onto the grounds for a portrait session with Garrett Frandsen! Then again, after a wardrobe change and a western ceremony, the wedding party gathers for more portraits. The bride stands out in the crowd in a white ruffled ball gown, against the men in black and bridesmaids in purple. For more portraits of this beautiful couple, check out the whole event gallery!

Come back again to see a reception complete with a edible-jewel encrusted cake!

The baraat arrives, with the groom atop a white horse from HighHorse Carriage Rides Inc. The bride is carried into Omni ChampionsGate on a gold satin doli, marking the beginning of the traditional Indian wedding ceremony. Under a simple mandap, the bride and groom exchange blessings and take part in traditional Hindu customs and rituals. The bride is radiant in a traditional red and gold lengha. Each fleeting moment is captured by Garrett Frandsen. To see more of this simplistic ceremony, head to the gallery!

Up next: a whole bunch of cute portraits! See you soon!

Get ready for glam! This Maharani wears some of the most decadent accessories throughout her wedding festivities, and Garrett Frandsen is on hand to catch every detail! She is styled perfectly, shining bright in yellow for the sangeet, looking radiant in red and gold for the traditional Hindu wedding ceremony, and gleaming in pearly white for the western ceremony and reception! Breathtakingly delicate floral hath panja bracelets accent the traditional bridal mehndi designs which cover her hands. Simple hair and makeup looks from Makeup by Meghann highlight her true beauty! To see more of this glamorous bride, check out the gallery!

See you soon, to watch her bride ride in on a white stallion provided by HighHorse Carriage Rides Inc.!

I never use Maharaniweddings.com as my personal soap box, but when I saw this Huffington Post Article ridiculing Veni, a gorgeous and accomplished Maharani, I simply could not hold my tongue. My mama bear instincts came out, and I wanted to leap through my computer screen to protect her. I started banging away, and I while I would write my thoughts in a comment on the actual article, I have been notified by numerous photographers that the Huffington Post is refusing to let comments that disagree with the article through, even though they don’t contain profanity or offensive language.

I don’t need to tell all of you that this article is short-sighted and uninformed. If you look through our collection of over 2500 Indian weddings, you will see that a bare midriff is part of a traditional Indian garment, in much the same way a veil is often a part of a traditional Western wedding. Brides aren’t being “provocative or sexy”, they are just wearing a lengha (which is worn at mehndis, garbas, the ceremony, nikkahs and receptions, and, yes, sometimes even at “religious Hindi ceremon(ies) in which elaborate saris are the norm”). If you were to look at the bride’s mom and all of the other ladies better known as Aunties present (most in their 50s and 60s) you will see that they also proudly bare their midriffs, not because they are trying to be “highly sexualized” as Ms. Zohn asserts, but because it’s what ladies wear to weddings!

There are a dozen things that rubbed me the wrong way about “culture columnist” Patricia Zohn’s article, but at the top of the list was that she bothered Maharani Veni on her honeymoon, only to place ill-informed judgement on her choice of reception lengha. As a Maharani who wore a bare midriff and a traditional gown for my wedding day, and then, yes, put on Lilly P for my day-after-brunch, shame on you. Weddings are about celebrating your life and your love, and every Maharani regardless of race, religion, background, anything, should be able to express herself as a bride in any form that she chooses.

Veni, you are a stunning bride and, I don’t need to tell you, we are so happy to have you represent all of us Maharanis.