“I’ve performed at so many big weddings,” says singer-songwriter Prakriti Kakar. “When I imagined my own, I always saw it differently.” Her now-husband, entrepreneur Vinay Anand, felt the same. “We’re both fans of an intimate wedding,” he adds. “We wanted it to be personal, almost like a holiday with our families, where we get married and come back home.”
Both based in Mumbai, the two met at SoHo House in early 2022. In a city where social circles constantly overlap, it wasn’t long before they ran into each other again on a night out, and this time, they actually spoke. “We both ended up abandoning our friends,” Kakar laughs. “After that night, I followed him on Instagram, and we just kept talking.”
When wedding planning began, they briefly considered a larger guest list, but it didn’t take long for reality to set in. “We thought we’d cap it at 150,” Anand says. “But suddenly it became 350, 400—and we knew that wasn’t us.” Instead, they focused on boutique properties that could host only their closest family. “I always imagined getting married in a fort or palace,” Kakar says, and Six Senses Fort Barwara in Rajasthan, with its limited rooms and grandeur, fit the bill perfectly.
Just 30 guests joined them for their wedding in Rajasthan. The celebrations began with a welcome dinner set at one of the highest points of the property. Décor was kept minimal, “We wanted people to just take in the place,” Kakar says, “Every corner is already beautiful.” Rajasthani singers performed, and after, speeches flowed freely. “It felt like the most perfect family merger,” she adds. Everyone dressed in winter formals—overcoats, layers, with comfort taking priority on the first night.
The following evening was a sundowner mehendi. “My only brief was: as much colour as possible,” says Kakar. The space came alive with marigolds, terracotta pots, floral rangoli and vibrant tree hangings. Kakar wore a pastel green mirrored lehenga by Abhinav Mishra, while Anand matched her in an earthy green kurta by the same designer.
The haldi followed the next morning. “I wanted everyone in different shades of yellow,” says Kakar, who designed both their outfits herself. She wore a yellow georgette sari with a crop top, while Anand opted for a matching yellow kurta with a pathani salwar. She added subtle South Indian touches like gajra and kaanchains as a nod to Anand’s roots. “It was a little DIY experiment,” she says, “but it came together beautifully.”
