The entertainment for their wedding in Spain extended beyond a DJ set. María del Fernández, the singer of Señorita in the film was brought in from Málaga to perform. “The minute we decided on Spain for our wedding, we knew the song had to be incorporated somehow,” Chodagam says. In a moment inspired by the film, Arora, Chodagam’s brother and her best friend stepped forward as the trio while she sang. “By the end, every guest was on their feet, singing along.”
The wedding ceremony took place at Castell de Sant Marçal. The design brief was a garden party set against the castle’s structure. Satin-draped elements formed oversized floral shapes around the mandap. Calla lilies were interspersed with lilac tones, a nod to Arora’s favourite colour. After the ceremony, lunch was served directly in front of the castle, with tables dressed in purple alliums and surrounded by tall crystal chandeliers.
Chodagam wore a lilac-pink lehenga by Anushree Reddy with intricate zardozi embroidery. Her grandmother gifted her a Victorian-style kundan polki set with matching jhumkas. Arora’s ivory sherwani was embroidered in soft zardozi and finished with light piping. The sherwani carried an additional layer of meaning: his mother, who has worked in fashion for over three decades, designed it herself. “Watching her bring that dream to life was incredibly special to me,” he says.
Their ceremony integrated Punjabi and Telugu traditions. Chodagam’s mama selected and gifted her a chooda adapted to feel authentic to her. During the Jeelakarra Bellam ritual, the pandit aligned the timing precisely with the muhurat. Arora tied two mangalsutras around her neck—one custom-made by her grandmother in Hyderabad featuring traditional gold discs and black nallapusalu beads, and another designed by her mother-in-law with black beads and a diamond centre. “It felt incredibly fitting,” Chodagam says. “My family, who I will always be connected to, coming together with my new family.”
The reception was held at La Baronia, an estate designed by a collaborator of Antoni Gaudí. The interiors include historic artwork, fireplaces and grand chandeliers. The couple wanted low lighting, with tapered candles embedded into sculptural mounds of salt to cast a glow across the room.
Chodagam’s first reception look was an ivory sequinned concept sari by Manish Malhotra with a long trail and winged back detail. “My mom actually helped me find it,” she says. “She saw it on the mannequin when we were wedding shopping in Hyderabad and told me instantly, ‘that’s the one.’” Diamond studs and a tennis necklace from Raj Jewels sat alongside her two-tone Cartier Panthère watch. Later, she changed into a sequin-embellished mini dress by Nadine Merabi. Arora wore a velvet Giorgio Armani tuxedo flecked with glitter.
