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Diya & Aarav

Monday, 14 December 2026

Diya & Aarav

Monday, 14 December 2026

With the blessings of Lord Ganesha

By the grace of our family deity

The Patel Family

A note from us

We have been to enough weddings to know that the best parts are never on the schedule. The uncle who takes over the dhol. The cousins who disappear for two hours and come back with jalebi for everyone.

So this is less an invitation than a request: come for the whole thing if you can, and stay for the bits that run late.

With love

How we got here

  1. Where it started

    A cousin's sangeet in Rajkot, December 2019. He was guarding a plate of undhiyu he had no intention of sharing. She asked for some anyway, and he gave her the whole plate.

  2. The long way round

    Four years, two cities and a great many late calls. Ahmedabad to Pune every second weekend, until eleven hours on the highway stopped feeling like a journey and started feeling like the way home.

  3. Asking the families

    Chai on a Sunday afternoon in Satellite, both sets of parents in one room for the first time. Both mothers had already guessed, and both pretended otherwise for a full twenty minutes.

Where both families have been going to weddings for thirty years.

The days

  1. Pool party

    Fri, 11 Dec12:00 PM

    The arrival day. Nobody is dressed up yet and nothing starts on time, which is the point. Towels are provided.

    The Grand Bhuvan — poolside

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    Swim, and something to change into

  2. Haldi

    Pithi

    Sat, 12 Dec10:00 AM

    Turmeric, loud aunts, and clothes you should not mind ruining. Wear something you will never wear again.

    The Patel home, Bodakdev

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    Yellow, anything you can wash

  3. Sangeet

    Sun, 13 Dec7:30 PM

    The cousins have been rehearsing for weeks and refuse to show anyone. Dinner is late, which realistically means later.

    Saffron Hall, Sindhu Bhavan Road

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    Anything you can dance in

  4. Wedding

    The wedding

    Mon, 14 Dec11:11 AM

    The muhurat is exact and the pandit is not negotiable about it. Please be seated before the hour.

    Lakeview Lawns, Gandhinagar

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    Traditional, gold if you have it

  5. Reception

    Mon, 14 Dec8:00 PM

    Dinner, a slideshow we have been warned about, and dancing until the lights come on.

    The Grand Bhuvan — ballroom

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    Formal, comfortable shoes

Getting to each day

With the blessings of

Bride's family

  • Ramesh & Meera Patel
  • Nitin & Hetal Patel
  • Dhruv Patel
  • Kavya Patel

Groom's family

  • Suresh & Anjali Shah
  • Paresh & Rina Shah
  • Ishan Shah
  • Diya Shah

Getting there & staying

Getting there

Ahmedabad airport is 14 km from the venue — about 35 minutes, closer to an hour if you land at six in the evening. Kalupur station is 9 km. Autos and cabs are easy at both; say Satellite, near Ramdev Nagar.

Where to stay

We have held rooms at Hotel Amber and at Regenta, both a five-minute drive from the hall. Mention the Shah–Patel wedding when you book and the rate is already arranged.

Between events

A bus leaves both hotels forty minutes before every function and waits at the gate afterwards. If you are driving, parking is free and on-site, with attendants from nine in the morning.

Before you ask

Yes, please do. There is a room beside the main hall with mats, some toys and someone watching over it through the ceremony.

For the wedding, 10:45 in the morning. The muhurat is 11:11 and the pandit is not negotiable about it. Everything else can run late and usually does.

Yes — free, on-site, and there are attendants from nine. The entrance is off Ramdev Nagar Road, not the main gate.

Will you join us?

Will you join us?

Meal preference

Any allergies or dietary needs?

We request the pleasure of your family's gracious presence.

Diya & Aarav

Monday, 14 December 2026

Yours affectionately, the Patel family