Red and Gold

Wedding · India · 2026

A close friend’s sibling’s wedding in Dahanu, on the Maharashtra coast. I stayed close and tried to keep the day the way it felt.

The bride glimpsed between the heads of guests
Through the crowd
Hennaed hands with pearl bangles resting in a lap
Mehendi
Men in red turbans gathered around a decorated white horse
The horse
The groom in a white turban bowing under a bright umbrella among red turbans
Baraat
The groom smiling in a cream sherwani, framed by guests
The groom
The couple’s hands meeting during the ceremony as guests look on
Hand in hand
The couple raising joined hands under a bright canopy
Joined hands
Hennaed bridal hands with green and gold bangles resting on an embroidered lehenga
Bangles