A brass oil lamp with a peacock finial

MeeraandNikhil

24 April 2027Alappuzha, Kerala

How we got here

A rained-out cricket match

Three hours in a pavilion in Kochi with a shared bag of banana chips. Nikhil claims he was not watching the cricket either.

Meera and Nikhil in traditional dress

Two hospitals, one city

Both of us on nights for most of 2025. We got very good at leaving each other food.

A boatman on the backwaters

Meera's grandmother's house

Ninety-one years old and still the coolest room in Alappuzha at two in the afternoon. She has asked only that we not move the lamp.

A brass oil lamp with a peacock finial

Three days

The wedding itself is at seven twenty in the morning. This is not a typo.

Two people sitting on a shaded veranda

The house

Vaikkath Tharavad

Punnamada Road, ThathampallyAlappuzha, Kerala, India

The house is on the water. Boats come to the steps; cars stop at the top of the lane.

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What to wear

Mehendi
Cotton, cream, gold border
Sangeet
Green and gold
The wedding
Kasavu, if you have itIt is genuinely hot by nine. Cotton only.
Reception
Formal

Running order

Saturday, 24 April 2027

Every event in order, with date, time and venue
EventDateTimeVenue
Mehendi22 April4pm — 8pmVaikkath Tharavad
Sangeet23 April7pm onwardsVaikkath Tharavad
The wedding24 April7.20am — 12pmVaikkath Tharavad
Reception24 April7pm onwardsPunnamada Boat Club

You’re invited.

We would love to celebrate with you.

Please reply by 28 February