Moksha & Anurag

Nov 11

Three days, three celebrations: a Hindu wedding in Vaughan, from sangeet and haldi to a garden gazebo ceremony

Moksha and Anurag laughing forehead to forehead after their wedding ceremony at Ascott Parc Event Centre in Vaughan — Ascott Parc Event Centre · Vaughan

Vaughan · September 11 to 13, 2026

Moksha and Anurag's wedding began with a sangeet on Friday, September 11, 2026, moved to a backyard haldi on Saturday morning and ended on Sunday with a ceremony in the rose-covered gazebo at Ascott Parc Event Centre in Vaughan. This is those three days, in the order they happened.

Sangeet: September 11, 2026, an evening of mehndi, family dances and foam sticks
Haldi: September 12, 2026, a backyard tent with family
Wedding: September 13, 2026, Ascott Parc Event Centre, Vaughan
Ceremony: A morning ceremony in the garden gazebo
Reception: A garden tent with lawn games, speeches and dancing
Coverage: Documentary wedding photography with editorial portraits, across all three days of a multi-day wedding

01 · Friday · 6:30 pm

The sangeet

The hall fills slowly, then all at once. Fresh mehndi is still drying, cousins compare hands, and by the second song the foam sticks are in the air.

Cousins showing off their mehndi at the sangeet

Moksha holding out her mehndi hands in a red lehenga at the sangeet

Moksha and Anurag smiling together at their sangeet

Candid photo of Moksha laughing with a friend at the sangeet

Moksha dancing in her red lehenga at the sangeet

Guests lifting colourful foam sticks in the air at the sangeet

Moksha and Anurag seated in front of the gold and red backdrop at the sangeet

02 · Saturday · 10:30 am

The haldi

Morning under a backyard tent. Turmeric comes from every direction, from aunts, cousins and a grandmother with a steady hand, and nobody stays clean for long. All of it candid.

Moksha and Anurag sitting together in yellow at their backyard haldi

Family applying turmeric to Moksha and Anurag at the haldi

Anurag with turmeric on his face at the haldi

An aunt putting turmeric on Moksha at the haldi

Candid photo of Moksha and Anurag laughing with turmeric on their faces

A toddler laughing as family plays with her at the haldi

03 · Saturday · 1:00 pm

Bangles and pastels

Washed, changed and suddenly quiet. Soft greens and cream, and one small moment with the bangles, slid on one at a time.

Moksha and Anurag in pastel outfits after the haldi

Moksha and Anurag smiling in the backyard tent in pastel outfits

Anurag helping Moksha with her bangles over her mehndi

Detail of bangles going onto Moksha's hennaed hand

Tomorrow is the wedding.

04 · Sunday · 7:00 am

The gazebo at Ascott Parc

Before the guests arrive: roses climbing every column, strings of white flowers, boxes of petals, fresh jasmine and a sign welcoming everyone to the Kalyanam.

The welcome sign for Moksha and Anurag's Kalyanam in the garden at Ascott Parc

Strings of white flowers hanging over the garden pathway

The garden gazebo covered in roses for the ceremony at Ascott Parc Event Centre

The rose arch and gazebo mandap set for the wedding ceremony in Vaughan

Boxes of rose petals ready for the ceremony at Ascott Parc Event Centre

Fresh jasmine flowers being cut and prepared on the wedding morning

Anurag receiving a blessing from an elder before the ceremony

05 · Sunday · 8:00 am

The ceremony

A cloth held high hides the bride until the last moment. Then the swing, the elders’ blessings one at a time, the sacred fire and petals in the air, with more laughter than anyone expected.

Anurag with his hands over his face behind the embroidered cloth held up before the bride is revealed, in the gazebo at Ascott Parc

Moksha and Anurag on the marigold-draped swing during the oonjal ceremony as an elder offers Moksha a small bowl

Family offering a blessing to Anurag by the marigold swing

Moksha and Anurag holding a decorated coconut during the ceremony

Moksha and Anurag with hands joined at the sacred fire in the gazebo mandap

Silver toe rings resting on a betel leaf among rose petals

Moksha and Anurag reading together during the ceremony

Wide view of the gazebo ceremony with marigold petals on the path

Family showering Moksha and Anurag with rose petals beside the sacred fire in the flower-covered gazebo

Petals pouring over Moksha and Anurag from yellow boxes held up by family during the ceremony

Anurag taking Moksha's hand in the gazebo during the ceremony

Moksha and Anurag in garlands at the flower-covered gazebo

Everyone moves in close.

A cousin wraps Moksha in a hug during the ceremony

Candid photo of family close around Moksha as Anurag laughs beside her

Moksha and Anurag laughing as family shower them with rice and petals

Moksha and Anurag with family on the marigold swing

06 · Sunday · 11:00 am

Portraits in the garden

The ceremony is over and the garlands are still on. A few minutes in the shade, just the two of them, and they cannot stop laughing.

Moksha leaning into Anurag with a big smile among the trees during garden portraits

Moksha laughing with her hands on her cheeks

Detail of Moksha's bangles and mehndi against her green silk saree

Portrait of Moksha in her green and pink silk saree

Moksha's hands and necklaces, in black and white

Anurag laughing as Moksha holds his face, in black and white

Detail of Moksha's hennaed hand and ring against Anurag's kurta

Moksha and Anurag holding hands on the lawn

Moksha laughing during portraits in the garden

Moksha and Anurag seated on the swing in their garlands

Moksha and Anurag on the lawn with the gazebo behind them

07 · Sunday · 12:30 pm

Lunch and lawn games

Lunch from Bhojanam under the tent, then the lawn takes over: giant Connect Four, a wobbling Jenga tower and a whole afternoon with nowhere else to be.

A Bhojanam card on the table at Moksha and Anurag's wedding lunch

Lunch from Bhojanam served in brass bowls at the wedding

Giant Connect Four on the lawn at Ascott Parc Event Centre

08 · Sunday · 5:30 pm

Late afternoon light

One more outfit, blush and burgundy, and the light starts to soften. A slow walk along the edge of the lawn while the tent fills up behind them.

Moksha and Anurag under the trees in the late afternoon light

Anurag kissing Moksha on the cheek in the late afternoon light

Moksha twirling in her blush lehenga beside Anurag

Moksha and Anurag walking hand in hand across the lawn

Moksha and Anurag on a wooden bridge among the trees

Moksha and Anurag dancing on the lawn in the evening light

09 · Sunday · 6:30 pm

The reception

Green velvet and white flowers, speeches that are funny and moving in the same breath, and a dance floor that stays full until the very end. After dark, the last frames are lit with direct flash.

The white reception tent with chandeliers and greenery

Reception tables set in the tent at Ascott Parc Event Centre

The couple's sofa stage with green velvet and white florals

Pink cocktails with lemon slices at the reception

Anurag looking at the seating chart display at the reception, in black and white

The salad and fruit platters at the reception buffet

Moksha and Anurag's entrance into the reception tent

Moksha and Anurag dancing together in the reception tent

Moksha and Anurag giving a speech at the reception

A full dance floor under the purple lights of the reception tent

Late in the evening. The night is still going.

Moksha and Anurag sharing a toast under the string lights late at night

Anurag making a heart with his hands late at night, in black and white

Moksha holding Anurag's face and laughing at the end of the night, in black and white

Moksha & Anurag · September 13, 2026

The wedding day team11 vendors

Credits for September 13 at Ascott Parc Event Centre.

Planning: Always Golden Strategy
Venue: Ascott Parc Event Centre
Beauty: Sim Glams
Breakfast and lunch: Bhojanam
Late-night food: Pizza Station
Decor rentals: Blooming Wedding Decor
Game rentals: Elle Rentals
DJ: DJ Kow
AV: Empire Entertainment
Photo booth: Pictabooth
Photography and film: Jo Anto Photography

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