A Royal Rajasthan Wedding — Priya & Arjun's Udaipur Fairytale
Two families, 300 guests, and a palace backdrop on the banks of Lake Pichola. Priya and Arjun's three-day Udaipur celebration became the wedding everyone is still talking about.
When Priya Sharma first saw a photograph of Lake Pichola at dusk — the water glowing amber, the Aravalli hills softening into silhouette behind the City Palace — she told Arjun she had found their wedding venue before they had even started looking. Six months later, surrounded by 300 family members and friends, they proved that instinct right. Choosing Udaipur For couples dreaming of a destination wedding in Udaipur , the city offers a rare combination of Rajput grandeur and intimate lakeside calm. Priya and Arjun wanted a venue that felt genuinely regal — not a hotel ballroom dressed up with gold drapes, but a space with real history in its stones. After visiting three properties over a single weekend, they settled on a heritage haveli with a lawn that spills toward the lake. If you are planning something similar, our destination wedding guide and the full destinations overview are good places to start narrowing down your shortlist. The Three-Day Programme Day one was dedicated to the Haldi and Mehendi. The family converted the inner courtyard into a saffron-and-marigold wonderland — banana leaves on the floor, folk musicians in the corner, and the scent of turmeric everywhere. Their wedding decorator sourced every bloom from Rajasthan's own flower markets, keeping the palette deeply local: marigold, jasmine, and bougainvillea. Day two brought the Sangeet. The terrace overlooking the lake was transformed after sundown, fairy lights strung between carved stone pillars. Their wedding photographer captured the moment Arjun's father, still in his bandhgala, broke into a classic Bollywood number — a photograph that ended up framed in both homes. Day three, the wedding morning, began before sunrise. The baraat arrived on decorated horses as the sky turned from deep blue to pale gold. The ceremony itself was conducted on the lakeside lawn, the sound of conch shells carried across the water. Every guest said the light at that hour was extraordinary. Budget & Planning Tips