When medical student Harsukh Deol met wedding photographer Sutej Pannu at her cousin’s wedding in Vancouver back in 2019, little did she know that she had met her life partner. At the time, the two struck a friendship over their shared love for qawwali music, inner well-being and visual aesthetics. “We discovered many mutual interests over time. And then one thing led to another,” says the bride of their decision to tie the knot in December last year.
Deol, who studies in Seattle, and Pannu who divides his time between Vancouver and Punjab, decided to return to their roots with an intimate wedding in Jalandhar. Their creative vision for the celebrations was aligned, which eased the planning process. “We had a mood board and an aesthetic we wanted to follow. Everything had to have a retro ’80s and ’90s touch. This helped finalise everything from the décor and outfits to the vendors,” explains Deol.
The duo skipped the services of a wedding planner, and enlisted the help of their family to orchestrate their dream wedding. It helped that Pannu worked in the wedding industry and was familiar with the lie of the land. He and his team of Yogesh Jaiswal and Aman Arora, naturally, photographed the wedding. Gurpal Films filmed the nuptials, Mannat Gill did the hair and make-up, Zabar Studio designed the invites and signages, and Razzmatazz Events was roped in for décor.
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The celebrations started with a daytime shagun ceremony and ended with a jaggo ceremony that is typical of Punjabi weddings. From tunes by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to Punjabi and Hindi music by Chandigarh-based DJ Aman, the day involved a lot of dancing. The bride wore a mint green sharara set by Rimple & Harpreet Narula with jewellery by Babbar Jewellers. The groom chose a black bandhgala suit from Royal Suit Company. The mehendi was an intimate home event, with Deol in a purple Raw Mango lehenga and Pannu in a Pathani kurta-pyjama set.
The Anand Karaj the next day took place at a local gurudwara followed by a lunch. The couple worked with their friends designer Karan Torani, and photographer and art director Vansh Virmani for creative direction of their big day. Torani custom-made outfits for the couple from his eponymous brand — a blush pink lehenga for the bride and a cream sherwani with a light pink turban to matching the Deol’s lehenga. “Karan is a good friend, and helped us execute the retro aesthetic we wanted for the wedding by picking all the right elements. He was also the creative director for our wedding day photo shoot,” reveals Pannu. This included selecting the bridal jewellery too — a set from Jodhpur-based Chhatrala Jewels and bangles from the bride’s paternal grandmother. The celebrations came to a close with a reception lunch hosted by the couple’s uncle, where artist Divyam Sodhi (also the duo’s friend) played his ghazals. For the occasion, the bride was dressed in a powder blue Zara Shah Jahan outfit, and the groom in a navy blue three-piece suit.
The spiritual couple believes that a divine power didn’t just bring them together, but also made their dream wedding a reality. “Aligning our energy with the universe, and visualising the wedding in our minds with love helped in manifesting it effortlessly.”
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