Two Ceremonies, One Love Story: Karishma's Perfect Day

Working with Kynah was a dream come true. When I began the process of searching for a wedding dress I was so underwhelmed with the options and experiences I had with other sellers. I was feeling very discouraged and was scared that I was never going to find the dress I was looking for. Being half Hispanic and half Indian, I really wanted a dress that spoke to both cultures with beading, florals, Indian patterns, a cathedral veil, and of course - ivory tones. When I stumbled upon Kynah on my instagram I looked through their inventory and found a dress that was very close to what I was looking for and could have been the dress for me with some customizations. I set up a virtual appointment to see what could be done and from this appointment onward I felt like Cinderella with a fairy god mother. There was absolutely nothing they said no to and were able to customize my dress down to even the micro details when asked. Communication was consistent and I received the dress all the way from India in a matter of 3 months, and it was PERFECT. I remember trying it on and crying because I couldn’t believe how beautiful it came together. Even after I received the dress the line of communication was always open for any questions or concerns I had. Even a year after receiving the dress they followed up to see how it came together on my wedding day. I could not thank them enough for making my wedding dreams come true.

I love that it was an American styled wedding gown with Indian beadwork and designs. I loved that it was actually a mauve color with white beading because it gave the dress so much dimensions and was very flattering to my skin tone. I also had a custom veil made to match the dress and it was absolutely stunning. It was about 10 feet in length and had was beaded to match the dress, it really brought the whole look together so beautifully on my wedding day. My guests kept saying that I was glittering in the sun.

I met Christian my freshman year of high school and always found him to be a little dorky. Nonetheless we became best friends and remained friends all of high school. Come our freshman year of college, we had lost contact for some time as we attended different colleges. Eventually we found our way back to being close friends but this time, something felt very different and we both could feel it. We unexpectedly became very fond of one another and spent most of our time together flirty and resisting the urge to cave into something deeper than a friendship. Obviously we both miserably failed at this and ended up falling hopelessly in love with one another. We dated for about 6 years before he proposed in front of his mom’s Christmas tree on Christmas night using a Dundie award (from my favorite show ’The Office’ that said “Will you marry me?”. I screamed and threw it at his head and now here we are haha.

Nobody cares as much as you think they do. Everyone just wants to eat and drink and have a good time with you. All the little details you worry about truly becomes background noise on your wedding day. Focusing on your partner will be the best thing you can do for yourself on that day. You really will remember every feeling you felt that day if you just focus on them, the whole reason why you’re there.