Last week, WeddingSutra caught up with the very beautiful Stuti from Kolkata who is engaged to Mumbai based industrialist Raghav Agarwalla. Their wedding is taking place at the Ayana Resort in Bali next month, and over an interview cum photo shoot at Raghav’s sprawling apartment in Colaba the to-be-weds spoke to us about how they met and their wedding plans. “Our meeting was set up in Mumbai by our parents” says 23-year-old Stuti who is the eldest daughter of Rajeev Jhawar, the MD of a Kolkata based business conglomerate. “Marriage was not on my mind, since I was planning to go back to the US to pursue my Masters, but my parents were very keen that I meet ‘the boy’ once, and so I agreed. Both our families were sitting across the living room, Raghav too, of course, but I spoke to everyone except him”. Adds Raghav: “Fortunately for us, our parents decided there should be one more breakfast meeting, and this was at a Hotel the next day. We got talking and figured we were quite comfortable with each other.” One meeting led to another, and the couple soon made up their mind, and their formal engagement took place at Four Seasons in March end; the same hotel where they had that crucial breakfast conversation.
Have wedding preparations kept the duo very busy? “This last month has been very hectic”, explains Stuti. “Raghav is a workaholic, but even then, he’s dedicated a lot of time for wedding work and has been an extremely patient groom-to-be.” While their parents and the Wedding Planners are taking care of most of the arrangements like the logistics, decor and hospitality, Stuti has specially focused on the creative aspects and so she spent a lot of time short-listing the photographers and filmmakers whose work she admires.. “I love photography— having studied it myself, plus I always enjoyed being behind the camera as much as being in front of it. Besides that it’s been the usual trousseau shopping and planning what to wear for which function, and doing up our new room. And of course planning for the big city shift, from Kolkata to Mumbai which I’m equally excited about.”
Stuti is wearing a shaded orange tiered tulle lehnga with metal embroidery and gota finish by Shehla Khan.
Jewellery- A diamond earring with pearls and stones by Jet Gems.
Raghav is wearing an ivory bandhgala by Studio Aboutir.
Stuti is wearing an ensemble by Sabah Arenja Vig- a pale peach silk lehenga with gold pita leaf motifs and accents in neon pink and pearls, teamed with an Aari pita choli and net dupatta.
Jewellery- an all diamond earring set by Jet Gems, necklace and bracelet from Popley’s platinum jewellery collection- necklace, a contemporary design of prong set diamonds, bracelet in sandblast finish & pave set diamonds.
Raghav is wearing a black khadi bandi by Studio Aboutir.
Stuti is wearing a neon pink silk lehenga with pita gold pop motifs and accents in peach and sea green, with a sequin sheet choli and shaded net dupatta, designed by Sabah Arenja Vig.
Jewellery- Kundan jewellery set with Burmese rubies and rose cut diamonds by Begani Jewels.
Raghav is wearing a black sherwani with red satin detailing on collar by Studio Aboutir.
Photographs by Shreya Sen
Makeup and Hair Styling by Ojas Rajani
Stuti’s Outfits- Shehlaa by Shehla Khan, Saa.n.she by Sabah Arenja Vig
Raghav’s Outfits- Studio Aboutir
Jewellery- Jet Gems, Popley Jewellers, Begani Jewels
Location- Agarwalla Residence, Colaba
Shoot managed by Tejal Karlekar and Shaan S Khanna
