Bhavana Reddy, daughter of Raja Radha and Kaushalya Reddy, ties the knot with Dennis Nilsson in Delhi

After dating for almost six years, Bhavana

Reddy

,

Kuchipudi

danseuse and daughter of Raja Radha and Kaushalya Reddy, and

Dennis Nilsson

tied the knot in a traditional ceremony recently. The wedding was followed by a reception. The celebrations began two days before the wedding with a sangeet ceremony, which had performances by the bride and groom and their families. Since all the naach-gaana had happened on the sangeet, the wedding and the reception were formal affairs.
musical bonding: It was their common interest in music that brought Bhavana and Dennis together. Dennis is a drummer and is based in Los Angeles. His family and friends flew down from LA to attend the wedding and were surprised to see the “long, but extremely beautiful wedding.” The groom’s mother, Birgitta Nilsson, said, “The weddings that I have attended didn’t last longer than 20 minutes, but the ceremony here was almost 90 minutes long and that was new for us. We enjoyed everything about this traditional wedding, it has been a great experience.” Kaushalya Reddy told us that during the wedding ceremony, when the priest asked the groom which god he believes in, he replied, “If there is one god I believe in, it is the god of music.”

(L-R) Kaushalya, Radha and Raja Radha Reddy

Traditional South Indian fare: Traditional south Indian fare like appam, dosa, bisi bele bhath, lemon rice and idli won over the guests’ hearts. Some dishes were also served to the guests on banana leaves. “We wanted to keep everything as traditional as possible and food is an important part of any wedding. So we decided that the reception lunch will be all about south Indian food,” said Kaushalya.

(L-R) Neelam Pratap Rudy, Renu Hussain and

Rajyalakshmi

Rao

Sushma Seth

Abha Dalmia

Leena Singh

Lakshmi Puri and Hardeep Singh Puri

Aruna Vasudev and Uma Vasudev

Tommy and Birgitta Nilsson

Usha Raje Rana

GORGEOUS: Atisha Pratap Rudy

Rajiv Pratap Rudy