After a whirlwind wedding on Friday, Kajal Aggarwal and Gautam Kitchlu began a new chapter in their lives with a housewarming ceremony at their beautiful new home in Mumbai on Saturday. The newlyweds, accompanied by Kajal’s parents Vinay and Suman Aggarwal, sister Nisha with her family, and the entire Kitchlu khaandaan from Gautam’s side, made way to the dream home set up by the couple themselves. “Yes, the morning after the wedding began with a gruha-pravesh at their dream home. It was a beautiful, traditional ceremony. The duo were beaming with joy and we are all so proud of them. Next up, will be a puja for the newly-weds, which will be planned soon,” says Nisha.

The home has been a dream project for the duo, and has personal touches by both Kajal as well as Gautam, who is the founder of a home decor and interior design venture, himself. “It’s something they’ve both been working on personally, with so much passion. They’ve done it up with a lot of love, and it’s stunning,” says Nisha, adding that she wants the couple to have the pleasure of revealing more about their dream home themselves.

Kajal and Gautam ditched the usual loud colours and showy mandaps, and chose a geometric pink and rose-gold coloured dome instead. A wall of fresh flowers in pink and white made for a dreamy backdrop forthe mandap. Accents of fresh greenfoliage and frothy white blossoms dotted the venue — the ball-room of a plush Mumbai hotel. Guests, comprising close family and friends from both sides, were seated on traditional wooden chairs with white cushions.

The couple had a unique ceremony to mark their union with a perfect mix of Punjabi and Kashmiri wedding rituals. While Kajal kept her attire traditional with a red, heavily embroidered designer lehenga, she gave it a quirky twist by pairing it with a gold vaddanam (waist belt) and a temple jewellery style matha patti —a perfect ode to her South Indian connection. A pastel dupatta, fresh roses on the hair, custom made kaleeras dangling from her chooda, chandelier earrings and a kundan choker completed the look. Gautam looked dapper in an ivory sherwani that he paired with a nude coloured turban and a soft pink dupatta to match his bride.