After dating for over five years, Sonnalli A Sajnani née Seygall tied the knot with hotelier Ashesh Sajnani on June 7. With all her industry friends in attendance, the actor says she felt “genuine love” on her big day.

In her first interview after marriage, she says, “My friends being there for my wedding made it so special. So many of them were busy promoting [projects] or working, yet they made it a point to be there for not just the wedding, but also the pre-wedding festivities... We didn’t have much time to prepare. So, we needed all the help and our friends stepped up and took responsibilities.”

The entire Pyaar Ka Punchnama team, including her co-actor Kartik Aaryan and director Luv Ranjan, attended the ceremonies. “It was super sweet. Luv sir is family and he was there throughout. Ishita (Raj Sharma, actor) was shooting and came all the way from Karjat. These are the times that make you feel loved,” says the 34-year-old. Also in attendance were Ashesh’s dog Shamsher and Sonnali’s fur baby Cookie, who was even “a part of phoolon ki chadar”.

The actor, who is back from her honeymoon in the Maldives, reveals that the couple had planned to get married last year, but things “suddenly fell into place in May this year”. “We had no plans. The universe came together to make it magical,” says Sonnalli, who will be away from Mumbai for a month to shoot for her next project.