First Couple To Hold A Destination Wedding During Pandemic

Akshita Maheshwari and Raunak Mohnot, 24 and 29, Jaipur 
Maheshwari is a lifestyle blogger and the founder of an e-commerce brand; Mohnot is an entrepreneur

Before COVID-19, we were going to have a grand wedding with a few thousand people at the reception, and around 300-500 people at smaller functions. The wedding was originally meant to take place in May. But then, the lockdown happened and we started looking for options. We didn’t know how long the pandemic would last and also realised that the grand wedding we had initially imagined was now out of the question. So, we accepted that, and decided not to waste more time. In the first week of May, we decided to postpone the wedding to June 30. Our families were supportive and promised to be present virtually.