Sandrine & Arshi Wedding Weekend

Sandrine & Arshi

The Wedding Weekend
October 30 – November 1, 2026 · Oakville & Toronto
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Two families, two hometowns and one long weekend together. Thank you for travelling, for celebrating, and for being part of our story. Here is everything you need for the next three days. With love, Sandrine & Arshi

Sandrine as a little girl, laughing in the lake with sandy hands held out
Arshi as a toddler, grinning with a flower in his hand

Itinerary

Friday · October 30The TipoffMehndi for Sandrine · GO Train downtown · Raptors GameOpen Friday Saturday · October 31Haldi & MehndiFamily brunch · Haldi · Mehndi, music & games · Choora & KalireOpen Saturday Sunday · November 1The WeddingWedding ceremony · Griha Pravesh · Wedding dinnerOpen Sunday
Friday · October 30

The Tipoff

  1. 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

    Mehndi for Sandrine

    163 Treshing Mill Blvd, Oakville

    Henna is drawn on the bride's hands and feet. Tradition says the darker it stains, the deeper the love.

  2. 4:00 – 5:00 PM

    Get ready & early dinner

    Keep things relaxed before heading downtown.

  3. 5:30 PM

    GO Train to Union Station

    From Oakville GO
  4. 6:30 – 7:00 PM

    Arrive at Scotiabank Arena

    Time to get in, grab a snack and find your seats.

  5. 7:30 PM

    Raptors Game

    Scotiabank Arena, TorontoCasual, game attire welcome
Saturday · October 31

Haldi & Mehndi

  1. 8:00 – 8:30 AM

    Get ready

    An easy morning before brunch.

  2. 9:00 – 11:00 AM

    Family Brunch

    Kerr Street Cafe, OakvilleCasual & comfortable
  3. 11:00 AM

    Head home & change

  4. 12:00 PM

    Guests arrive

    163 Treshing Mill Blvd, Oakville

    Photos and refreshments.

  5. 12:30 PM

    Haldi

    Yellow, orange & red, clothes you don't mind staining

    Family smear turmeric paste on the couple for blessings and a wedding-day glow. Expect to get a little yellow yourself.

  6. 1:30 PM

    Refreshments & a break

  7. 2:00 – 5:00 PM

    Mehndi, Music & Games

    163 Treshing Mill Blvd, OakvilleYellow, orange & red

    An afternoon of henna, dancing and family games. Guests are welcome to get henna too.

  8. 5:30 PM

    Choora & Kalire

    With the Pundit.

    The bride's family gives her red and ivory wedding bangles, and golden kalire are tied to them. She shakes them over unmarried friends, and whoever a kalira falls on is said to marry next.

  9. 6:15 – 8:00 PM

    Vegetarian dinner

    An early night before the wedding morning.

Sunday · November 1

The Wedding

  1. 6:30 – 7:00 AM

    Wake up & breakfast

  2. 7:00 – 8:30 AM

    Hair, makeup & getting ready

  3. 9:00 AM

    Leave for the temple

    May shift once the getting-ready location is set.

  4. 9:15 AM

    Arshi's family arrives

    Oakville Vaishno Devi Temple
  5. 9:50 AM

    Sandrine's family arrives

    Oakville Vaishno Devi Temple
  6. 10:00 AM

    Wedding Ceremony

    Oakville Vaishno Devi TempleTraditional Indian attire or formal gowns & suits

    Shoes come off at the temple door as a sign of respect, so the ceremony is barefoot. The couple take seven rounds of the sacred fire, each one a promise to the other.

  7. 11:50 AM

    Signing of marriage documents

    Approximate timing.

  8. 12:00 – 12:45 PM

    Wedding photos

    Couple and family, at the temple and outside.

  9. 1:00 – 1:30 PM

    Griha Pravesh

    163 Treshing Mill Blvd, Oakville

    The homecoming. The bride is welcomed into her new family's home for the first time. She gently tips a pot of rice over the threshold, a wish for abundance, before stepping inside.

  10. 1:30 – 3:30 PM

    Pizza lunch

    163 Treshing Mill Blvd, Oakville
  11. 3:30 – 4:30 PM

    Rest & change

    Formal gowns & suits
  12. 4:30 PM

    Leave for Humber Bay

    Depending on traffic.

  13. 5:00 PM

    Couple portraits

    Optional city portraits by the lake.

  14. 5:30 – 9:00 PM

    Wedding Dinner

    Tis Two Cities · 122 Marine Parade Dr, EtobicokeFormal gowns & suits

    Dinner, toasts, dessert and celebrating together.