Inside India's most viral wedding in Udaipur (yet)
With moments that stretched from an intimate Mangala Snanam to a star-studded sangeet, Netra Mantena and Vamsi Gadiraju’s wedding showed how scale and sentiment can sit side by side
Every year, the big fat Indian wedding just keeps getting bigger. But when the line between celebration and performance begins to blur, how do you keep the heart and soul of a wedding intact? A look at Netra Mantena and Vamsi Gadiraju’s wedding in Udaipur might help you find the answer.
The couple first crossed paths in New York during the US Open, and despite a shy start, the spark was immediate. ”By the end of our first date at the Baccarat Bar, we had already made plans for lunch the next day, and that lunch turned into eight hours together. It felt effortless from the very beginning," said Mantena. When the time came, Gadiraju surprised her with a proposal in Cabo, set against a beautiful sunset. “Every detail felt intentional. There were Baccarat candles that echoed our first date and all my favourite dishes,” the bride shared.
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Before their viral sangeet in Udaipur, the family hosted an intimate Mangala Snanam in Hyderabad, which may have been modest in scale, but was unmatched in beauty. “It felt like we were in a Raja Ravi Varma painting,” says photographer Joseph Radhik. “From the décor to the styling to the way the morning light fell. It was stunning.” A promising start to what would become one of the most talked-about weddings on your timeline.
For the welcome dinner, Mantena wore a custom Tarun Tahiliani lehenga echoing the evening’s theme, “Welcome to Rajasthan.” The embroidery intertwined jaalis and jharokas with unmistakable New York icons like the Empire State Building and yellow taxis, a nod to where the couple travelled from. Jadao jewellery tied the look together. Anaita Shroff Adajania, who styled the couple, said, “Raj’s only brief to me, as the father of the bride, was, ‘My daughter has to look incredible—never seen before, no holding back.’ And honestly, that felt like music to my ears”
The after-party that night, headlined by Tiësto, was its own chapter entirely. “I came across this incredible metal plate at a Falguni Shane Peacock couture show, featuring the Taj Mahal and a peacock. From that spark, they created a beautifully structured, corseted silk dress that held its form while still allowing Netra to move freely,” shared Shroff Adajania.
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