"When This Groom Wheeled The Bride During The Pheras" - This Story Will Make You Smile!

It is not every day we witness a wedding story that makes us reach for the tissues! This one's special and so inspiring that we couldn't help but share it with you. From having a modern element of first meeting online, the filmy 'tadka' of parents being against the relationship, and finally a union that left everyone with tears of joy, Laxmi & Shashi's journey has been one rollercoaster of a ride!

What struck the chord for us? When we saw a photo of Laxmi, who is specially-abled being wheeled by Shashi for the pheras and their gleaming faces made us smile ear to ear. Laxmi poured her heart out when we requested her to share the story with us, so gear up for a dose of some heart sobs and quivering smiles!

How They Met

"We met on Facebook in 2010, we were in college at that time, he saw me on his schoolmate’s friend list and thus sent me the friend request. I thought he must have been in my school in a different section so I messaged him asking whether we were in the same school and he responded with a no, and that's how we got talking and ended up talking till 5 am! After that, we used to chat almost every day, and although he never told me, I knew he liked me."

The Proposal

"We used to live in different states, I was in Delhi and he was in Patna and after that, he joined the college in Bhubaneswar! Nine months after talking on the phone, one day he expressed his desire to meet me, I thought he must be kidding as I didn’t think he would come all the way from Orissa to meet a girl he connected with on Facebook but he actually took a flight and came to Delhi and called me upon landing! I was very excited to meet him but nervous too so I took my best friend with me .and that was our first in-person meeting. He proposed to me the next day but I was not ready for a long-distance relationship as I felt it will be very difficult for both of us to keep it. But he was determined to be with me and promised me that he would come every month to meet me and he kept his words and again came the next month. I was so impressed by his determination and the efforts he was making to be with me that I fell so hard in love with him and we got into a relationship!"

The Wedding

"I told him all the disadvantages of being with a special girl but nothing changed his love for me. After being in a relationship for 11 years we decided to tie a knot as we both were inseparable and meant the world to each other! However, we knew from the beginning that it won't be a smooth sail! Initially, both our parents were against this but I convinced my parents and it was easy as they had already known Shashi for many years! But convincing Shashi's parents seemed impossible, as they were not even ready to listen to anything regarding us getting married. Shashi tried his best to make them come around but it was not working out, so we got hitched in an intimate wedding with close friends and family and to our surprise, Shashi's family came around after our wedding and gladly accepted our love.

Like every girl, I also dreamt of a beautiful wedding with my loved ones around but as I was specially-abled with a lot of challenges, we needed to plan it differently and we did a lot of research went into finding a wedding photojournalist, searching for a lightweight lehenga, finding a wheelchair-friendly venue and planning the bridal entry and many more things and we are glad we were able to pull it off beautifully ❤️".

Wedding Photography - Going Bananas Photography