Adorable gay couple Abhishek Ray and Cheitan Sharma got married in Kolkata in a grand Indian wedding ceremony on 3rd July. The internet is ablaze with images from their dreamy wedding.
The couple were dressed in traditional attire. Abhishek wore a traditional Bengali wedding attire of dhoti-kurta and Cheitan Sharma was dressed in a sherwani.
They followed all Hindu rituals including varmalas, a priest chanted mantras, and vows were also taken by the couple around the holy fire, according to a report by TOI.
Abhishek Ray is a fashion designer and Chaitanya Sharma is a Gurgaon-based digital marketeer.
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In an interview with IndiaToday.in, Chaitanya Sharma said “We met on Facebook and we have been in a relationship for the past 2 years. Abhishek’s side of friends and family were extremely supportive right from the beginning and my family had some reservations initially, but they were also convinced in no time,” he added.
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From a traditional Haldi ceremony to saat pheras, all the pre-wedding rituals were celebrated. The pictures from the haldi celebration garnered a lot of love from the social media users.
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In a conversation with the Times of India, Abhishek said, "people live-in or perform small functions at home when they want to stay together. When we decided to marry, I told Chaitanya to do it in a way that it would remain memorable for our friends and family".
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Chaitanya Sharma proposed to Abhishek Ray in front of the Taj Mahal. This was the most memorable time for the couple, Chaitanya Sharma told IndiaToday.com.
Soon after, the newlywed couple's adorable looks went viral. People could not stop gushing over how cute the couple looked. Take a look:
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The first Gay Wedding in #Kolkata Let us Congratulate Abhishek Ray and Cheitan Sharrma for their Journey of love. #gaymarriage#kolkatawedding#kolkata#cityofjoy#marriageequality#samesexwedding#gaywedding#gayweddings#wedding#marriage#gayweddingkolkata#Lgbt#Gay#lgbtqpic.twitter.com/p1JO3XQvSM
— 🅰🅱🅷🅸🅹🅸🆃 🅶🅷🅾🆂🅷🏳🌈 (@abhi_handsome) July 4, 2022
Kolkata witnesses the very first gay marriage. Congratulations to Abhishek Ray and Chaitanya Sharma. Thank you being the inspiration for many people to love who they want to love.❤️🏳️🌈#samelove#Pride
— Sampurna (@sampurnaaich) July 4, 2022
We are wishing the adorable couple a long and happy marriage.
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