Yami Gautam Shares Why She Consciously Ditched 'Lavish' Celebrations For An Intimate Wedding
Despite being in the glamour world and in an industry that feels proud to flaunt ¡®lavish weddings¡¯, Yami and Aditya consciously decided to adhere to covid restrictions and not ¡®waste¡¯ food and other resources.
Yami Gautam and Aditya Dhar surprised the world by sharing pictures of their wedding & announcing their relationship. An industry where gossip travels at lightning speed, their affair was a well-kept secret.
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Yami and Aditya worked together on the film 'Uri-A surgical strike'. They attended many promotional events together but no one could ever gauge anything 'more' brewing between them.
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Fans flooded Yami and Aditya's pictures with congratulatory messages. However, everyone was clouded with several questions.
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Yami spoke to ETimes and answered all questions that we all may have had on our minds. Answering all 'why', 'where', and 'what', Yami shared intricate details of her beautiful, simple and homely wedding in Shimla.
Talking about what made the couple choose an intimate wedding celebration, she said,
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"I feel a lot of things in our life are a reflection of who we are as people. Aditya and I are extremely private and reserved. Family means the world to us. Whenever this moment happens in my life, I always knew it would be a beautiful, small, and homely ceremony, pandemic or no pandemic. We didn¡¯t plan this wedding, and we just went along with it. We barely had a month to prepare. Even if there was no pandemic, this is exactly what we wanted ¡ª a wedding amidst nature and where our heart belongs ¡ª Himachal.¡±
Despite being in the glamour world and in an industry that feels proud to flaunt ¡®lavish weddings¡¯, Yami and Aditya consciously decided to adhere to covid restrictions and not ¡®waste¡¯ food and other resources. She added,
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"The more I attended big weddings, and I knew I didn¡¯t want that. Of course, we don¡¯t know the meaning of marriage early on, but by my understanding and experience of attending weddings, I was sure about what I didn¡¯t want. I am fortunate that both Aditya and I shared this thought. We both are averse to the wastage that happens in weddings ¡ª food, flower decorations, and so many other things."
Yami and Aditya were sure of a 'homely celebration'. Yami added,
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"Also, it¡¯s so difficult to make everyone happy, so why not get married among those who actually care about you. The focus was solely on the ceremony and not us trying to please anyone. We were just two families enjoying the moment. Yes, we missed many friends and relatives who couldn¡¯t be there, but they all understood the importance of adhering to COVID restrictions. Only 20 people were allowed, and this included the pandit who performed the wedding. We didn¡¯t want to flout a single rule."
Ditching loud music and DJ, Yami's family made the wedding special in their own ways. The wedding was homely and simple. She added,
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Every bride is beautiful. Everyone thought it was right for me to go ahead with what I believed in, and I was happy to do that. I was never fond of this whole DJ music playing at weddings. I liked my traditional folk songs. My mother-in-law played some beautiful Kashmiri songs."
She didn't choose any extravagant designer lehenga. Rather, Yami opted for something more special. She added,
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"The maroon wedding sari I wore belongs to my mother. My Nani had bought it for her. I wanted to wear something that is close to my heart and carries my tradition. You don¡¯t need big money or expensive clothes to look beautiful on your wedding day. Girls can dig into their mother¡¯s wardrobe and find gorgeous vintage saris. That¡¯s your heritage. You don¡¯t need to burn a hole in your pocket to be happy. My brother clicked the first mandap picture that we posted. I did my make-up. My sister did my hair and coordinated everything. We had one person to click images, and he, too, has known us for years."
On the work front, Yami Gautam will be seen in 'Pink' filmmaker Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury's upcoming film Lost, an investigative drama that will highlight the issue of media integrity.