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An acrobatic New Jersey wedding that lasted for days

bride in blush floral dress with groom in blue suit in front of floral arch

Electric violinists, acrobats, champagne, disbelief–this wedding proves that everything is better suspended. And though everything from distance and a global pandemic to Stage 4 Cancer tried to keep these two apart, Arijit and Amanda are living proof that true love conquers all. When the world finally opened back up and they had the green light to tie the knot, they knew they wanted to go BIG (and that they did)!

While it was a grand affair, it was still very much about family. The wedding and all of the events leading up to it were held on the bride's family farm. They entrusted AMV Weddings to bring their vision to life. Blomst Floral Design did a lovely job on the florals, from the fairytale arch to the lush bouquets. And Andreas Georgiou didn't miss one minute of the festivities from the welcome reception to the "recovery" pool party. Read on to hear the full story from the bride, Amanda, herself. Enjoy the photos from this epic and dare we say acrobatic celebration of life and love and keep dreaming lovers!

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stronger together

bride in blush floral dress and groom in blue suit

My Love Story is far from picture-perfect. It’s quite the opposite, but it’s still far more captivating and inspiring than any other fairytale love story could be. My husband Arijit and I met back in 2018 in Ibiza, Spain when I was in the middle of traveling the world for a year. I had recently experienced a devastating heartbreak while living in Bali and found myself on my own version of an Eat, Pray, Love journey. Eventually, that journey brought me to a holistic wellness retreat in Ibiza where I happened to meet my husband. While he is from London and I am from NJ, a relationship between us seemed pretty far-fetched but we ended up beginning to date a few weeks later while he was visiting NYC. Just a few days into our relationship, Arijit unexpectedly found out he had Stage 4 Cancer. I ended up moving to London that summer while he was undergoing treatments and for the rest of the year we continued to date long-distance, as I would go back and forth to London every few weeks to be by his side as much as possible. By Christmas, we received the best gift ever - Arijit was in remission! We continued our long-distance relationship but began traveling more together as he continued to recover, we were finally finding a sense of normalcy in our relationship.

Three months later, we were propelled into a worldwide pandemic and our relationship hit yet another hurdle as we battled quarantines, lockdowns, and travel bans together. We became engaged during lockdown in London on the balcony of our apartment when nonessential retail was still shut down. Arijit proposed with a beautiful placeholder ring that his mother provided and later we designed a ring with it as our inspiration!

blush floral wedding dress and blue wedding suit

an international 3-day affair

bride and groom on boat in Indian wedding attire

After all that we had been through together as a couple, naturally, we were ready to celebrate - and ready to go BIG! We held a 3-day affair in Northern NJ on my family’s farm estate that I grew up on. We had 225 guests in attendance, from 15 different countries and 14 US States, as well as 60 guests who came from London specifically! We incorporated British, American, and Indian wedding traditions over the course of our multi-day celebration. Each event was hosted on properties in the area that hold great meaning to me and have been in our family for over 100 years.

bride and groom on dock in Indian wedding attire in shades of teal

Our welcome event which was hosted at our family lake house, where I spent summers as a child, featured an arrival by boat, Indian attire, a Hennah artist, and a cigar roller to kick off the party! The main event was held on the main farm property which still has 7 of our families living on it. We used the main barn hill which overlooks the rolling hills of Northern NJ for our ceremony location. This hill is also the same place where my parents got engaged as high school sweethearts!

the looks

blush and ivory peony bouquet

"As quite the nontraditional bride, my dress was a custom blush floral gown from Suzanne Neville in London," said the bride. Her ladies wore mix-and-match blush chiffon gowns that picked up the pink hues beautifully. The groom and his men looked equally dashing in matching blue suits with blush tie accents.

bride with her bridesmaids in mix and match blush chiffon dresses

groom in three piece suit

bridesmaids in blush and groomsmen in blue

the I dos

custom etched mirror wedding welcome sign

Arijit and Amanda tied the knot under a beautiful blush rose floral arch with a breathtaking view of the New Jersey countryside in the background.

outdoor ceremony with floral arch

an entertaining cocktail hour

etched mirror escort display

The cocktail hour followed in the Orchard with a live band, a petting zoo, and games. We incorporated many performances throughout with an extended format to keep our guests entertained over the course of our 10-hour party!

illustrated signature cocktail menu

custom wedding hashtag signage

champagne tower

white horse petting zoo at wedding

the BIG tented reception

the most gorgeous wedding tent

Moving into the main tented reception, we had an aerialist who poured champagne, a main choreographed aerial performance during dinner, and a party set with an LED lyre and electronic violinist suspended from the ceiling later in the evening!

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wedding favor display

aerial artist pouring champagne for bride

tented wedding reception at night

farewell recovery pool party= our new favorite post-wedding celebration

the wedding after party custom sign

Being that so many guests came from a distance, the following day we hosted a farewell recovery pool party complete with free-flowing prosecco, another epic performance by a contortionist while floating on the pool in a ball, a pizza food truck, and a dunking tank!

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pool party

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post wedding pool party

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