Mehendi
Bright colours, comfortable clothes, and hands ready for henna.
Date18 JAN 2027
Time[TIME TBC]
VenueShoolin Palace
DressIndian Festive
MHD
Function
We're getting married twice — once under a Mangalorean sun and once among New England trees. Consider this your passport: every function is a stamp, every guest a fellow traveller. We would love for you to come along.
Three days on the Karnataka coast — colour, coconut, and a great deal of dancing.
Bright colours, comfortable clothes, and hands ready for henna.
Wear yellow. Wear something you don't mind losing to turmeric.
No formal events. Rest, explore Mangalore, find a beach, eat well.
The main event. Traditional dress warmly encouraged.
Dinner, drinks, and a dance floor we intend to wear out.
A weekend in the White Mountains — a lodge, a river, a tent full of string lights, and the shadow of Mount Moosilauke.
Arrivals from 4pm. Drinks by the river, and everyone finally meeting everyone.
Outdoors under the arbor, then dinner and dancing beneath the tent. Music ends at 10pm — the mountains keep early hours.
Coffee, leftovers, and long goodbyes. Checkout is 11am.
Mangalore International Airport (IXE) is roughly 30 minutes from the venue and connects via Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Dubai.
Bengaluru (BLR) is a common alternative — about a 7-hour drive or a short domestic hop.
Most guests travelling on a US, UK, or EU passport can apply for an e-Visa online. Apply at least four weeks ahead.
Passports must be valid six months beyond the date of travel.
Room details and any blocked rates at Shoolin Palace will be posted here.
[Add room block, rates, and booking link once confirmed.]
Coastal Mangalore in January is warm and dry — roughly 20–32 °C (68–90 °F). Pack light fabrics.
Boston Logan (BOS) has the best international connections — roughly a 2½-hour drive north.
Manchester–Boston Regional (MHT) is smaller and closer, around 1¾ hours. Lebanon (LEB) is nearest at about 45 minutes.
328 NH Route 25, Warren, NH 03279. Some maps list the same road as Mount Moosilauke Highway — both get you there.
A rental car is essentially required; there's no transit to Warren. Mobile signal is patchy, so download directions before you leave.
The lodge and river house sleep a limited number, and those rooms are spoken for by family.
[Add nearby hotel and inn suggestions — Plymouth, Lincoln, and Woodstock are the usual bases.]
White Mountain summer: warm days around 24–28 °C (75–82 °F), but evenings drop sharply. Bring a layer for after sunset, and shoes that cope with grass.
Your presence across two continents is the gift. [Registry link, if you'd like one.]
Your invitation lists the events you're invited to. Many guests are invited to one; some wonderful people are invited to both. If you're unsure, just ask us — we'd rather you asked than assumed.
Indian dress is welcome but never required. Mehendi is bright and festive, Haldi is yellow and casual (turmeric stains, so nothing precious), and the wedding and reception are formal. If you'd like help sourcing an outfit, tell us — we know people.
If your invitation includes a guest, it will say so by name. Numbers at both venues are limited, so we appreciate your understanding.
[Your answer here — worth deciding early, as it shapes the guest count.]
19 January is deliberately empty. Sleep in, see Mangalore, go to the beach, or recover from the Mehendi. We'll share a short list of suggestions closer to the date.
Rustic Gatherings sits on a property in Warren, in the White Mountains, with a lodge, a river house, and an event field. The ceremony is outdoors under an arbor and the reception is in a tented field with string lights. It's beautiful and it is genuinely rural — think grass underfoot, not ballroom floors.
We'd gently suggest not. The ceremony and reception are on grass. Block heels, wedges, or flats will serve you far better than stilettos.
Yes. There's no public transport to Warren, and rideshare coverage is unreliable this far north. Rent a car at the airport, and consider carpooling with other guests.
[Name and number of your point person for each wedding — invaluable when a guest's flight is delayed at 2am.]
Let us know which stamps you'll be collecting. It genuinely helps us plan, and we'd love to know you're coming.