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Saturday, 27 November 2027, 7:30 PM
Three days by the sea
Zoya and Aryan
are getting married in Goa
Friday 26 to Sunday 28 November 2027
Add the weekend to your calendar
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Wheels up, Friday 26 November
Run a finger through the water
With the blessings of
Two families, one shoreline
Zoya Merchant
Daughter of Mr. Farhan Merchant and Mrs. Naaz Merchant
Aryan Kapadia
Son of Mr. Jatin Kapadia and Mrs. Perizaad Kapadia
#AllThatGlittersIsAZ
The weekend
Three days, loosely enforced
Friday
26 November 2027
Land, then mehndi by the sea
- 07:30
- The group flight leaves. Bags in an hour before, chappals on.
- 10:15
- Wheels down in Goa, coaches waiting past the exit
- 4:00 PM
- Sundowner Mehndi on the deck, henna while the sun goes down
- 8:30 PM
- Golden Night Sangeet. Rehearsed dances, unrehearsed everything else
Sol de Goa Deck
Saturday
27 November 2027
The pheras on the sand
- 10:00
- Haldi by the pool, wear something you can ruin
- 17:30
- The baraat walks down to the cliff, the sea does the drumming
- 7:30 PM
- Pheras at 7:30 PM, the mandap faces the water
- 21:30
- Dinner under the lanterns, then dancing until the tide turns
Cliffside Lawn, Vagator
Sunday
28 November 2027
Brunch, then fly home
- 11:30 AM
- Brunch by the pool, sunglasses on, no judgement
- 14:00
- Late checkout held for the whole group
- 17:45
- Group flight home, sandy and useless
Sol de Goa Poolside
A small surprise
One more thing
Scratch the stamp, it is good news
Air mail Your room is on us. Just bring yourselves.
Rub the stamp with a finger
The functions
Where to be, and what to wear
Friday
26 November, 8:30 PM
Golden Night Sangeet
Sol de Goa Ballroom. Dress: all gold everything.
Get directionsSaturday
27 November, 7:30 PM
Ceremony
Cliffside Lawn, Vagator. Dress: elegant festive.
Get directionsTravel
Getting there and back
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05:30
Friday 26 November
Check in together
Everyone meets at the group counter. Bags in by 06:30, boarding at 07:00, one aisle of us.
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07:30
Friday 26 November
The group flight to Goa
Nonstop, under three hours. Mehndi cones are allowed in checked baggage, sparklers are not.
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10:15
Friday 26 November
Land in Goa
Baggage, then straight out. Two coaches wait past the exit with a name board for the wedding.
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11:30
Friday 26 November
Coaches to the resort
Ninety minutes up the coast. Rooms are ready from 14:00, the mehndi starts at four.
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15:00
Sunday 28 November
Coaches back to the airport
Late checkout at 14:00 is held for the whole group. Coaches leave the lobby at 15:00 sharp.
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17:45
Sunday 28 November
The group flight home
Nonstop, lands the same evening. Monday off work is strongly recommended.
Flights are one group booking, so nobody buys a ticket. Drop your passport name and date of birth in the wedding group and you are on the same plane as everyone else.
How we got here
Three golden hours
Golden hour
They met at a rooftop party exactly at sunset. Both claim they planned it. Neither did.
The pact
Year one they promised: no small plans. Every anniversary since has been somewhere neither had been before.
The question
He proposed at golden hour on a Goa cliff. The ring caught the light. So did her yes.
A note for you
Dear you,
We could have done this in a hall in town. We chose the sea instead, because every good thing that has happened to us happened at golden hour.
So come for three days. Get henna on the deck, dance badly at the sangeet, watch us take the pheras with the tide coming in, and eat too much at brunch.
We only get to do this once. We want you in the photographs.
Zoya and Aryan
Written by hand, sent by air
Good to know
The useful part
- Getting to Goa
- You are on the group flight unless you tell us otherwise. Flying in on your own? Land at Goa airport and message the group, a coach will still collect you.
- Where everyone stays
- Every room is held at one resort by the water. Check in from 14:00, breakfast included, late checkout arranged for the last day.
- November weather
- The best month here. Around 31 degrees by day, 22 at night, the monsoon long gone and the sea warm enough to swim after the sangeet.
- What to pack
- Cotton and linen by day, the good outfits for the nights. Flat shoes for the pheras, the floor is sand. Sunscreen, a hat, one swimsuit more than you think.
- Getting around
- Coaches run between the resort and every venue, so nobody needs a taxi. Scooters are for rent at the gate if you insist.
- The group chat
- #AllThatGlittersIsAZ on WhatsApp. Every change of plan is posted there first, so please do not mute it.
Are you in