At Rushmore Estate, where manicured lawns meet the wild edge of the Hudson Valley, Sumithra and Brian threw out the rulebook and wrote their own. This was a blended wedding in the truest sense — not two traditions running side by side, but woven into one joyful, unmistakably bright celebration.

As the sun dropped behind Rushmore's rolling hills, the reception turned the volume up: a live band, a dance floor that never emptied, and a late-night biryani station that drew as much of a crowd as the bar. It was a wedding that didn't ask its guests to choose a tradition — just to show up and celebrate two people who'd built something entirely their own.