01 · 17 FEBRUARY 2024
The first glance
A wedding · the beginning
We didn't know it then, but somewhere in that moment a story had quietly started.
I would choose that moment again.
वन
V + N
Why Van?
Your name and mine became Van.
And in Hindi, वन means forest.
A place that grows slowly.
A place with seasons.
A place that becomes deeper with time.
That is the kind of life I want us to build.
Before forever
It started with little things.
Before there was a date, a wedding, or a countdown, there was simply you and me finding our way toward each other.
02 · 06 DECEMBER 2025
Where it really began
Third Wave Coffee
Our first proper hello. And suddenly, ordinary things — coffee, food, cake, a conversation — didn't feel ordinary anymore.
Some beginnings are quiet.
The early days
Coffee.
Food.
You.
I think some of my favourite memories are the ones that didn't look important while they were happening.
There should probably always be
good food in our story.
03 · 31 MAY 2026
You said yes.
Before a monument to love, you became my forever.
The moment
And then there was us.
The night before
Mehendi
One last evening before we step into the life we've been waiting for.
19 November 2026 · 7:00 PM
वन
And now
We begin.
20 NOVEMBER 2026 · JAIPUR
12:30 PM
12:30
Pheras
1:00 PM
1:00
Lunch
First we promise forever.
Then we eat.
Then we eat.
Until we begin
The days are becoming hours.
20 November 2026 · 12:30 PM · Jaipur
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Days
00
Hours
00
Minutes
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Seconds
Today, we begin.
Little moments
Some things are better remembered in motion.
A few seconds of us, exactly as we were.
Add your local story video as our-story.mp4
For Vanshika
I don't know what our life will look like ten years from now.
I don't know where we'll live, what we'll become, how many places we'll see, or how many ordinary mornings will quietly become our favourite memories.
But I know I want to find them with you.
I want the ordinary days. The difficult ones. The ridiculous ones. The days filled with too much food and too much laughter. The quiet evenings. The new places. The familiar ones.
I want all of it. With you.
I don't know where we'll live, what we'll become, how many places we'll see, or how many ordinary mornings will quietly become our favourite memories.
But I know I want to find them with you.
I want the ordinary days. The difficult ones. The ridiculous ones. The days filled with too much food and too much laughter. The quiet evenings. The new places. The familiar ones.
I want all of it. With you.
Forever yours, Naresh
वन
V + N
Our little forest.
We'll grow it slowly.
Through ordinary mornings, good food,
difficult days, new places, quiet evenings,
and everything in between.
A life that feels like home.
20 · 11 · 2026
I'm choosing you.