D-DAY IN DOHA

Businessman Sahil Arora fell head over heels for brand consultant Somya Goenka on their first meeting—quite literally. The rest, as they say, is history. Their coming together and lavish festivities at The St. Regis Doha is straight out of the movies. We bring you their special moments...

- SONAM POLADIA

HOW WE MET

“We met at a common friend’s wedding in Bodrum, Turkey, where he slipped and fell in love (literally!) and broke his foot (laughs). Despite having a gazillion mutual friends, we never met each other before this incident. We still laugh in disbelief when we think of all the times we could have met but missed each other repeatedly. When we returned to Delhi, he slid into my DMs. And once we hung out, we just clicked!”

THE NEXT STEP

“I was waiting for my brother’s wedding to get done so I could break the news to my parents. Once they got to know about me and Sahil, it was like wildfire. One thing led to another, and in no time, our families were flying to Delhi for our engagement ceremony.”

LEADING UP TO THE BIG DAY