Read chapter 20 before this....

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A week later, both the Gill and Singhania families were in Mumbai to decide the venue and start with the shopping. They decided the date to meet somewhere in last fifteen days of May as it was the auspicious time for the wedding to proceed.

Everyone gathered in Karan's home. They sat in the living room deciding the wedding date and venue. "I and Karan wanted to have a destination wedding, just families, no more than 50 from both sides. Either in Pahalgam or Gulmarg"

"We can have the Anand karaj before the reception in Amritsar." Karan chimed in. He and Shahneel had a long discussion about this before,

"Let's see hotels on google. Wait mai laptop lekar aata hu." Karan jumped up stairs and quickly brought his laptop.

Surfing the internet they concluded on Khybar in Gulmarg, which fitted right according to Shahneel and Karan's likings.

"I still have Hardik bhai's wedding planner's contact no. I'll share it with you." Aditi said. She talked to them and they agreed though they haven't taken up any wedding in Kashmir, it would be a nice experience for them too.

"They'll come over tomorrow." She informed.

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"Isn't this exciting?" exclaimed Aditi, her eyes sparkling with enthusiasm as she linked arms with Shahneel. "I can't wait to find the perfect outfits for all of us!"

Shahneel's mother and mother-in-law exchanged knowing smiles, their hearts filled with joy at the prospect of spending quality time together.

The group made their way through the aisles, their laughter echoing through the store as they tried on various outfits, offering each other compliments and advice.

"This saree would look stunning on you, Shahneel," remarked her mother-in-law, holding up a beautiful banarasi crushed saree adorned with intricate embroidery.

Shahneel's eyes lit up as she examined the saree in the mirror, "It does have a classic elegance to it."

Kerat nodded in agreement. "And see there are two of these. Aditi you also should get it." There were two saree of the same design one in pink and other in red-orange.

After much deliberation and laughter, Shahneel finally settled on the saree, her heart filled with excitement for the upcoming wedding festivities. "We can wear this on muh dikhai." Shahneel suggested.

"You are going to wear this on muh dikhai. It's your special day!" Aditi corrected her contradicted by Shahneel's veto.

"Nahi! We. are. going. to. wear. this. TOGETHERRR." She implied. "I'm the bride and I'll decide the ruled." She polled Aditi's cheek and gave her a side hug.

Aditi and Shahneel took time out from the other wedding preparations to customize the wedding lehenga. Shahneel was wearing an ivory silver lehenga with a maroon and silver dupatta layered over. She instructed the designers while Aditi was FaceTiming with Shubman.

"Ayy. Su thayu. Itna upset kyu hai tu, Man?" Aditi's questions carried concern for him. Shubman sat in the bleacher while on his practice for the ongoing test matches against England.

Gulping down the water from his tumbler, Shubman looked at his surroundings. "Adi yaar. I don't feel good. Sabki bohot expectations hai mujhse, team, fans, ghar pe sab and I haven't been up to the mark since many matches."

"Shubsie, Listen. Stop getting distracted by anything. Think about the game, the game you've always loved. Thoda relax kar, then get back on your practice. Aur yahi baat logo ki expectations ki, you don't always have to prove yourself to everyone." Shahneel drawed back her attention, asking for some suggestions.

" Mr. Gill, My Man, My Shubsie. Chill kar pookie." She called Kerat who was with Shahneel. "Mummy." She showed her Shubman's dismissed face, "Kaise rota rehta hai pure din aapka beta."

Kerat laughed at Aditi's antics and sat beside her. "Are Adi, he's like this because you aren't there." Shahneel joined in. The four ladies in the room laughed while Shubman's neck became flushed.

"Oyy! Tu ye sab chod aur lehenga dikha." He said to Shahneel.

"Nahiii! I want to see you cry on my wedding." Shahneel went back the designer.

Aditi commented from behind, "vo toh vaise bhi royega." Shubman gave her a bitch face and she awwed at him. "Aww, offend ho gya? Rona aa raha hai." She couldn't contain herself. "Sorry." She wasn't.

The designer was done with Shahneel's requests and approached to Aditi "I need to go, can't have you see my clothes early. Nahi to awestruck kaise honge tum." She waved his a goodbye.

"Ms. Pandya, aapke kapde 100 baar bhi dekh lu to bhi har baar awestruck ho jaunga mai, meri jaan. Chal ab ja, apna attention meri behen ko de warna mera gala pakad legi vo." They laughed and bid each other bye before hanging up the call.

Shahneel got her sangeet and wedding lehenga while Aditi was almost done with the whole shopping. She got a yellow suit for haldi, pink and green Anarkali for Mehandi, golden two piece for Sangeet (Shahneel had the same but in silver), and for the wedding she got a ivory lehenga with pastel flowers.

They had a dress code for the after party where the bride and groom wears white while others wear black. For this Aditi got on a body-con short dress with golden intricate patterns which was chosen my Kerat and Shahneel as a gift for her.  Aditi got a black shirt for Shubman with a customized leather jacket in the same two colors with their initials embroidered on the inside with golden.

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Later that day, the four of them took a break and went to a nearby restaurant for snacks. Karan had three surgeries scheduled for the week, which is why he wasn't able to join them.

"Did you know the time when Shahneel was just a little girl, and she insisted on wearing her my chunni as a saree around the house?" reminisced Shahneel's mother, her eyes twinkling with fond memories.

Shahneel blushed, feeling a wave of nostalgia wash over her. "Oh, don't remind me! I was such a handful back then."

"Ye to theek hai, Shubman ko bhi bachapan mai khud ki frock aur dresses pehna ke pure gar mai fashion show chalta tha inka." Kerat revealed. Aditi chuckled as she imagined a baby Shubman being played like a doll.

"Aur vo bohot rota tha." Shahneel chimed in and Aditi muffled her laugh. "Mai photos dikhaungi, next time tu jab ghar aayegi."

"Ha bilkul!" Aditi nodded. They enjoyed their food and coffee before deciding to watch a movie in the nearby mall.

As the sun began to set, the group made their way to the cinema, eager to relax and unwind with a movie. They settled into their seats, popcorn in hand, and lost themselves in the world of the silver screen.

Throughout the movie, they shared whispered comments and laughter, their hearts overflowing with happiness and contentment. As the credits rolled and the lights came on, Aditi turned to them, " Lets go to my house for dinner. It's closer from here." She suggested.

Shahneel's mother and mother-in-law nodded in agreement, "I'll call Karan and Dad to come over. His hospital is nearby too."