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In a stunning exhibition of culture and celebration, Wall Street ground to a halt over the weekend as an Indian-American couple hosted a grand wedding procession, a baraat in the heart of Manhattan’s Financial District. The high-profile bride and groom behind the show-stopping event have been identified as Varun Navani, founder and CEO of enterprise AI platform Rolai, and Amanda Soll, Director of Legal Compliance and Risk Management at Mastercard. Their names and wedding itinerary were confirmed via their public The Knot wedding page and professional LinkedIn profiles. The Boston-based couple celebrated their multi-day wedding across famous New York City landmarks, making their wedding a luxury cultural event that merged Indian customs and American elegance.

Wall Street Parade Boasts 400-Guest Baraat, DJ, Dhols, And High Fashion

On Saturday, May 24, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Financial District was turned into a festive carnival as more than 400 Indian-clad guests danced down Wall Street to the beat of dhol drums. The baraat, which is a traditional Indian wedding pre-cession, witnessed the groom Navani entering in a white luxury car, wearing a traditional ivory sherwani and intricately layered pearl necklaces. Navani was carried above the ground by his groomsmen as hundreds participated in the colorful dance procession. The bride, Soll, amazed onlookers in a ruby-red lehenga by Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer, trimmed with delicate gold embroidery and coordinating jewelry. Her elegant updo and traditional makeup completed the royal look.

New York City permit records show that the couple submitted 28 permits for the different wedding events, shelling out an estimated 25,000 USD to 66,000 USD per venue to book the sites and close the streets. The Mayor’s Office classifies these as “extra-large” events, requiring full block closures and coordination with NYPD, an extraordinary step for a private celebration.

A New Benchmark for Indian-American Weddings In US

The average Indian wedding in the US for about 300 guests costs between 250,000 USD and 300,000 USD according to Sodjla Wedding Planning. Experts at Wedding Frontier and Alfaaz Photography say rates range from 75,000 USD to more than 300,000 USD depending on city, number of guests, and scope. The Navani-Soll wedding evidently have crossed the upper limit of that spectrum, looking at their size, scale, and venue for celebration. The event has been captured in viral videos on social media by shocked New Yorkers and tourists alike. “We shut down Wall Street for a 400-person Baraat,” wrote DJ AJ on Instagram, capturing the essence of the moment.

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The wedding was a fusion of Indian cultural heritage and New York's city energy, for all the world to witness the largesse of multicultural weddings in America.With Bollywood-style Indian ceremonies, high-end Western venues, and intercontinental romance, the Navani-Soll wedding has raised the bar for what contemporary luxury weddings can be, even at the expense of halting Wall Street for a day.

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