The first day belonged to Hacienda Chuntuac, where Chinese and Indian families met in the same courtyard — mehndi drying on the bride's hands, sangeet performances, and guests arriving in the traditional dress of both cultures.
Jay's baraat came through the hacienda grounds with drums and dancing before the procession opened into cocktails, the Yucatán afternoon turning gold behind them.
After dark, guests tied their wishes in red ribbons to the wishing tree — a Chinese tradition that left the courtyard glowing in knots of red.
The second day moved to Hacienda Tekik de Regil, a sixteenth-century estate thirty minutes from Mérida, for the wedding itself. Hand-painted murals, the grand staircase down to the gardens, and a night that no one wanted to end.
