Roopal Tyagi: I carried both my janmabhoomi and karmabhoomi with me to the mandap

Roopal Tyagi, best known as Gunjan from Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke, tied the knot with Nomish Bhardwaj, who works with an LA based animation company, on December 5 in an intimate ceremony. The couple met through mutual friends in early 2024, and a year and a half later Nomish proposed. On her wedding morning, Roopal was overwhelmed with emotion. She shared, “Yay, I am doing it and getting married today. I am so happy and emotional.” Reflecting on her bridal look, she said, “I always wanted to be a red bride. The jewellery is my mother’s. I grew up watching her wear these sets, so it holds huge emotional value for me. I had even purchased new jewellery but did not feel connected to it. My mother said her jewellery would go perfectly with my lehenga, and she was right.” oopal also personalised her outfit to represent her relationship and her journey. The waist of her lehenga featured the embroidery “Roonom,” created from the first three letters of their names. She explained, “I wanted our bond to be a part of my lehenga. I cannot put into words what I feel for Nomish, so I decided to have his name in my mehendi and on my outfit, right in front for everyone to see.” She also carried the essence of the two places closest to her heart through her bridal theme: Karnataka and Mumbai. She shared, “Karnataka is my janmabhoomi and Mumbai is my karmabhoomi. I wanted both to be a part of my wedding. We kept the decor simple and traditional with real flowers, banana leaves, genda phool and brass lamps. My payal has motifs from Mysore Palace to honour my roots, and for Mumbai I wore bugadi earrings, which Maharashtrian brides wear. It was important for me to carry both with me on my big day.”