Destination: Wai
Its your wedding day. You wake up to the views of the rocky Sayhadri hills in the distance and pick up your morning tea (or coffee) cup and step out of your cottage to soak some sun in your private sit-out area. It’s just a matter of few hours when you will slip into your wedding dress, that coveted dreamy dress you always got goosebumps to think about, and walk the altar to say your vows.
As you sit on the breakfast table sipping your drink amid the lush green surroundings of the garden, you look around to check if your friends and family members in the nearby cottages are up. You cant find anyone. Where would everyone be, you wonder. Ah, they mentioned something about morning trek (the hills are within the property, after all) during the last nights rain dance bachelorette, you remember. The irresistible smell emanating from the breakfast table makes you turn back to the plate before you and put some delectable pieces of food into your mouth.
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Inclusions: Picnic lunches, boating, bonfire, outdoor meals and much more
Meanwhile, you cant help flipping through the pictures in your phone gallery and smile at the memories collected in the last few days. Putting some on Instagram wont be a bad idea either. First, there are some crazy ones from the last nights rain dance bachelorette party near the resort restaurant. How happiness is spilling over all the pictures
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Then the last evenings boating in the nearby Krishna River. The best sangeet ever, you think. How offbeat To an outsider, it would be just a sight of numerous boats floating in the river carrying some people singing wedding songsIs this a dream?
Oh, and the picnic lunch just before that Your closest people gathered in a large verdant garden, sitting around picnic baskets, relishing the freshly-picked fruits of Maharashtra and other sumptuous delicacies of the region.
You want to pinch yourself and try to remember the last time you felt being on earth. Meanwhile, you hear someone call your name. They are back from the trek. You are still at the breakfast table Come on, well get late for paragliding. And so many other ceremonies to perform, your cousin says.
Where: V Resorts Anandvan Wai, Maharashtra
Things you would love:
a) 30+ rooms. Five types of cottages offering unique views and private sit-out areas
b) Located amid Sahyadri Hills
c) Close to Krishna river and Dhom Dam
d) Rain dance
d) A huge property with lush green surroundings
e) Activities: boating, paragliding, picnic lunches, nature walks
f) A shoot location for several Bollywood movies
g) Close to Mahabaleshwar and other hill stations