Prakhar Gupta, a renowned podcaster with millions of subscribers on YouTube, and Claudia Robles-Gil, an artist from Mexico City whose autobiographical paintings explore identity and belonging, approached their wedding with the same thoughtfulness that defines their lives and work. Rooted in emotional clarity and shared values, the duo’s cross-continental celebration was shaped by intention rather than convention or expectation. Each event reflected their calm and expressive dynamic as a couple. There was no pressure to perform or follow a fixed template. Instead, the focus remained on meaningful moments, honest connection and time spent with the people closest to them.
From an intimate white ceremony by the sea in Thailand to the pheras held at Prakhar’s childhood home in Delhi, their wedding unfolded organically and emotionally.
How They Met
Prakhar and Claudia met in October 2021 through mutual friends at a rooftop gathering in New York City, at a moment when both were stepping into new chapters of their lives. Claudia, with Mexican roots, had recently relocated after years of moving between places. Prakhar had returned to the Big Apple focus on his studies and his long-form conversation platform. Conversation came easily. What stood out was not grand romance, but familiarity. Their early days had no defined meet cute. “Our ‘first date’ was a group outing to Brooklyn Mirage for a concert during Halloween. And our early days were spent on Prakhar’s rooftop in the Lower East Side, talking, cooking, painting and spending time with friends.”
One of the most formative periods of their relationship came in the summer of 2023, when they spent months together in Prakhar’s apartment. It was a season marked by stillness and freedom, where they learned how to live alongside one another without performance. “We felt free and fully alive together,” Claudia recalls.
The Unscripted Proposal
Their commitment did not arrive through a single planned proposal. Before their first year together ended, they shared an intimate moment where both understood that this was it. “During my final months in New York, before moving back to Mexico, Prakhar brought me a ring from India, which I loved immediately,” shares Claudia. To celebrate the milestone moment, his family then hosted a formal engagement celebration in February. “A few months before the wedding, while attending the Anjunadeep Explorations festival in Albania, Prakhar proposed again, after we spent hours talking and sitting by each other.” The moment was playful, sincere and reflective of how they move through life together.
Planning the Wedding as a Work of Art
For Claudia, the wedding became an extension of her artistic practice. She spent a year designing it alongside her paintings, treating it as her most immersive work to date. “I envisioned not just a wedding, but a multicultural, multidimensional expression of who we are and the love we share for each other and our people,” she says. “Initially, I was happy with an intimate wedding, but soon realised it would grow into a larger Indian celebration, which I embraced fully and went all in.” Thailand was chosen for their intimate destination celebrations, while Delhi would host their wider community.
Prakhar and his family supported the structure and logistics, trusting Claudia to lead the creative vision. While the bride-to-be designed the entire line-up, Innocept Studio was brought on board as the planners. The result was a celebration driven by meaning rather than scale.
The Thailand Wedding: Three Days of Emotion & Expression
The festivities began on November 27, 2025, with a welcome boat party that replaced a traditional sangeet. The 180 guests gathered for an island-hopping experience where nature took centre stage. With minimal décor, the ocean became the backdrop. At one point, the boat anchored mid-water, a slide was rolled out and guests jumped into the sea together. “My life could be written as a love story to friendship. I’m lucky to have friends from across Delhi, Mumbai, New York, California, Israel, Mexico and Korea. All gathered in one boat to coast through the beautiful islands of Thailand. Beautiful drinks poured, new stories were made and then we anchored in the middle of the water. My whole world was swimming in joy,” shares Prakhar.
The following day featured the Indo-Mexican mehndi fiesta. Vibrant and expressive, the pre-wedding celebration was led by Claudia’s artistic sensibility. Bright colours, tassels, shells, marigolds and florals filled the space, while food brought together Mexican and Indian flavours. Claudia wore a custom Torani sari in bold blue, finished with heart-shaped detailing, stripes, florals, tassels and seashell motifs. The groom, too, wore a custom Torani kurta with a statement bomber jacket, blending Clau’s Mexican heritage and personal storytelling.
The evening transitioned into a Thai Sabai Sundowner. Grounded in warmth and presence, the soiree was washed in copper tones, tropical florals, local cuisine and a fire show at sunset. Prakhar wore a linen-silk set with vibrant orchid embroidery “inspired by Claudia’s favourite flowers.” The bride wore a metallic Aisha Rao lehenga with lilac dupatta.
November 29 began with the haldi ceremony. Yellow and orange florals framed the space. Claudia wore a custom lehenga inspired by her painting El Sol, printed with its imagery and finished with acrylic handprints from both her and Prakhar. One of the most emotional moments came when Claudia’s parents applied haldi to her forehead. “They applied it in the sign of the cross, honouring my Catholic upbringing. We cried during the ceremony,” she shares. “It was incredibly healing.”
As sunset approached, guests gathered for the vows ceremony at the lawns of JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa. The altar featured symbols of their shared spirituality and individual lineages, alongside Claudia’s artwork as a symbolic masterpiece. The ceremony blended Hindu and Catholic elements. “The vow ceremony was hosted entirely by my friends,” Prakhar recalls. “My Sikh best friend and my Catholic best friend officiated it, and my brothers walked me in.”
Claudia entered in a custom silk and taffeta gown by Pooja Peshoria, her veil finished with two real magenta orchids hand-stitched just before the ceremony. Prakhar wore a custom three-piece suit by Rajat Vir, featuring velvet lapels and zardozi details, merging Western tailoring with Indian craftsmanship. Vows were spoken slowly, with visible emotion. “It took real courage to open my heart and be completely vulnerable in front of my family and every friend I have ever loved,” he says. “The ceremony was like seeing my life flash in front of my eyes while looking at Prakhar and reading my vows,” says Claudia.
As the sun dipped below the horizon, tears moved through the crowd. The evening flowed into a reception and an afterparty led by musician Paradoks, with cardboard cutouts of absent friends joining the dance floor. For the after-party, Prakhar got custom denim jackets. Claudia’s jacket was embroidered with ‘Wife Of The Party’ and Prakhar’s said ‘Life Of The Party’.
The Delhi Celebrations: Home & Hearth
On December 2, the celebrations moved to Faridabad for the pheras, held at Prakhar’s childhood home. The ceremony unfolded in the garden his mother built over years, a space layered with memory and everyday life. Friends played music live as Claudia entered, adding to the intimacy of the moment. “Every memory of coming home from school lives in this house,” Prakhar says. “My mother built this garden one plant at a time, and it became the place where we all grew up.” As the couple walked around the agni, seven promises were made in the very garden that shaped Prakhar’s life, turning a personal space into the setting for a sacred beginning.
“I wore a sage-green angrakha sherwani by Torani with doshala, mala, kalangi and matching saffā, ceremonial yet light,” shares Prakhar. “I wore a lavender Pooja Peshoria lehenga with cornflower blue veil. The entire outfit was custom-made in colours of my choice,” shares Claudia.
The final celebration followed on December 3 at Tivoli in New Delhi. Designed as a moonlit, cosmic gathering, the glam reception featured silver tones, dimensional lighting and celestial references. Claudia wore her self-designed Moonlight Dress, inspired by a painting created during a trip the summer before their wedding and executed by Morni, completing a subtle sun-to-moon narrative that ran through the celebrations. Prakhar opted for a bandhgala-style jacket with zardozi embroidery, short kurta and trousers by the label. Guests danced late into the night, bringing the journey to a close.
The Bride’s Checklist
The Bride: Claudia Robles-Gil
The Groom: Prakhar Gupta
The Venues: JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa (Thailand) and Tivoli (New Delhi)
Wedding Planner: Innocept Studio
Bride’s Outfits: Pooja Peshoria, Torani, Morni, Aisha Rao, Waimari and Michael Costello
Groom’s Outfits: Torani, Morni and Rajat Vir
Bride’s Jewellery: Personal, Aleyolé, Azga, Amama, Swarovski, Anatina, Atolea
Photography: SDS Studio (main), Stories by Joseph Radhik, Andrea Mares
Videography: SDS Studio
Makeup & Hair: Divya Singh (MUA), Karan Wadhwa (Hair)
Cake: Bake the Story (Thailand)
Entertainment: DJ Prashant, Paradoks
Invitation: Greenvelope and Canva
