Ten years, give or take

Us, so far

Trips, birthdays, weddings, ordinary Tuesdays

By the sea

Sunlight, salt air and us

Dipti and Akash laughing together in the evening sun by the sea
Dipti and Akash embracing on the beach in the evening light
Dipti and Akash walking hand in hand along the shore
Dipti and Akash holding hands as they walk through the waves

2016–2017

Where it all began

Dipti and Akash sitting side by side, with Akash in a white kurta
31 October 2016

2018–2020

Growing up together

Dipti and Akash teasing each other during an early day at Nicco Park
Nicco Park
Dipti and Akash smiling together over dinner
10 October 2020

2021–2024

A few favourites

Dipti and Akash at a garden celebration, she in red, he in a red nehru jacket
10 December 2021
On a rooftop at dusk with the city lights behind them
11 June 2022
A picnic on a blanket under the trees, with a cake between them
10 March 2024

2025

The year he asked

The proposal. Akash on one knee beside a river in the Har Ki Dun valley
11 April 2025
Holding the summit banner at Har Ki Dun, 11,600 feet, snow on the peaks behind
11 April 2025
Resting on the rocks below a Himalayan ridge on the trek
11 April 2025
At a formal reception, Akash in a suit and tie
6 June 2025
On a flower-decked stage at a family engagement
6 December 2025

Dressed up, occasionally

Proof we clean up nicely

Dressed up for a family function
25 January 2025
Dipti and Akash in matching pale blue Indian outfits and sunglasses
Matching in blue
Dipti dressed for a function with Akash in a white shirt, both laughing
8 June 2025
At a white-themed celebration, Dipti holding a bouquet
10 April 2026

That’s all, folks!

For now.