With Gratitude & Love

Thank You

May 8th, 2026 · The Brazilian Room, Tilden Regional Park

Hello all of our wonderful friends and family,

From the bottom of our hearts: thank you all so much for coming to our wedding.

We started planning everything over a year in advance, and the slow build of planning became especially intense in the weeks leading up to the day itself. That effort, every minute of it, was absolutely worth it. Seeing friends old and new mix together and form new bonds, getting to share our families with all of you, and most importantly getting to start a new phase of our lives together with the person each of us loves most: all of it was of inestimable value. We wouldn't trade those memories for the world.

Once again, thank you all for coming, and for growing the circle of our family.

With Love,

The Kumar-Smiths

Every photo from the day lives in our shared album —
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The Day, in Watercolor

Scenes and words from the ceremony and toasts, gathered into a single painting.

Watercolor painting of the wedding day: the ceremony beneath the pines, the Brazilian Room's great window, guests, toasts, and handwritten words from the vows and speeches

Watercolor by Shani Zhang, 2026

Moments from the Day

A few favorites — the full story is in the album above.

The Brazilian Room under a clear May sky as guests gather on the lawn Adrian and Venki beneath towering redwoods, sunlight streaming through the trees Twirling in a sun-drenched meadow A quiet moment among the trees in golden light Adrian and Venki walking hand in hand through the redwoods, laughing The ceremony glimpsed through the Brazilian Room's great window Exchanging rings during the ceremony The kiss, with the forest behind Family gathered beneath the trees The wedding party arm in arm on the lawn Friends and family in a joyful huddle on the dance floor as evening falls

…And as the Storybooks Tell It

An illustrated retelling of the family portrait: a laughing panda groom in a white suit and rabbit groom in a dark suit, arm in arm with a woodland-animal family in wedding attire

"The texture of the years will change, but the heart of us will remain the same."