When it came to choosing a wedding venue, the couple first looked across Europe. Portugal, Madeira, Mallorca and France were among their top choices. Davuluri even went on a solo creative trip to Paris, visiting the Ritz Paris and the Waldorf Astoria in Versailles. “No matter how beautiful a venue is, if there’s no emotional connection, it was always going to feel off,” says Davuluri. “There’s no place like home.” The couple eventually chose Mackinac Island in Michigan, the state where Davuluri grew up between the ages of 10 and 22, and where she still feels closest to memories of her late father.
Everything took place at The Inn at Stonecliffe, where the couple did a full property buyout for 144 guests. Initially, they planned the wedding themselves before bringing in Kate Turner and the Kate & Co team. The location also became part of the experience with guests reaching the island by plane, trains, taxis, cars, ferries, bikes and horse-drawn carriages.
The celebrations began with a New York-inspired welcome dinner, where the couple fell in love. Chef Gaurav Anand created an elevated street-food menu with pizza, hot dogs and nuts, using the venue’s wood-fired pizza oven. Davuluri wore one of her mother’s saris redesigned into an evening gown with a dupatta. The sari had originally been worn by her mother during the wedding of Davuluri’s cousin-sister and her husband, who would perform the kanyadanam at the Hindu ceremony. Her jewellery included an antique gold-and-ruby necklace set that she and Coleman bought from her family jeweller in Vijayawada, along with bangles from Pernia’s Pop-Up and a lantern bag. Coleman wore Todd Snyder with Suit Supply trousers, adding a custom Deepa Gurnani pocket square.