Sahil & Nishi A Hidden Agenda

A Scuba diving trip that turned in to a proposal

Nishi and Sahil had been talking about Scuba diving in the Andaman Islands for months. After multiple attempts of planning this diving trip with their friends, they decided to just go ahead and book their holiday.

Once the flights were booked, Sahil just knew that this was where it had to be done. Luckily he had a month to plan the ring and the proposal. What he didn’t realize was how remote this island was.

After days of talking to multiple people and connecting with multiple vendors, he was sure that it was going to be a mammoth task to pull off what he had in mind. He was lucky enough to connect with a few people on the island, who really took it upon themselves to make this happen. @satya_andaman

A week before the proposal, all the décor that had been ordered online to the islands, refused delivery. Overnight, there was a change in plans and Sahil decided to source majority of the décor from Mumbai and carry it in his suitcase. That was one heavy suitcase, but it had to be done!

After weeks of planning, going back and forth on ideas, the décor and logistics the day had arrived when it was all going down.

Faking a private white party by the beach, on the first day they got to Havelock Island, Sahil got Nishi to wear the best day dress that she had carried. He had made arrangements for them to be picked up and escorted to a location that neither of them had ever been to. @Kalapathar Beach, Havelock Island

Nishi was confused about Sahil’s choice of clothing, something that he had never done before. (who the hell wears that to a beach?) As soon as they got out of the car, there was a lady dressed in the hotel uniform who put a jacket around Sahil and handed him a box. (this felt like a scene out of a SRK movie) There they were, right at the beginning of a candle lit pathway that led to a beautiful white bamboo tent in the middle of a completely deserted public beach.

A few more steps into the candle-lit pathway, Sahil held Nishi’s hands, went down on his knee and asked her to be his girl for the rest of his life.

It was a firm “YES”, followed by hugs, kisses, a bottle of Rosé and a famishing cheese platter. They danced on their favorite love song, holding hands under the stars with a surreal ocean  view in front.  

With the sun setting across the ocean, it was by far the most romantic & picturesque moment that these two had experienced. The set-up, as good as it looked in daylight, looked twice as pretty once the sun had gone down.

Little did Nishi know, but Sahil had organized a private session with the hotel mixologist, who was going to teach them how to make a few cocktails, followed by a 5 course candle light dinner. Every single ingredient that was used in the cocktail and the dinner was organically grown on the resort of the island which made the essence more natural and tasteful. Thus, making it the most important, special and intimate moment of their life, leaving no stones unturned.

‍