Perfect Union

By Lisa Arnett
March 2026 View more Better Together

This dentist and jewelry designer’s wedding weekend dazzled

When Kabila Ramkumar and Yash Gulabani met for the first time in 2021 after matching on Hinge, they felt like opposites in so many ways. “I did my undergrad in India, and he went to Indiana University. I’m in health care, and his work is in the fashion world,” says Ramkumar, a dentist who grew up in Schiller Park. Gulabani was raised in Naperville and owns his own company, Gulab Jewelry, in Chicago. “And we also come from totally different cultures,” she says. “His family is from North India and speaks Hindi, and my family is from South India and speaks Tamil.”

Yet their connection felt easy, and they saw so many qualities in one another that they valued. “She is extremely caring and extremely brilliant. It makes me better because I always have someone to challenge me,” Gulabani says. “Yash is a really good communicator, which really sets the foundation for a healthy relationship,” Ramkumar says. “He is very thoughtful, extremely mindful, and considerate.”

Gulabani proposed in April 2024 with a ring he custom designed for Ramkumar. “My birthstone is emerald…so it has pear-shaped emeralds around the band and an emerald-cut diamond,” she says.

With the help of Naperville-based wedding planner Victoria Schultz of DVS Events, they hosted a multiday celebration last Fourth of July weekend. Their pre-wedding mehndi party took place aboard a Lake Michigan cruise on Friday, followed by their sangeet at Morton Arboretum’s Firefly Pavillion on Saturday. “I think what a lot of people don’t know about Indian weddings is that Indians love to party,” Ramkumar says. “And the sangeet is more the hype night, the late-night party with lots of choreographed dances.” To pump up the crowd, they hired LED party robots, which were a huge hit.

Their friends and family joined them for an after party at the groom’s family’s home in Naperville. Knowing the celebration would last well into the early hours of the morning, they planned a rest day for all on Sunday. On Monday, they gathered at Oak Brook Manor for their wedding ceremony held under a floral-trimmed archway. “The flowers were red and white on opposite sides, meeting in the middle to converge and make pink,” Gulabani says. “My guests sat on the white side and her guests sat on the red side and it symbolized the merging of two cultures, the merging of two people, and that you can only make pink if both sides come into the union equally.”

“It was a Sindhi ceremony performed in Hindi, but Yash’s mom found a priest that translated everything into English so we could understand, and that was really special,” Ramkumar says. “The day after the wedding, we flew to India for a reception with my side of the family.”

In January, they kicked off 2026 with a honeymoon to Honolulu, where they balanced relaxing on the beach with adventures like climbing to the top of Koko Crater.

Wedding Details

Venues
Morton Arboretum, Lisle; Oak Brook Manor, Oak Brook

Catering
Mantra by Indian Garden, Chicago; Madurai Kitchen and Bar, Warrenville

Wedding planner
DVS Events, Chicago

Bride’s hair and makeup
Glam By SKA, Chicago; Beauty by Yoce, Chicago

Cake
Sweet Life of Mags, Chicago

Decor
Satin Chair, Naperville

Entertainment
Robots by LED Party Bot, Chicago; DJ by MRR Productions, Chicago

Photography
Lin Brothers Studio, Chicago

Photos: Lin Brothers Studio