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This Indian Woman’s Love Story Left Twitter Emotional – Here’s Why

Mekhala and Tatum belonged to different worlds, but writing brought them together.

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A Twitter user recently posted photos of an adorable couple’s wedding ceremony, that took place in US’ Virginia in December last year, unleashing a barrage of feelings and support on social media – a lot of tears were shed over their heart-warming story.

Here’s how people have been reacting on social media:

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‘For The Love Of Writing’

The two women, Mekhala, an Indian from Maharashtra, and Tatum, hailing from Texas, met during their college years together at a women’s liberal arts college in Virginia.

They belonged to different backgrounds; but writing brought them together, since they were in the same creative writing major.

“We leapt straight from friendship to love, a very serious love that we nurtured by transcending a seemingly constant series of obstacles – the long distance, cancer, graduate and law schools, hunts for jobs in the same country, finally moving in together, and evolving family acceptance.”
Tatum and Mekhala to Erica Camille, Their Wedding Photographer 
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MEKHALA & TATUM #lgbtpride ❤️❤️ People say if you want to express your love then write it down, well writing is also something that brought this adorable couple together. They met in college while studying creative writing and when one of them graduated earlier it started a never ending long distance relationship for them, which brought sleepless nights and all night bus journeys which they used to take, just to see each other. It took them 10 years to overcome all the obstacles which included - the long distance, cancer, graduation, looking for jobs in the same country, family acceptance and finally moving in together. Their wedding took place at the exact place where they met and their writing professor officiated the wedding, there was also a Maharashtrian style wedding as Mekhala belonged to the same state. . If this is not true love, then i don't know what is. Photography - @ericacamilleweddings . #maharashtrian_bride Use hashtag #maharashtrian_wedding . Royal maharashtrian Wedding 👰 @maharashtrian_wedding . #weddingoals . #maharashtrian_wedding #maharashtrainwedding #indianwedding #wedding #picoftheday #wakeupndm #lookamillion #weddinginspiration #indianbride #wedmegood #weddingbrides #weddingsutra #indian_wedding_inspiration #shaadisaga #bigfatindianwedding #maharashtra_desha #maharashtra_ig #insta_mh #streetsofmaharashtra #_soi #indianphotography #like4like

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Their wedding photographer, Erica Camille, waited for World Pride week held recently to blog their wedding, partly because of how overwhelmed the pictures made her and because she wanted them to get the attention they deserve.

Here are some pictures of their wedding ceremony that Camille posted on her Instagram:

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Tender love.

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They chose the date of their tenth anniversary as their wedding date and got married in December 2018.

Their wedding comprised of a Hindu ceremony and a Western ceremony, the former officiated by a pandit and the latter by their professor – in whose class they had met over a decade ago.

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