Love on the Internet ends in marriage at Maracas

A CHILDHOOD dream came through for Canadian businesswoman Rachna Kothari, when she married her Trinidadian sweetheart Tyrel Ramkhalwansingh under full Hindu rites on Maracas Beach yesterday. The fairy tale romance for 30-year-old Rachna began a few years ago when she experienced Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival and fell in love with the country.

Rachna began to search the Internet for more information, and instead found true love in Tyrel, a 30-year-old network administrator from Tunapuna. Rachna and Tyrel decided to continue their journey of life together and tied the knot in a unique ceremony held under a white tent at Maracas Beach, complete with the sounds of tassa drums. Chandrakant Kothari, father of the bride, told Newsday that it was always his daughter’s dream to get married on the beach, and yesterday’s ceremony was the perfect one. Newsday’s Photographer Sureash Cholai was on hand to capture these special moments.