Unseen pictures from Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai fame Parul Chauhan and Chirag Thakkar's reception party in Lucknow

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai actress Parul Chauhan, who tied the knot to boyfriend Chirag Thakkar on December 12, looked resplendent at her reception ceremony. The reception party took place in her hometown, Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: Instagram).

The actress, who wore a traditional red Banarasi saree keeping it simple on her wedding day, donned a heavy look for the reception. She wore a maroon lehenga and teamed up the look with heavy jewellery. Chirag too looked dapper in a black suit. (Photo: Instagram).

The reception was attended by Parul's close friends from the show, Shilpa Raizada and Tia Gandwani. The TV actresses shared few pictures from the function on their social media handles. (Photo: Instagram).

Shilpa and Tia also rocked the traditional look. While Shilpa, who plays Parul's on-screen (devrani) sister-in-law looked pretty in a red Indo-western sharara, Tia donned a peach orange lehenga. (Photo: Instagram).

From haldi, mehendi to wedding, Shilpa and Tia have been part of Parul and Chirag's pre-wedding festivities. (Photo: Instagram).

Parul got married to Chirag in an intimate affair in Mumbai at a temple. The wedding happened as per Hindu traditions and only close friends of Chirag and Parul were present at the ceremony. (Photo: Instagram).

The actress, who is currently in Uttar Pradesh, will be hosting another reception for her friends from the industry in Mumbai. Parul shot to popularity with her role of Ragini in Bidaai. The couple plans to go for a mini honeymoon to Maldives. (Photo: Instagram).

Recently, while talking to Bombay Times about Chirag and her love story, Parul had opened up about the qualities she like in Chirag, she had said, ""I realized that I should marry a guy like him when I started to know him better, as he would always keep his companion happy. Last year, when my mother visited me during Diwali, I invited Chirag and his family for the puja. When my mother met Chirag, she said that she wanted a son-in-law like him. The two families eventually talked about it and finally, we are getting married!." (Photo: Instagram).