Vaibhav then tied the traditional gold-and-black-beaded 'mangalsutra' necklace around the bride's neck as the balloon gently wobbled in the cool breeze. The morning sun swathed them in golden hue while their families and others looked up from the ground below.

Shortly after coming down to earth, Shital's 'bidaai' ceremony (leaving parents' home for husband's house) was performed. A joyous but weeping Shital told IANS that the dream towards which she had been working for the past four-five months had finally borne fruit.

"I wanted to do something different and memorable. With the support of my family, my husband's family and scores of others, I have achieved it. All the ceremonies were completed without a hitch as planned," she said in an emotion-choked voice before passing the phone to Vaibhav.

Vaibhav, hailing from Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal, said that he had done para-jumping a couple of times in Finland so the experience was not entirely novel. "However, my family members are very thrilled at this unique marriage and everybody supported our endeavour," he said.

The couple will depart for Finland April 30 and hope to return in October for Diwali.