Television actors Ashlesha Savant (41) and Sandeep Baswana (47) tied the knot in an intimate wedding ceremony on November 16. The couple, who have been together for 23 years and living together for many years, shared dreamy photographs from their special day. Their Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi co-star Smriti Irani also penned a heartfelt note celebrating their union.

On Monday, Smriti took to Instagram and, sharing a photo of Ashlesha and Sandeep, wrote, “Some love stories take the most interesting turns. They begin not with rituals, but with realism. They promise nothing except companionship. They bring nothing to the table except the honest truth that love may ebb with time, but friendship doesn’t. And from that truth begins a beautiful — albeit different — journey.”

She further recalled how she used to ask them to get married and added, “Ashlesha and Sandeep have always been that way: different, unconventional, wonderfully their own. Madly in love, deeply in sync, and constantly driving friends like me up the wall as we kept breathing down their necks to get married. Well… it seems irritating idiots like me finally got their way! So happy to see them now bound by love and celebrating it through rituals.”

Commenting to Smriti’s post, Ashlesha said, “We love you more than you will ever know. You were a part of our love story. I can and will never forget our bond. Thank you for your blessing. This is such a beautiful blessing. We are speechless. I wish I could hug you tight right now and give you unstoppable kisses.”