the countdown to one of sandalwoods biggest dos has begun come july 3 and the current it couple rakshit shetty and rashmika mandanna are set to get engaged in the coffee county of karnataka coorg which is also rashmikas hometown one of the most memorable events of my life is just six days away and its yet to sink in shares rakshit shetty who met his match on the sets of kirik party the actor admits that the excitement in the shetty household back home in udupi is at an alltime high my parents especially are thrilled and my sister has specially flown down from the us with my two nephews for the occasion says the actor who spent all of tuesday inviting his friends from the industry both our families have been bonding majorly with my family having visited rashmikas hometown for a family lunch and last week her family came down to udupi for an elaborate bunt style lunch at my home it was also the first time that rashmika met my sister rashmit avers the actor and while the couple is looking forward to sealing their love on dday rakshit tells us that his entire family and group of friends will head to coorg a day earlier thats because we dont get to go to coorg often so this will be the perfect time to relax and chill with the family resorts and hotels have already been booked for everyone so the revelry will begin on july 2 itself concurs rakshit his mother ranjana adds that the family is happy to welcome rashmika into their fold and that they will be showering her with special gifts in true bunt tradition on the big day the scene is no different in the mandanna household rashmika who is currently between the shoot of her telugu films and an upcoming awards ceremony laughs that she hasnt found the time for her fittings yet but my mum and dad have taken over the responsibilities completely thus saving me of any worry they have enlisted a gourmet expert from mangaluru for advice on the coastal fare that can be served at the engagement alongside our local coorg specialities a designer layer cake has also been ordered for the ceremony the theme is indowestern so the decor will also be in accordance to it the venue meanwhile has been divided into various segments including for family friends vips and fans security has been put in place to ensure that the proceedings go on smoothly informs suman and to capture the golden moments for posterity a team of six photographers headed by renowned wedding photographer jayaram pillai will come down to coorg it is indeed a red letter day of our life and we are determined to leave no stone unturned to preserve those memories sums up rashmikamominlaws pet ranjana shetty is set to give her daughterinlaw a diamond necklace gold ornaments and a rich kanjeevaram sari for the big daypeach perfectrashmika will