May be just another day of the month for anybody in the entire world but for me..the most memorable and important day of my life-The D-Day....My Marriage day...11th Feb ,2007.
Unlike any other wedding it was a monsoon wedding in mild winter month of India.Things were absolutely not going in favour of the wedding....the venue had to be changed due to heavy rain within 3 hrs just before the baraat's arrival, bride (myself) was severely suffering from cold because of the weather outside and the auspicious cold henna which almost covered her legs and arms apart from palms. Her attire was more suiting to the typical U.P style night wedding rather Gujarat style morning wedding(groom was from Gujarat) and last but not the least the new venue for wedding was more like a theatre in which people from the groom's and bride's side were like spectators who had come to watch the new released Indian movie (respect for those who hate to call our film industry as Bollywood)" The so Un/Usual Indian Monsoon Wedding."
Movie started and the camera captured few white faces(the two gorgeous looking Germans) as well, not because they were unusual but they were actually the friends of our own bride or may be the first goras who were seen there after Britishers left in 1947.Unfortunately groom's colourful looking friends did not have much of chicks around to engage them with their lovely talks and ask about, them being comfortable instead there were loads of eye candy male cousins of bride who were taking good care of them (Naya daur). Thankfully no photo sessions for the newly wedded, which leads to nothing but make us feel like tamed monkeys who has to do anything and everything to make people notice in an amused manner.
Slowly people started coming onto the stage with a beautiful smile on their faces greeting us with wishes, boxed gifts and beautifully wrapped colourful wishful and money-full sealed envelopes. Like the weather outside (unusual), so were the songs played in the marriage hall "Oud lee chunariya maine tere naam ki" it is good to remember the 90's music but atleast not in 2007 and at this occasion. Soon the pilgrimage for the Buffet (food) started. Quite usual thing which happens in Indian wedding is khatirdaari(Hospitality) for janta (baraati's) from bride's side,hosts would be after you and with you all the time until you have finished eating even if you don’t want to but you have to because you need some time to be alone and on your own.
The"Hum aapke hain kaun" chapter ,(joota churaai ceremony) started after the heavy lunch during pheras (ritual),my female cousins did manage to find their jijaji's priceless jooti's with the help of my friends who could trace its location through their weapon (Handy cam).They got a handsome price from its exchange (5000 Rs). Soon after the pheras were over....all young crowd present did not spare a single moment to make us (we both) a target and hit us by lovely flowers anywhere they would want to(instead of showering them on us) which was again an unusual thing.
The most usual thing that happened was the happiness on everyone's face ....because of the love bonding between the newly wedded. Some marriages are made in heaven...!! Last but not the least the most unusual thing which happened in this marriage was actually dulhe ka "Dil le toh gayi kudi par U.P ki"(instead of Gujarat).
