Marriage ! A sacred event in any man's life.. But at times, it should be confined to being a 'secret' event !
A traditional wedding in the family was in the offing. Excited relatives started pouring into the groom's household a day before the D day. Mehendi wallas arrived with bright ideas and a group of five famished men to decorate the feminine hands while men could be seen greeting each other as they started off a debate on politics, world affairs, professional goals etc. I was invited by the groom and family and the invitation cum instruction compelled me to attend all the functions.
At the mehendi, a live orchestra band was performing for us when all of a sudden, one of our excited relatives jumped on to the stage with his notepad. This notepad is a treasure for uncle ji. It has the lyrics of many famous bollywood melodies. Next, as expected, uncle ji had the microphone in his hand, eyes closed and with a deep meditative look, he took off. One song was followed by the next and the next. The audience looked bored and their voice decibles were now on the rise.
'Dance like no one's watching.. I guess sing like no one's hearing !' said a voice behind me.. Meanwhile, luck favoured us, Uncle ji had to respond to nature's call and I could feel my ear drums jumping in exhilaration.
Shagun ceremony in the evening and we were dolled up for the occasion. Bang at 7 pm, the pandit arrived and the ceremony started. The bride looked distracted though. A south indian bride pouting, laughing hysterically and giving a high five to her would be hubby was quite a sight. The groom's mother looked lost while the god fearing father clad in a white dhoti chose to ignore. The pandit was confused with one eyebrow permanently raised up.
Ceremonies ended, the bride and the groom stood up to acknowledge everybody's blessings.
Lo behold ! The bride started waving to the crowd much like Deepika Padukone in Om shanti Om !
'Thank you so much for coming guys'.. as she screamed out aloud, all expressions changed ! The elderly couldnt fathom what they just saw and the others were now standing in groups. Relatives have the potential to create content and here was a 'ready made breaking news' ! It had to be discussed !
I walked up to the bride and introduced myself. She was literally swinging from one side to the other, as she smiled and responded.. 'Glad you came. Please have dinner and leave' ! This was quite a statement. I guess she intended to suggest that I must not leave without having dinner. Words were not framed correctly and now it was confirmed, that the pretty bride was sloshed !!
A traditional south indian wedding is earmarked by sitar music playing in the background, men clad in bright starched dhotis, women loaded with gold jewellery and neatly draped kanjeevaram sarees, idli dosa sambhar vada in the menu. Alcohol doesn't feature anywhere ! Right.. wrong.. I leave it for you to decide..
But I had a good laugh.. and of course good food ;)
A traditional wedding in the family was in the offing. Excited relatives started pouring into the groom's household a day before the D day. Mehendi wallas arrived with bright ideas and a group of five famished men to decorate the feminine hands while men could be seen greeting each other as they started off a debate on politics, world affairs, professional goals etc. I was invited by the groom and family and the invitation cum instruction compelled me to attend all the functions.
At the mehendi, a live orchestra band was performing for us when all of a sudden, one of our excited relatives jumped on to the stage with his notepad. This notepad is a treasure for uncle ji. It has the lyrics of many famous bollywood melodies. Next, as expected, uncle ji had the microphone in his hand, eyes closed and with a deep meditative look, he took off. One song was followed by the next and the next. The audience looked bored and their voice decibles were now on the rise.
'Dance like no one's watching.. I guess sing like no one's hearing !' said a voice behind me.. Meanwhile, luck favoured us, Uncle ji had to respond to nature's call and I could feel my ear drums jumping in exhilaration.
Shagun ceremony in the evening and we were dolled up for the occasion. Bang at 7 pm, the pandit arrived and the ceremony started. The bride looked distracted though. A south indian bride pouting, laughing hysterically and giving a high five to her would be hubby was quite a sight. The groom's mother looked lost while the god fearing father clad in a white dhoti chose to ignore. The pandit was confused with one eyebrow permanently raised up.
Ceremonies ended, the bride and the groom stood up to acknowledge everybody's blessings.
Lo behold ! The bride started waving to the crowd much like Deepika Padukone in Om shanti Om !
'Thank you so much for coming guys'.. as she screamed out aloud, all expressions changed ! The elderly couldnt fathom what they just saw and the others were now standing in groups. Relatives have the potential to create content and here was a 'ready made breaking news' ! It had to be discussed !
I walked up to the bride and introduced myself. She was literally swinging from one side to the other, as she smiled and responded.. 'Glad you came. Please have dinner and leave' ! This was quite a statement. I guess she intended to suggest that I must not leave without having dinner. Words were not framed correctly and now it was confirmed, that the pretty bride was sloshed !!
A traditional south indian wedding is earmarked by sitar music playing in the background, men clad in bright starched dhotis, women loaded with gold jewellery and neatly draped kanjeevaram sarees, idli dosa sambhar vada in the menu. Alcohol doesn't feature anywhere ! Right.. wrong.. I leave it for you to decide..
But I had a good laugh.. and of course good food ;)
haha...you made me visualize the event through your writing..I had a good laugh too, though I missed the food...;-)
ReplyDeletehaha Pooja.. Glad you enjoyed reading my blog.. The food was just average, exaggeration here.. you didnt miss much.. lol !
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