http://www.whiteindianhousewife.com/2008/04/10-days-remaining-until-our-wedding/ Thoughts and Experiences of an Expat Living in India Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:37:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.whiteindianhousewife.com/2008/04/10-days-remaining-until-our-wedding/comment-page-1/#comment-4090 Suhani Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:38:38 +0000 http://www.whiteindianhousewife.com/?p=550#comment-4090 I think chaos & confusion go hand in hand wid Indian weddings.Imagine if da wedding wer 2 take place according 2 2 different traditions at da same tym!In my marriage,der wer 2 pandits-1 frm my hubby's side & da odr frm my dad's side.Acclording 2 my hubby's side,bride & groom exchange rings at the mandap,but in Punjab v hav roka ceremony werin my dad had gifted da wedding ring 2 my hubby.So at da tym of marriage,he had worn it & his Panditji didnt lyk it,so a war began betwn da 2 pandits.Den again,in Punjabis sindoor is put wid coin,bt in Bihar it is put differently,so again der was difference of opinions.My sis-in-law had forgotten da alta at da hotel,so in da middle of da ceremonies,she went der,got it,applied it to my heels,den da marriage proceeded.Total chaos!Oh God!I cant explain how tired I & my hubby wer aftr da wedding was over! I think chaos & confusion go hand in hand wid Indian weddings.Imagine if da wedding wer 2 take place according 2 2 different traditions at da same tym!In my marriage,der wer 2 pandits-1 frm my hubby’s side & da odr frm my dad’s side.Acclording 2 my hubby’s side,bride & groom exchange rings at the mandap,but in Punjab v hav roka ceremony werin my dad had gifted da wedding ring 2 my hubby.So at da tym of marriage,he had worn it & his Panditji didnt lyk it,so a war began betwn da 2 pandits.Den again,in Punjabis sindoor is put wid coin,bt in Bihar it is put differently,so again der was difference of opinions.My sis-in-law had forgotten da alta at da hotel,so in da middle of da ceremonies,she went der,got it,applied it to my heels,den da marriage proceeded.Total chaos!Oh God!I cant explain how tired I & my hubby wer aftr da wedding was over!

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