The bachelorette party happened two days prior to the wedding and i, for one missed most part of it owing to a delayed flight. But i caught of the events' happenings inspite of my very late arrival. The stories were non stop from my other girlies, the cousins and i think even her little niece. My usually coy and very lady like bride to be friend revealed an all new avataar of wildness and happily accepted a few shots of alcohol too. Bring on the madness i say....
The next day was her Rocce ceremony. In this ceremony a ritual hot water bath with anointing of oil and application of pure coconut juice is taken by the groom/the bride. This signifies the last bath that the bride or the groom will be taking in their bachelorhood/spinsterhood. The bride and her bridesmaids sat pretty while the application of coconut milk started. The fun started off when all relatives and friends aimed at drenching the bride and her entourage in the coconut milk. At some point in time someone brought out a tube of toothpaste :P. My friend has selected a theme for this ceremony and that required all of us ladies to wear 'Navari' sarees. For all those ignorant ones, you would see the navari style saree worn by Katrina Kaif in Chikni Chameli. "Bum divider" sarees as we usually call is probably the most uncomfortable and physically unappealing garment a girl can wear. Photos simply shows non existent layers of fat and no angle allows you to look good. But an experience none the less. I took my experience one level further when i decided not to change and drove back home in the saree. Yes, yes i got quite a few looks from the people in the building.
Finally the big day was here. My friend's excitement knew no bounds. The joy was spilling over and was infectious, affecting all those around. Never before had i seen a more beaming and happy bride. She greeted each one with a smile so wide, even as she posed for the photographer. There was a skip in her step and one could tell she was ready for this. The church mass was a beautiful solemn ceremony where the happiness of both families was evident. As the couple took their vows before their family friends and God, you could see a smile on the face of every person there.
As we headed out from the church and towards the reception, i realized the traffic police had left a surprise for me too. They towed my car away and left me the "clue" to help me find it. After roaming around two wrong police station, in what one of my girlies called outrageous outfits, we landed at the right place and got my car back. So after that little detour we headed back to that magical wedding. The celebrations were just starting off with all her well wishers, friends and extended family coming in to wish the couple. They joined in song and dance ( ohh so many dances). The super happy bride was seen running all over the place dragging everyone to floor to join in the celebrations. Half way through and i kicked off my heels and joined the dancing frenzy. We started with the regular club numbers, to Bollywood ones to some exciting jive numbers ( and yes i could do the jive; guided of course by someone who actually knew who to dance) and ending with some nice and slow numbers.
A beautiful ending to a beautiful wedding; with so much laughter, so much merriment and so much celebration. But we all know the celebrations have just begun for them. For all those who know them, we are so sure that this celebration will get bigger with every passing year.
Here's to you K & J... loads of love !!!!
