Because of this, I was the lucky recipient of an invitation to a real Indian wedding. However, this was not a Hindu wedding it was a Muslim wedding. Not sure what all the differences are. From what I could tell, the attire of the bride and groom looked the same as what I've seen around. The only thing I know for sure is that the first year of marriage is called the "engagement". They are married, they've exchanged rings and they will live together as a married couple. But they are engaged. Then in their case, in December, they'll have the HUGE reception. This is where the party will really happen. The feast I went to last night was the engagement dinner and was for family only. Except for the 7 white people who were obviously not family.
What a night! I know I'd imagined how neat it would be to get invited to a wedding while I was here, but I didn't expect it to actually happen. We were treated like guests of honor. By these people who didn't even know us! They wanted us to take pictures with the bride. The videographer and photographer made sure to get pictures of us interacting with the others there. All the guests were very curious about us. Asking questions, complimenting us on our outfits. I will admit, dressing up in a sari with all the jewelery was a LOT of fun!
They made sure we ate first and made sure we had more than enough to eat. The food was absolutely amazing. I had some stuff I don't even know what it was, but I'd try it again. Luckily no undercover mangos!
I consider myself lucky to have been allowed to participate in such a big day in this families life!
the bride and groom
the younger sister, bride, and mother of the bride
the youngest sister, a cousin and the younger brother
the father of the bride, and I'm not sure the relation of the baby, either cousin, neice or grand daughter, but he was REALLY proud of her and showing her off to me!
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