it was really fun - really long but fun! And we only went to one day of the festivities... most shaddis or marriage ceremonies last anywhere from 3-7 days.Our tailor was making a blouse for my saree and when she found out that i was going to a wedding, grabbed a jewelry box from her room and told me to wear it. Evidently it was her daughters... i felt very honored.
The first picture is of the barat - which is where the groom and the grooms family, friends, and a band parades in. Its pretty insane, tons of dancing and yelling and drums and untuned instruments all parading towards you...
Here are pictures from part of the marriage ceremony. The picture with the hands was taken before the mother of the bride pours water from a vase type holder over her daughters head so that it drips into the teardrop shaped holder and into the large bowl below.
This is the bride... i got to meet her before the ceremony began. She was all smiles until it was time to take a picture.. It is customary for the bride to look sad...traditionally it would dishonor her family because she is supposed to be sad to leave her family and now join her husband.
And this is me and my language helper... this is her saree that i am wearing.... she can't wear the colors white or black the first year or two of marriage so she wanted me to wear it since she couldn't.
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