In India 09: Wedding Day Part 1

This was a very long and enjoyable day so therefore I’ve split this blog into two parts. In the morning I was surprised to see Sarb, Parmy, Aman and Pavan appear at home. They had stayed the night at the wedding house so they could take part in the Jago and get ready for the wedding day without having to travel from home. During the night the motor that supplies the water broke down meaning there was no longer any running water at the wedding house! Now if you think of all the areas that this could impact in terms of personal hygiene, you can understand why they decided to call my nephew at 5.30am to come and collect them.

We all got ready early in the morning and set off for the wedding house, arriving a little late. The groom waited until we arrived before carrying out the ceremonies required prior to leaving for the wedding venue(s). These ceremonies were all new to me since we don’t do these things in the UK or Canada as far as I am aware.

All dressed up

Groom and best (little) man

Leaving for the wedding venue

We arrived at a glorious wedding hall called the Golden Resort. Here the pre-wedding ceremonies took place. I had to do a Melni which helps the two new groups recognise the relationships of individuals within the families (grandfather to grandfather, brother to brother etc). After these ceremonies we went into the hall for breakfast (cha, pani). As we went into the hall, there was a little surprise the girls from the bride’s family had prepared for the groom’s friends; they literally walked straight into it!