Your wedding, your plan, your ideas? What worked for you?

 The wedding brings so many things together. We all can forget our day today life and just enjoy the food, fun, family and friends. Somehow it becomes a communal event. some time you plan a wedding in days and some time you have months to prepare. I have seen both kind of wedding in my family.

I have  organized a wedding in 5 days so know very well how everyone do their part to contribute with planning and preparing to make it fun. Those days aunts and uncles were event planners. Family going shopping together was one of the best thing. Grandmothers and aunts going for saree, jewelry and gift shopping and uncles making list for grocery shopping, arrangements for guests and decoration and transportation. It used to be an assembly line affair.

Now we have all these event planners and most of the things fall on bride and grooms. Weddings are theme based, with specific ideas in mind. But some aspects haven’t changed. Family participation makes it colorful, musical and fun.

This wedding was not an exception, one of aunt hosted meet and greet for families and other one did Mehandi. I learnt so much from both of the hosts. The simplicity of doing things made the events so much fun. I am sure lot of planning and preparation went behind the scene but that day it felt easy and warm.  

One evening Dosa, vada, masala rice , kheer with wine and beer were perfect for a cool evening and the next day for mehandi -Poori, aloo sabzi, chole, Pulao raita and fruits sweets and pani poori can make the whole meal and yes Mimosa was the added bonus . Everyone and everything can be a part of celebration. All you need is willingness and open heart and attitude to take things as they come.

I sat watching the wedding and was thinking how much time, energy and work couple has put in planning this beautiful wedding. I hope they got time to enjoy and celebrate their union.

As guest, we sure had time of our life. 

What is the best part of a wedding for you? Did you plan and organize yours? Did you trust other people’s choice? Did you make all the decisions? what would you differently if you go back in time? Would you let your kid do everything? And my story will come as a post some time.