Hey guys!


Hope you've been closely following my wedding diaries. I have been listing every little detail that I can remember so that you feel like a part of it too! So after the reception, we spent some time chilling with our friends and slept like a log. That feeling of removing that thick layer of make-up from my face that had been on for almost 20 hours was so blissful that I have no words to explain it. I was so damn excited because I could finally sleep like a baby. But my joy was short-lived as we had to wake up early the following morning for some more rituals! Yeah, this was like a never-ending wedding ceremony! We had a Kashmiri function in the morning from the groom's side for the groom's family only. We also had to rush to the wedding registrar to get ourselves legally married.

Hey everyone!

Do I even need to remind you? Yussss, it's the #WeddingMonthSeries! :D So, if you are a bit lost, I would request you to go back to my posts about The Beginning and The Muhurta. Since it's November, everything you see on this blog is going to be related to my wedding. Now where were we? I was finally a shaadi shuda aurat! Honestly speaking, for every third person asking me how I felt at that moment, I had only one answer - I am exhausted! Weddings are super tiring, no, wait, they are energy drainers! Anyway, so by about 4.00 pm, we were done with all the rituals, lunch, going to a nearby temple, getting received by the in-laws etc. Exhausted is not even 1% of what I was feeling at that moment! I can't stress that enough! Brides-to-be, do take notes. I kinda felt like a zombie!

Hello everyone!


How are you all doing today? It's still November, which means it's time for another wedding related post. Yippie! *throws confetti at herself* Let me refresh your memory a little bit. Since it's my wedding month, all of the posts this month are exclusively for my wedding series. The last time I got down to writing here, I spoke about the first part of the wedding. If you haven't checked it out, click here for the same. So let's move on?
The wedding saga

One of the not-so-fun-for-the-bride customs of a South Indian Kannadiga Brahmin wedding is the constant outfit change tradition! Usually, brides love to change into multiple sarees in a span of 2-3 hours and I honestly don't get it! That's absurd and there was no way I was doing that! After a little banter, my mum and I negotiated and I agreed to change once. As soon as my participation in the first set of rituals were accomplished, I went back to the room to change for the muhurta. There were a whole bunch of other stuff going on at the mantap, some of which included the groom as well. But I guess till the actual muhurta, the bride and the groom don't really see each other. As I went back inside the bride's green room for my next saree change, there were some more rituals that were to be performed inside the room! (Oh yeah, it's never-ending and literally happens at any corner of the wedding hall, but it's a once-in-a-lifetime thingy, so I ain't complainin'!) I had some of my friends and family keeping me company while I changed to the main wedding saree! *a huge round of applause for me please*

I was getting super impatient because of all the waiting! I mean, come on, I thought it was supposed to be my wedding! At around 11.00 am or so, I finally was allowed to step out for the ramp walk! Well, not exactly a ramp walk, but a glorious procession for me to walk towards the mantap where the groom was waiting for me. My dear mama (maternal uncle) escorted me while the ladies walked with beautiful diyas as I walked like a princess! That was probably my favourite part of the wedding! I literally felt like a supermodel! There were cameras all over the place capturing my expressions, people waving and smiling at me as I walked and most importantly my family dancing with me, my brothers holding the doli over me and in that moment, everything felt so surreal! Weddings are not just the union of two souls, it's about everyone getting together and celebrating your happiness. It's about everybody's participation in your big day. And at that moment, I knew that everybody who were there were genuinely happy for me.

Once I reached the mantap, I saw my sweaty, tired dulha smiling away. The rest of the ceremonies included the tying of the taali, the seven pheras and some other regular wedding stuff. We also had a Kashmiri ritual where we were worshipped as Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and were covered in flowers. By around 12.00 pm or so, the whole process of getting married was done and dusted! We were on stage till about 2.00 pm and everybody came forward to give us their blessings and wishes. 

Outfit Details

Saree: The muhurta saree was also from Saree Palace and cost me around 20K INR. I wanted something in pink or red to keep it traditional. I mean, a red-pink saree screams desi dulhan, doesn't it? I did not want to play around with the blouse too much, so I kept it simple with some gold embroidery.

Hair & Make-up: I didn't change the hairdo or my make-up due to time constraints and stuck to the same as before.

Jewellery: I didn't change the jewellery much either, except maybe the colourful fake bangles in order to match with the saree.

That's it, guys! I was married! Just like that! Well, for my next look and to know what happened next, stay tuned.

Love,
Hand On The Hip

Hellllllo!

It's November already! Yay! I am excited because it's my Wedding Month! (#Prishub lasted a whole year without killing each other! *pats herself and her husband on the back*) I don't think I was this excited last year though :D Anyway, my hubby and I are soon going to be celebrating our first year wedding anniversary and I have been waiting for this month to start so that I can share my entire experience with you guys about my wedding week last year. I have decided that the whole of November is going to be dedicated to this special occasion and what better way to relive those memories than document them! I already spoke about how I designed my Sangeet Lehenga in an earlier post and I am really grateful to you guys for all the amazing feedback I received. Well, I wanted to design or at least style all my clothes for the wedding myself because, hey, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!


The entire wedding charade lasted a week or so and it was probably the most tiring week of my life! I am a very light sleeper, always extra anxious about everything, so you can imagine what my crazy brain might have brought upon me. After spending the night before the wedding dancing, singing and making merry, it was time to buckle up for the big day! I was about to have my "Brace yourself, S*** just got real" moment! :D


The D-Day

My make-up artist asked me to be at the mantap at sharp 6.00 am and I got zero sleep the night before! (No surprises there!) I somehow got my lazy ass out of my bed and reached the venue on time. The wedding shenanigans began with the baaraat arriving at around 8.00 am where the groom, his family, his friends and everyone else danced to the beats of a dhol. Unfortunately, I was still inside the room getting ready for the wedding. (So unfair, right?) And trust me, the pressure is real! Since my husband is a North Indian and I am a South Indian, we had a little bit of both customs in the wedding. My family welcomed the groom's family at the entrance and the groom was taken to his room. There were some rituals being performed and I finally got a chance to make an appearance on stage. Although it was hardly for a few minutes, my precious saree got a chance to meet the crowd before I headed back for my next change.


Outfit Details

Saree: I bought this gorgeous green Kanjivaram saree from Saree Palace in Mangalore. I think it cost me around 20K INR. I did not wanna spend loads of money on clothing that would see the light of the day just a couple of times before it gets discarded. If it were up to me entirely, I would have probably gotten married in my jeans! Hehe! Anywho, I wanted to jazz up my wedding trousseau a bit, so I purchased a few meters of this purple brocade material from Mysore Silk Udyog in Bangalore and used it for the blouse and also gave the saree a purple border.