Hitched

Sister got hitched last week! It was a big fat Indian wedding and we had a ton of fun. It's amazing how much work goes into these things and how they finish in a jiffy.

But it was all worth it in the end. Returning back to college was a huge pain.

Some pictures ensue.

From wearing kurtas to suiting up, I wore some new clothes:

There was a mehandi ceremony in which a surprisingly large number of people from my family danced.

All cousins stayed up after the mehendi and sangeet ceremony to prepare a dance for the engagement the next day. Two of my cousins made us rehearse till 7 am. 

Imagine around 20 children in all shapes and sizes in a large hall. There were complaining neighbors, tickling sisters, flying pillows. Also there was a LOT of laughing for those who were witnessing us rehearse.

Speaking of the dance, it went fairly okay after just 6-7 hours of practice, considering the fact that most of us thought that dancing meant moving your limbs wherever and however you can till the song is loud.

Some pictures of the dance:

I did not realize how punjabi weddings include so much of lifting people. I lifted at least thrice during different ceremonies.

This guy was all what-the-hell first and then lifted me later:

I am behind my cousins here, lending my muscle power discreetly to lift my sister:

There was also a shoe-hiding game in which we won after around 15 people climbed on the groom's sister:

The Canadian girl in the background is going all WTF.

Photographers also click awkward and cliched poses of the bride and groom. I liked a particular one:

And to end, there was a nice picture of me with my cousins in our best clothes: