Dress Rehersal

Wedding trouseau

I've done it!! I've bought the wedding trousseau!!

It started out as a casual lunch time jaunt where I took Kavi to Priya Simrans to check out the only decent saree I found over the weekend. A pure silk saree in white and gold that would be suitable to wear for the church wedding.

I thought I had picked up something nice...that it until I saw the look on Kavis face. Of course being so ladylike, there was the tinest little frown between the eyes, and the lips pursed up just a tad bit disapprovingly. Then in a very quiet voice, she told me that I would look like a coat hanger wrapped in silk and how I needed something where my arms and figure could be seen though.

Sounded good to me and I surrendered into her very capable judgement. So we went to this place on Comm St. where I found the most gorgeous sarees and gaghras (yup- I'm going to fulfill the life long desire to wear a gaghra- 2 infact). 3 hours later, I had summoned The Mother, did a full dress rehersal and paid the bill and left...soooo happy.

Saree shopping with Kavi is the best!! Every saree that was draped was analysed for colour- If it makes one glow, fashion - Is it the 'in' colour, detailing- bride like- not gaudy. Pictures were duly taken at every stage for anayisis and final dicision making. Pictures will be put up on this blog shortly.

So- Those of you who thought that I would turn up in a pair of jeans- be rest assured I wont.

Wedding Invites

Some wedding invites for Dee and K.

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Rajesh - Some toast?

Apparently- I need to have someone raise a toast at the wedding. After much scratching of head, have designated One Uncle (mine) to to this for us. He, I'm sure will give a traditional goan toast which will include the caring, sharing, no adultery bit.

Also think that we need to have another lighthearted toast from someone who is special to both K and me. We have mutually elected Rajesh (Because he thinks K has very nice lips and K so touched- has never forgotten, and because he's one of my best friends) to do the honors and and along with a friend of mine - Arthi, who introduced K and me (they were math tution buddies).

Jesh gleefully accepted, until he figured that 'the toast' was a serious event that will have to be conducted at the beginning of the reception (when he is sober) before 500 odd people.

Kavi has been bugging him with toast jokes- Toast for breakfast? Toast to the cricket team?

Jesh- some egg on toast?

Two shikaris

OK!! We've begun the house hunting. We've spent virtually every holiday and weekend looking at houses in the Cooke Town/ Hutchins Road and Frazer town areas.

K and I had this lovely idea of a terrace, studio apartment (so urban chic) where we could have coffee in the mornings and look out at trees etc...etc...very New York. So the brief to Salim and Aslam (Who I insist on calling Aslan - but he is nothing like that handsome lion), our real estate agents- was to find us a studio apartment within Rs. 7,500.

Saturday started out as a lovely day. We met Salim (dandy, baby faced boy who kept staring at my chest- K says that I was'nt suitably dressed and that I was offending a nice muslim boys sensibilities...I think he was just curious about the 'drawing' hehehe...) who took us to our first 'Studio'.

Yuck, yuck and double yuck!! The kitchen was done in bright orange and black, the bedroom was tiny and the only terrace we had was the neighbors- which was shockingly eye level. After 2 just studios, we realized this was not NY. Besides, these cramped places gave me claustrophobia and idian style loos (WHY???) imaginary joint pains...

Have upped the stakes and are currently are at a very unaffordable Rs. 15, 000.

Have seen many houses since and have liked quite a few. The parameters we used to select:

1. Two western style bathrooms - one for K and one for me (K very graciously has let me have the one attached to the master bedroom)

2. Two bedrooms - one for K and one for me (no- really- when we fight)

3. Two bedrooms - very important again- cause we're expecting guests who will be very drunk and who will want a room to sleep in

4. One nice big balcony- To hang laundry (dread the Common Terrace Thieves). In anticipation of the BBQ parties we might have. And also to air out The Dog.

5. One color tiled floor - Pink with green border, grey with black- not happening

6. One Kitchen- where I can fit my moms cooking range and which is not done in gaudy colors

7. A decent hall - which can house a K's nice piano and where I can watch TV with headphones if he has to practice at the same time. Which brings me to the point that everything happens because its destined to. Eg. If I hadn’t grown so immune to incessant dog barking at 6:30 am in the morning- I never would have been able to tolerate 3 hrs. of jazz practice scales. Just an observation.

Aslan the Lion is showing us more houses tomorrow. We're struggling to 'bargain' but have no clue how to...I bravely took a shot on the apartment we kind of liked and said (business like tone) 13,000 - all inclusive. The last I heard- the 'woner' wants to talk to us- face to face.

*ulp*

Wedding Favors

Was just chatting with Vinod Lal, who's just done a beautiful campaign to make people plant more trees.

He told me of this couple in Cochin who, instead of giving away Coconuts or chocolates, gave away saplings as wedding favors. It seems that their friends still remember the gesture, and some even send them pictures of what the plants have grown into.

I think it's a great idea. What say Dee and Kurian?