Our First Wedding

This week, we were invited to the wedding of Sheba, the daughter of some old family friends. Sheba and her new husband, Robin, were married on Wednesday, Sept 24 at Lutheran Adaikalanathar Church (the church Prabhakar grew up in, with a reception at a nearby marriage hall following. We all enjoyed the wedding. The bride was gorgeous in a red and gold silk sari, with a flowing white veil. The groom was handsome, but looked awfully warm in the sultry 90deg air and his black suit. At the end of the ceremony, the couple was showered with rose petals by all the guests. Ashwin and Priya loved that part - Priya helped distrubute the petals to the guests. At the reception, there were speeches (no toasting - Indian wedding receptions lack the lubricating effect of alcohol generally found in the west...), then the obligatory cake cutting (pretty much like cake cutting around the world) and finally a sumptuous feast with the preferred Indian wedding main dish, Biryani. Thanks so much to Sheba, Robin and their families for inviting us to share their special day. The photos above include - the bride and groom during the ceremony Ashwin and Prabhu watching Priya in her new pavadai, Ashwin in a handsome kurta Prabhu's sister and brother-in-law, Rani and Raja, with Ashwin and Priya