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17 mei WeddingWell, it's been a month since we tied the knot! I know I havent written anything yet! Sorry about that. It was an awesome day (and week leading up to it). Here's some of the details.
The Bachelorette Party was a lot of fun. It started at the hotel... where I was given lots of "girlie stuff" and some perfume for the wedding day. (Nice touch Tara). We went out to dinner in a big group... then the boys took off one way and we girls headed off on our own. Where better to go... than the Irish Pub! It was lots of fun. The girls did have a list of some things to do... and I completed them all. We made up fake names... and messed them up throughout the night. After the Irish Pub we headed to Buddha Bar for a last drink. Cheers to singlehood... here I come married life!
Before we could get married... we had to get "engaged" the Limbu way. So Limbu Sir brought a pig's leg and some whiskey and offered it to Dad and Mom... explaining why he should accept Kiran as my husband. Of course Dad agreed right away. You'd think he'd fight a little more for me!!! I guess with three girls... he was quick to marry one of us off! I'm just kidding. We were happy Limbu Sir said such nice things about Kiran and that Mom and Dad accepted him right away.
The morning of the wedding was busy... seemed no matter what time I got up, I wouldnt have had enough time to get ready. Mom helped me with my dress and veil. Am helped with my hair and headpiece. Kate worked on my make-up and Tara fixed up the flowers (which were not done correctly by the flower shop). Dad stopped in to practice putting back my veil. Luckily for me (not so lucky for Kiran) his tuxedo pants were MIA, so we had an extra 45 minutes to get ready. All at once six pairs of black pants showed up at his house. It's good to have friends. he made it to the church and we followed closely behind. Everyone looked pretty and handsome :-)
The ceremony was small but nice. It was all friends and family. Lots of people participating. Kiran was super nervous... but we made it through together. The homily was really nice. And short! High Five, Fr. Pius. The music was great. (We had to have two takes on the last song!) We signed the book in the church itself so everyone got to see. We took some pictures at the church and then were welcomed with bubbles to the mini-reception.
I got changed into a sari and we headed down to Kiran's house. His family was there and all the ladies from the village were outside singing. The house looked great. They gave us tikka outside and we had to pay to get into the house. That's the tradition. The girls block the doorway until they're paid to let you in. Inside we exchanged blessings with is family members. Kiran gave me sindoor (the red tikka that goes in your hairline) and his family gave me jewelry. Then we had "formal" introductions with his family members. It was really nice.
Then we headed back to the hotel for the main reception. I changed AGAIN into another sari and we headed up to the reception area. It was great to have so many people come greet us and congratulate us... Even though most people were on Kiran's side... I knew almost all of them already. We stayed in our "married seats" for the first few hours... then finally the dancing started.
Kiran and I danced to "Unchained Melodies." Dad and I had a beautiful waltz to a sweet Irish song. Good choice, Dad. Kiran and his mom danced to a Nepali song. Everyone had a good time. AM and Limbu Sir gave speeches. The cake was not what I we had ordered (this is Nepal!) but it tasted good and everyone enjoyed it. Of course we did have a few "Happy Birthday"s thrown in... they see cake, they think birthday. We all laughed.
It was a long day... as I suppose wedding days are... but it was a good one. Kiran and I went to bed and we let the others party on... ReactiesMeld je aan bij Windows Live ID om een reactie toe te voegen (als je Hotmail, Messenger of Xbox LIVE gebruikt, heb je al een Windows Live ID). Aanmelden Heb je geen Windows Live ID? Maak er nu een aan Links naar je weblogDe URL voor de link naar dit weblogitem is: http://geraldinemul.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!922CF1538D380DD8!278.trak Weblogs die naar dit item verwijzen
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