Like every other kid in the world, I was brought up on a staple of fairytale stories where boy meets girl, they go through some trouble, finally get together, have a beautiful wedding and live happily ever after. The notion of my Prince Charming riding on a white horse to come sweep of my feet, I forgot. I also let go of the belief of “happily ever after”. But what I didn’t forget and what stays with me even today is the idea of the beautiful wedding… of the wedding replete with a flower girl, beautiful bridesmaids, a coy bride in a white wedding gown, a dashing groom, solemn vows, heatfelt toasts and more.
Being an Indian of non-Catholic origin this kind of wedding comes but rarely. But the wedding I went for today more than made up for it! The bride in her flowing white gown and intricately designed trail looked like she had stepped right out of one of those stories, followed by the bridesmaids from that distant land! Even the groom in his black tuxedo looked like a perfect replica of Prince Charming, except he wasn’t riding a white horse!
So anyway, this was the first Church wedding I attended and I must say I came away completely charmed… I was so amazed with the entire procession, right from the bride and groom walking down the aisle together to the exchanging of vows, from the choir (which sounded absolutely beautiful) to the Mass presided over by the priests dressed in white and gold livery. Everything there had this splendid solemn, magical air about it, it was simply beautiful..
The wedding was followed by a lavish reception which was held in an open ground and decorated in red, gold and green and lots of fairy lights! The bride and groom walked in and everyone welcomed them by showering them with confetti. Post that they cut the beautiful white two-tiered wedding cake amidst shouts and cheers. The guests were then given a glass of port each and one by one all the family members raised a toast to the married couple. Then came the best part-the dancing! We danced (well, at least we tried) the waltz, did the birdie dance, the Macarena and even shook our leg to Desi Girl!! Just when I thought it couldn’t get any better, it actually did with the traditional wedding bouquet throwing!! Unfortunately I missed it by a whisker-it landed in the outstretched arms of the girl to my left… All in all I had a blast and felt like the whole wedding was like a fairytale come true.. 🙂
Bhavika says 