A Wedding With A Difference - That Made A Difference!
Today we bring you a unique story. A story of two people with exemplary courage, spirit and ideals. A story that shows, more than any Bollywood movie can, that true love has a higher purpose. That marriages can achieve a lot. Even more surprisingly, what mere weddings can achieve a lot! So read, learn and be amazed.
I was thinking that morning - ( Read more... )
Me too! I don't want to get totally down on gifts, for so many couples gifts offer something important for practical reasons, and there's nothing wrong with that. But sometimes, in South Asian weddings, it can be too much --specifically when families will literally display the jewelry and clothes that they're giving the bride (both the bride and groom's family), and in terms of jewelry there's now a trend for brides to wear "front" necklaces and "back" necklaces; if a bride wants that and can do that great for her, but that would terrify me (and nauseate me to some extent).
I just can't get over how strong these two were and are, especially Dhana (because let's face it, like in most places there's a total double standard) to stick to their resolve. The pressure to do things a certain way exists at every level, friends, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings, parents...so many things are so impressive and kinda make me squee. I really hope that this new family unit is 'blessed' with immense happiness.
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