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[badoingdoing]

Last Sunday night through Wednesday early-early morning I was in my folks' place in NoVA for a quick whirlwind trip to attend my cousin's Sheva Brachot

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[volantwish]

*giggle*

Sounds like things went well, on the whole :)

[mao4269]

Does this mean at the next Big Family Event after your wedding (or commitment ceremony or go-to-the-courthouse or whatever you two are planning) people will look at you askance if you don't cover your hair (after all, purple is definitely not tzniut!)?

And yeah, I definitely understand the discomfort of trying to balance avoiding controversy with orthodox relatives and remaining true to yourself. I'm sorry that you have to make such tough choices though am glad that your parents/grandparents are at least trying to give you the space to do so. *hugs*

[badoingdoing]

My mother didn't cover her hair, so I think I'll be okay.

[gaudior]

Also, the whole situation was just plain hilarious from that point on. Crazy stressful, still, but hilarious. When I got back to the car to head back to my parents place, I just had to laugh.

That's... kind of awesome. Surreal, but awesome. Go, you!

[rachelsahm]

that sounds like it went a lot, lot better than it could have. and i feel a little guilty being amused by it. but it is a little ittle bit funny. :P

IT'S ALWAYS THE MEN oh yes.

[redglasses]

An Avatar of Purple actually would've fit the theme of the party I went to - it was based on the Shaman Council from The Mighty Boosh. One guy was the popped-collar shaman; he had seven of them. We only figured out two days in advance that we were going, so I just pulled out some things with swirls on them and my plumed leather top hat, and it worked well enough.

With the orthodox family, did they more know and accept or not know? Any bad-awkward moments?

[badoingdoing]

My side of the family knew and was either somewhere in the "accepting" spectrum or too polite to say anything. The bride's side didn't know, as far as I know.