Getting a brother married is not easy - the day began with a cold shower at five in the morning for everyone on the first floor of the house because I had forgotten to switch the geyser on at night. And Jivtesh got dressed up and dressed at 5 a.m. for what may be the first and last time in his life. It could’ve been love, happiness, the previous night’s batna – or maybe all three- but what a glow there was on his face.
Until last month I used to have this paranoid protectiveness about Jitu (he got married to Rubal and I got cured). The hour long drive to Nawan Sheher (where Rubal’s parents live) was rather nice at 7 a.m., but I kept on fretting over whether if he’d be able to take the pheras with a gurudwara full of people watching him. He didn’t help matters by turning back every few minutes and asking with a horribly convincing innocence – “How will I know when to get up and start walking?”…”What happens if I trip and fall?”
I needn’t have worried. The wedding was beautiful. Rubal looked radiant, and kept her poise even as Jitu kept on trying to talk to her; he shut up only when mummy went up to him and asked him if his conversation could wait until after the ceremony. The rest was as clichéd as it gets – pheras, lunch, doli – and the fact that I cried almost as much as the bride.

.....to be continued.....
13 FEB 2010 – Shoghi, here we come ...
... not even the faces!!
ReplyDeleteall that i remember is an uncle asking Jivi "do you remember me?" and he said Yes. And i knew Jivi had no idea who he was.
Jivi shared this and I feel like I was there. I can see him talking during the ceremony now. Kuldeep sent me a picture during the ceremony of Jivtesh talking during the ceremony. Even though it was very late here in NYC, I giggled.
ReplyDeleteThe first words I heard from my newly married wife were - "will you please stop talking...(everybody's watching)"
ReplyDeleteI told myself it could only get better from here. I guess I talk when I am nervous.
Actually we were meeting after almost 10 odd days, and there was a lot to catch up on. I didn't see any point in wasting time.
Great post.....made me feel I was there too.....Oops....I was!! :)
ReplyDeleteyeah i remember reading in the delhi times edition of 12 feb 2010, that from henceforth it would be considered cliche for the bride's sister-in-law to cry at a wedding :P
ReplyDeleteok honestly.. it was actually a very sweet moment! :)
knowing Jitu bhayiya understands the difficulty of socialization , the reception was one of a kind... infact the whole wedding thing had an easy going feeling in it..... Thats probably why its the most memorable one ive ever seen .... and m sure it would be forever remembered by every lucky soul who could make it ( at a really short notice) ..hehe
ReplyDeleteISB....nice.. wondering what happens to the doctor...
ReplyDeleteI think it's time to post about how life has changed after the wedding :)
ReplyDeletehehee waiting for the next post didi! :)
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