So the
portraits had been taken and it was time to start. At least for everyone besides me and my bridesmaids. We sat waiting in the house/changing area while everyone got to see the groom's procession on the elephant. I'm so sad I never even saw the elephant in real life and only through pictures. I heard she was very sweet and well mannered though.
 Isn't she pretty? And one of my favorite pictures of Mr. Margarita from the wedding. His eyes are buggin out! |
Our ring bearer clearly was not pleased at the idea of getting on this elephant either.
Thankfully they both got over their fears and up they went. Apparently our ring bearer the entire time kept saying "Daddy look at me!" over and over again.
Things got a very delayed at this point because they were waiting on the
dhol players who never showed up. Our awesome DJ,
Parag, saved the day and busted out his portable speaker system to get the party started.
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| The grooms side arrives to the wedding singing and dancing |
Meanwhile my family was nervously waiting to greet them. This is an Indian tradition so they were worried about messing everything up.
My gorgeous sister in law reacting to Mr. Margarita on the elephant
My mom greets Mr. Margarita
You'll see a lot of feeding during the wedding
Then the garlanding process started. If you'd like to read more about the background/significance of all of this you can visit my posts (
1,
2,
3) on our Buddhist/Hindu ceremony.
Our dad's
My oldest brother and Mr.
Marg's grandfather
Our grandmothers
Our moms
Our brothers
After all the exchanging of garlands and some mingling, the boys made their way to the
mandap/
poruwa. Don't they look so handsome and rugged here?
Then the Hindu priest, Mr. Margarita, and his parents began the
Ganesh puja while I got ready to make my entrance.
This whole process took about 1.5 hours when it was supposed to last a maximum of 1 hour. I was a ball of nerves waiting because I had absolutely no idea what was going on and I couldn't see anything from the changing area. My bridesmaids tried to keep me calm while my
flowergirls were playing and eating all that candy I put in their little suitcases.
Me and my three nieces hanging out
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| *picture taken by a friend |
Here's my baby niece looking all cute and mischievous.
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Next up is walking up the aisle and the ceremony (finally!). |
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