Preparing for the big day..

Hmmmm… so the big day is fast approaching….

Preparations are on the verge of reaching peak for both the families….

All orders decoration catering etc…placed…..

Almost all jeweray bought…or ordered….

All the sarees and other cloth shopping ….done….

Invitations… work in progress….

Still a lot of things pending…. Transport….DJ… and a lot of other small small things….

Someone has rightly said….. "Ghar pahave bandhun aani lagna pahave karun" (roughly….."Building a house and getting married are two things that you must do on your own to get a feel of expenses…" )

For my parents it a little easier since they are doing it for second time…. But for Deepa's parents, it is first wedding in the family…. So a few more troubles…. That too for the girl's side it is more complicated affair since almost entire ceremony takes place at girl's house.

To be frank… I am yet to do any major work till now…. Since everything is contracted, it is not like past days when every member of the family had to work hard to make it happen. The only major activity is that of inviting people. And almost entirely it was taken care by my parents.

 

A raised gold price has hit the budget like anything. Certain things you just can not avoid. But I don't look at it as an expense, but as an investment for future. But the sudden expense no doubt pinches…

Another major shopping…. And of course biggest of them all was the cloths shopping. Apart from money what made matter more complicated was that none of us… neither me… or Deepa… or Hansini and Yogesh (my sister and brother in law) could afford to take leaves. So everything had to be managed on weekend when you already have too many other tasks lined up. Especially for me since it is a new job… and I need a long leave for marriage and honeymoon, I can not afford to take any leave before marriage.

As a result the entire shopping process went on for almost a month.

As I see around... everyone seems to be preparing to enjoy the event in their own way…

 

I am approaching of perhaps what is the biggest turning point in anyone’s life. A transition that was going on since a few months after engagement will finally be complete.

I will be entering a new phase of life… new relations… new responsibilities… new challenges… it all seems exciting and worrying at the same time… how will be the waters ahead? Calm or turbulent or stormy? Will it be a smooth sailing or a hell of rolling and pitching?

Lot of questions… no answers…only hopes….

And I am hoping for the best….