my sister got married on june 26, it was probably one of my favorite days ever... i was just going through some of the informal pics and thought i would share some pictures with you guys! :)
at the henna party:(i'm in the green polo, my sister is in a black sleeveless top)
my sister rupal and her fiance matt:
me helping our flower girl at the rehearsal, please ignore the stupid look on my face:
my beautiful sister in her indian wedding sari:
my sister's friends in saris:
the groom's procession (the grooms family comes to meet the brides, and there is lots of music, dancing, etc. crazy!)
my dad dancing with matt during the procession:
the walkway:
my sisters entrance with my uncles (im in the green cut off!):
the gazebo where both weddings took place:
sweaty but smiling (it was 90 degrees!) post ceremony- the bridesmaids and the married couple:
wedding part 2:
rupal and i:
the reception:
dandiya raas (traditional indian dance with sticks):
eta: sorry, i don't know why the pics are all different sizes!
WOW!!! Now THAT'S a beautiful wedding. I love Indian weddings. So colorful and lavish. Your sister looks stunning in her wedding sari. You look beautiful too. I keep looking at the pics over and over. So pretty.
Wow, your sister had a beautiful wedding and that wedding sari is so pretty. Both of you look really nice. I love the dress on you by the way (the one with the flower girl)
Wow, your sister had a beautiful wedding and that wedding sari is so pretty. Both of you look really nice. I love the dress on you by the way (the one with the flower girl)
ditto! i really liked the dress on you!!! so cute!
your sister's wedding was gorgeous! i loved loved loved her sari!
I've never been to an indian wedding, man that is gorgeous! I love her sari. So tell me some details on what happens at the indian wedding. Does the indian tradition do a ceremony & say vows, etc, then she had the "white dress" ceremony? I am so curious about this - it's so beautiful. I love that all of the bridesmaids are in sari - so pretty & colorful!!!
I hope none of my phrasing is offensive - I am truly clueless about the indian tradition - I'd love to know more.
i love that black & white dress also - it's so pretty!!!
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thanks for the compliments guys! (esp. for the one abt the black dress, i really think i just posted that terrible pic b/c i am in love with my dress- i got it at whistles in london after obsessing over it for abt. 2 months..)
a little more info: they wanted to have both ceremonies, since we are obviously indian and matt is obviously not, and also b/c my sister and i grew up completely americanized thus we had rarely done the whole sari thing...
so we had an indian ceremony first, the procession followed by the ceremony, then we had a cocktail/appetizer hour (so we could change!), and then we had a typical western white dress wedding. we wore the western outfits for the rest of the night at the reception, not as exciting but they were much cooler! it was a long day but so worth it, we got everyone's traditions involved, all the family, etc. and then the reception of course, was a blast!:)
if i can explain any more abt the ceremony, let me know, i would be happy too!