Wedding and Such!

Yes, I know, it's been a week since we posted and I feel really bad! I thought being back in Delhi we would have more time but it's been quite the opposite. Mainly because of wedding preparations, there has just been so much running around to do. But obviously we have sprinkled in lots of fun throughout, and truthfully the running around is pretty fun too because we get to see ALL different parts of Delhi.

I think we left off in Kovalum. My last blog post was written from the deck of the infinity pool at the hotel we were staying at (The Leela). The hotel was AWESOME! Still on the beach like Poovar, but different in that Kovalum was more of a resort and vacation-type area so the contrast between the two was nice. G and I splurged a little which made our stay there that much more enjoyable. The day we got in we went to Hawa Beach to a restaurant that Father Joe recommended because one of his good friends, Geemon, works there. Geemon is originally from Kochi which is how they know each other...his family lives near the monastery. Geemon did not disappoint. Nor did his restaurant, Swiss Cafe, for that matter. We loved lunch so much that we went back for dinner. Except as we left for lunch, Geemon let us put in a special order for jumbo prawns (seriously almost as big as lobsters) that were caught that day!! Can't even describe now awesome they were. Also on Hawa Beach we put to use our bargaining skills (G is pretty good) and played in the water. The rest of our time in Kovalum was spent at the hotel enjoying the pool and just chilling. I did yoga both mornings there because the yoga studio at the ayurveda was completely open and overlooked the ocean. Most amazing spot I've ever done yoga!

Switching gears back to Delhi...as for the wedding, the mendhi (during the day the women get their henna painted on, and at night there's a party) was yesterday and then the wedding was this morning. The mendhi was at Ranju Bua's and the wedding was at Kusum Bua's so they both had all the comforts of home which is awesome. This morning, Adrienne went to the salon in the morning to get her hair and make-up done and then some of us met her and got our sarees draped...this is not an easy task if you're not a frequent saree wearer (9 yards of fabric has to be wrapped around you) so the assistance is much appreciated! The ceremony was awesome. I've only ever been to one other Indian wedding and we were too far away from the pulpit to hear anything. Also, the rituals are cited in sanskrit, which I don't understand, but the pundit (priest/minister) today did a really great job of explaining the important parts in English. The messages were symbolic and related to the combining of two separate matters (water, fire, etc) to make one matter. We'll give some more color on the ceremony later, and pics are to come tomorrow morning, but we are running on so little sleep right now that I don't think I can't sort through the pics as of now! Anyway, glad to be back on the board, hope everyone is well :)