Here are some pictures from the beautiful Hindu wedding I attended over the weekend! Well, not so much pictures of the actual wedding so much as pictures of me and the outfits that I wore...
The ceremony took place in the morning, and I wore a fancy Indian blouse (courtesy of the lovely Juli Raja--see my previous post!) and scarf, both of which were absolutely beautiful. I had headed out to the wedding the night before still feeling a little bit unsure about wearing a top that exposed my belly to a formal event. But after a brief conversation with the sister of the bride (which included the showing of my proposed wedding outfit), I was assured that it would be perfect. I was really glad that I wore it too--at the ceremony, a solid 95% of the wedding guests were not wearing Western clothing. Most women wore saris, and I felt right at home in my outfit.
It was also about 100 degrees outside during the buffet lunch afterwards, so my stomach was happy not to be trapped under clothing. The lunch was really, really amazingly good. It was also amazingly spicy, because I insisted on trying every dish that was served, which means I ended up with a pile of mouth-numbingly spicy rice and an assortment of equally spicy dishes. I ate most of the meal with sweat dripping down my face and back--from the weather as much as from the spice. But--totally worth it! As I was wisely advised towards the end of the meal, next time I will know to put more yogurt rice on my plate to help my taste buds recover....
There was a nice long break between events in the afternoon, which Nick and I happily spent in the hotel pool. Then there was an outfit change, followed by cocktail hour and later, dinner (in which I served myself lots of yogurt just in case, but was not at all overwhelmed by too much spice! Although I was a little overwhelmed by too much deliciousness...).
As you can see, I ended up dressing Western for the evening portion of the program, but enough other women did too that I didn't feel out of place. I had a pretty, delicately embroidered yellow scarf on courtesy of my friend Dana, and I wore it over a simple black dress, along with a large gemstone necklace that I designed for myself a few weeks ago (one of the main and most convenient perks of being a jewelry designer!). The whole weekend was so much fun. Pretty much NOTHING got sold at my store over the weekend while I was away (a disappointing thing for another blog post), but I'm still grateful that I was able to take a few days off from my store to see two wonderful, talented people get married in style! I'm so happy for them and so glad that I got to be part of their celebration. Big congratulations to Trina and Arun!! (and big thanks to Stephanie Brago for taking all these awesome photos!)
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