This past week, Mala, one of my closest friends from college, got married to Sumit and we spent every night this week celebrating this incredibly special occasion!
It started with a mehendhi at her cousin's house, where Ananya had a blast getting both her hands done and comparing it to Mala! The next night, Pooneet and I celebrated at another mehendhi/sangeet dinner where I actually got mehendhi done again! And then Friday I "took a lunch meeting in Fremont" and went for Mala's chuura ceremony - wow, the number of bangles on each arm was insane! Tradition has it that the bride is supposed to wear bangles for the first year of marriage...wonder what Mala will do :)
That evening, Pooneet and I drove up to the hotel in Vallejo, where we got there just in time for the awesome sangeet - where the highlight was a most unexpected and super fantastic speech by Mala's brother-in-law Rohan. I haven't laughed like that in a looooooong time!
And Saturday was the big day - we had dance practice early in the morning (we were doing a surprise dance for Mala and Sumit) and then all the girls went to Mala's room to get our hair and makeup done, which was such a relaxed, fun, girly way to spend the day. We made our way to the incredibly gorgeous Cline Cellars winery in Sonoma where Mala got ready in this plush velvety converted railcar. She was such a stunning bride! The ceremony was peaceful, heartfelt, and beautiful and the reception took place indoors in this awesome barrel room. Mala seemed pleasantly surprised by our dance (phew!) and Pooneet and I partied until 4am...Awesome reception, so much fun with so many friends, and so happy to be part of such a special day.
Here are some pictures from the week:
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