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Pinterest the dream app: Day 16 of #blogchatterA2Z challenge

It was a year before my wedding when I found this wonderful mobile app. I was enchanted with the ability to add pins to my board. You would only see me pinning the whole day. I literally spent 3 hours a day sometimes. I was always animated and obsessed to plan everything about my wedding. […]

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Mehndi Ki Shaam: Day 13 of #blogchattera2z challenge

Mehndi is every bride’s favourite accessory.The colour and the smell of mehndi is like a drug. If you have seen any Yash Raj movie you would know how important is mehndi for an Indian bride. Every bride gets her mehndi function and I got two. Yes, I had two mehndi functions.This function is mainly for […]

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Kanya and Kalash: Day 11 of #blogchatterA2Z challenge

For every wedding in my hometown, the Kalash is important. There is a special ceremony to bring the Kalash for the wedding. Every guest coming to the marriage used to be welcomed traditionally by doing a small pooja with a Kalash. The guest would then put a token or entire amount of their contribution to […]

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Jewellery Glitters and Jitters: An expensive dream- Day 10 of #blogchatterA2Z challenge

Almost a year before my marriage I moved to my home to stay with my family. Every night before sleeping I would spend hours thinking about the wedding, planning my looks for each of the events, taking inspiration from other brides. I was always worried about how will the bridal jewellery look on me. I […]

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Hathdaan Haldi Tel Vinayak – Day 8 of #blogchatterA2Z challenge

Rajasthani weddings have countless rituals. When I close my eyes and start thinking about the wedding all I remember seeing every time is many ladies clad in sarees with ghoonghat till their chin and singing, dancing, playing all the wedding games and enjoying all the rituals. One such happy and fun-filled event is Haldi. I […]