I leave for India in 48 hours!!! How did I get to this moment so fast? Six months ago I was standing in the living room of my mothers house crying tears of joy as Adithya crouched on one knee and put a ring on my finger. Now I am packing bottled water and my two Salwar Kameez suits in great anticipation for our Hindu wedding in India. When you fall in love with someone like I did and you fall in love with their culture, there is no greater gift you can get then to see where they grew up. Adithya lived in India for 17 years and this is a huge part of who he is, who I love. In planning the American wedding I initially thought that would be for my family and that the Indian family would come to the Indian wedding. Little did I know Adithya has like 40 cousins in America who all want to attend. But, Can I really complain that people want to attend and share our special day? No. For my whole life it's always been my mom, my brother and me. I saw my dad often and grandmother and have ONE aunt. =) But I always dreamed of a having a huge family as a little girl. I always wanted a network of people that you could count on, that loved you. Well I am inheriting a pretty large family now =) Wish granted. One auntie has become 30, One cousin has become 60 and I get another set of AMAZING parents. I feel like Christmas has come early.
That being said there are so many fears that run through my head, will I use my left (Unclean) hand in the wedding? Will the food be too spicy and I will tear up and offend? Will I say something on accident that will offend? Will too many people show up to the American wedding and feel cramped in the small bungalow I booked for our, "intimate and small" wedding I initially wanted? Will the Indians at the American wedding expect Indian traditions and be shocked when I walk out in a white dress and have a twenty minute wedding vow? I only allow these thoughts a brief moment in my mind because in the end as my father and mother in law would say. "All is well," I am grateful for this amazing journey. Follow me over the next two weeks and I promise to entertain.
In Gratitude,
Namaste
Don't worry so much Leia! You are going to have loads of fun at both weddings :)
ReplyDeleteAnd...just one more thing...getting married into this large and extended family gives you a place to call home in almost every corner of the globe. The branches of this family extend far and wide!
Your loves and fears are so similar to mine! :) Your writing is full of so much heart, and I know you're going to love the journey the two weddings bring- even if you grab something with you left hand, or some people scratch their heads at a 20 minute American ceremony! I believe you're either in India now, or in the friendly skies... fdjkdsjfkdsjfk!!!
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