This was the wedding of the year and I was there! My maternal side of the family is our Rawal clan. My Mum was number 8 of 10 siblings and the clan is very much spread around India and all around the globe, however, it’s a very closeknit family. There are now 3rd and 4th generations and with the advance of technology and communication we all keep in touch on a daily basis through the various social media platforms.
The wedding was that of my 90 year old Mama’s granddaughter’s in Pune and being in the UK, I was given a year’s notice to book my holiday. We all descended on Pune in February 2015. My niece looked stunning, as every bride should. Although I have been able to visit my extended family in India on a fairly regular basis in the past few years, this was only the second wedding I was attending in 15 years so you can imagine how exciting it was for me!
I love taking pictures and so there I was very early in the morning, taking pictures of everything in and around the Hotel where the wedding ceremony was taking place. I didn’t realise that as I was taking pictures of the garlanded entrance where the ” Barrat” would be received with all the pomp and ceremony in an hour so, the official photographer had taken my picture.
I had bought this Bengali Balicharu saree in 2013 from Ahmedabad and hadn’t had the chance to wear it so what better occasion to wear it than this one?! It’s a gorgeous silk saree with the gold colour and embroidered pallu. I love rich, traditional silk sarees. I shall remember this very special occasion for a very long time.