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Winter Wedding - Food, Fashion and Chill

So, unpacking bags from last trip took 3 weeks, a week over what I had planned for. But who's complaining? As that wrapped, it was time to zip-up for the next trip. This time, it was my cousin's wedding up in North India!

Akarshan and Megha, both settled in city beautiful- Chandigarh, planned a pleasant winter wedding in their home state Haryana. Akarshan is working as Supervising Manager with an automobile firm, and Megha is a Marketing/Advertisements professional. Everyone was ecstatic as the bride and groom have chosen ideal life partners and make a beautiful looking couple. Akarshan, my second cousin, is very close to my family and there was no way I was going to skip being a part of his special day.

My journey to Haryana kicked-off with a 4.5 hrs one-stop flight to Chandigarh, followed by a road trip to Kaithal for Sangeet ceremony and onwards to Yamuna Nagar for the wedding function next day.

Best part of visiting North India in November are the lip-smacking desserts, chilly mornings and the sweet afternoon sun! I enjoyed all of these in full glory. I've been living in western India from past 4 years, this was the second wedding I was attending in North. Of course, I loved the experience!

Starting with food- I gorged ravenously on all dishes that I was waiting eagerly for - beautiful golden aloo-tikkis, hot gulab-jamuns, rabri topped with pistachios and almonds, and spring rolls. My heart was happy and warm. My rigorous exercise routine and strict health diet from last 6 months went out of the window, immediately. I relished all dishes and ate to my heart's content until my stomach screamed of exceeding it's capacity. I think I'm good for next 6 months, I think so.

When it comes to Punjabi/North India wedding functions, other key attractions are DJ, Alcohol and Fashion parade. I had picked a heavy outfit for the wedding function. Surprise! Surprise! I wore my wedding lehenga (heavily embroidered skirt) paired with a contrasting crop top (not from my wedding day) and embellished dupatta draped casually. It was a very heavy dress and weighed >10 kgs (approx.). I was exhausted by mid-night. Phew! The ceremony ended by 5AM.
Here's one to the newly wedded couple! Cheers!!!


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