Comments on: Indian Wedding Story, Part Five http://gorigirl.com/indian-wedding-story-part-five intercultural relationship stories and advice Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:22:04 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: kolamdesigns http://gorigirl.com/indian-wedding-story-part-five#comment-3716 kolamdesigns Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:25:49 +0000 http://gorigirl.com/?p=585#comment-3716 Hi this is kolam... Hi this is kolam…

]]> By: Gori Girl http://gorigirl.com/indian-wedding-story-part-five#comment-2796 Gori Girl Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:39:40 +0000 http://gorigirl.com/?p=585#comment-2796 Thank you! (And great piece on your blog :-)) Thank you! (And great piece on your blog :-) )

]]> By: SS http://gorigirl.com/indian-wedding-story-part-five#comment-2754 SS Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:09:36 +0000 http://gorigirl.com/?p=585#comment-2754 My God! You look ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!! What can I say... Wish you a very happy married life :) My God! You look ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!! What can I say…
Wish you a very happy married life :)

]]> By: GoriGirl http://gorigirl.com/indian-wedding-story-part-five#comment-2007 GoriGirl Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:54:14 +0000 http://gorigirl.com/?p=585#comment-2007 Hi gsugirl, and welcome to the blog! If you haven't noticed them already, you might try checking out the <a href="http://gorigirl.com/forum rel="nofollow">forums</a> - some other commenters have posted their stories there, and gotten some good feedback from others. Also I have a post on my first meeting with Aditya's parents <a href="http://gorigirl.com/meeting-the-desi-parents" rel="nofollow">here</a>, if you haven't stumbled across it yet.<br><br>Good luck on eventually meeting his parents - and don't worry too much! Your fiancée probably knows what he's doing in inviting you to visit them. :-) Hi gsugirl, and welcome to the blog! If you haven't noticed them already, you might try checking out the forums – some other commenters have posted their stories there, and gotten some good feedback from others. Also I have a post on my first meeting with Aditya's parents here, if you haven't stumbled across it yet.

Good luck on eventually meeting his parents – and don't worry too much! Your fiancée probably knows what he's doing in inviting you to visit them. :-)

]]> By: gsugirl http://gorigirl.com/indian-wedding-story-part-five#comment-2006 gsugirl Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:26:16 +0000 http://gorigirl.com/?p=585#comment-2006 i am so happy i found this site. Gori Girl i find your posts to be quite entertaining! i love reading your posts since i am a african american grad student that is engaged to a kenyan east indian...he invited me to his parents home yesterday and i backed out! i am just so afraid of what i may encounter. i get clumsy and anxious, but i figured if he was bold enough to propose to me and wants me to know them well.. i have to try..I just feel that me being black is like a double whammy, considering they wanted for him an arranged marriage. im just soo nervous i am so happy i found this site. Gori Girl i find your posts to be quite entertaining! i love reading your posts since i am a african american grad student that is engaged to a kenyan east indian…he invited me to his parents home yesterday and i backed out! i am just so afraid of what i may encounter. i get clumsy and anxious, but i figured if he was bold enough to propose to me and wants me to know them well.. i have to try..I just feel that me being black is like a double whammy, considering they wanted for him an arranged marriage. im just soo nervous

]]> By: Chris http://gorigirl.com/indian-wedding-story-part-five#comment-1768 Chris Wed, 27 May 2009 13:28:21 +0000 http://gorigirl.com/?p=585#comment-1768 And his Indian name means 'Spells like a Desi'.<br><br><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090526/ap_on_re_us/us_spelling_bee_indian_neurosurgeons;_ylt=AnRibk44pkPOUdkupBCeaAIDW7oF" rel="nofollow">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090526/ap_on_re_us...</a> And his Indian name means 'Spells like a Desi'.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090526/ap_on_re_us...

]]> By: amreekandesi http://gorigirl.com/indian-wedding-story-part-five#comment-1673 amreekandesi Wed, 13 May 2009 22:11:56 +0000 http://gorigirl.com/?p=585#comment-1673 I just discovered your blog today, and this is a fascinating post. I too had an arya samaj wedding last year before a 'fancier' wedding, and this post brought back old memories.<br><br>I don't even remember some of the terms you mention here! I am impressed! <br><br>Now let me read some of your older posts :) I just discovered your blog today, and this is a fascinating post. I too had an arya samaj wedding last year before a 'fancier' wedding, and this post brought back old memories.

I don't even remember some of the terms you mention here! I am impressed!

Now let me read some of your older posts :)

]]> By: GoriGirl http://gorigirl.com/indian-wedding-story-part-five#comment-1644 GoriGirl Tue, 12 May 2009 10:18:39 +0000 http://gorigirl.com/?p=585#comment-1644 No offense taken - he's a scrawny-ass little dude. I must admit, the idea that either one of seem at all pious is a little more irking. No offense taken – he's a scrawny-ass little dude. I must admit, the idea that either one of seem at all pious is a little more irking.

]]> By: Paul http://gorigirl.com/indian-wedding-story-part-five#comment-1643 Paul Tue, 12 May 2009 05:27:25 +0000 http://gorigirl.com/?p=585#comment-1643 Nice pictures. Very pious, may I say. <br>No offenses but your frame looks bigger than your husband's ;) Nice pictures. Very pious, may I say.
No offenses but your frame looks bigger than your husband's ;)

]]> By: Paul http://gorigirl.com/indian-wedding-story-part-five#comment-1642 Paul Tue, 12 May 2009 05:24:01 +0000 http://gorigirl.com/?p=585#comment-1642 Why? They wanted what we here in the UK call the Hen's night where we have all the ladies and a male stripper? lol Why? They wanted what we here in the UK call the Hen's night where we have all the ladies and a male stripper? lol

]]> By: GoriGirl http://gorigirl.com/indian-wedding-story-part-five#comment-1617 GoriGirl Sun, 10 May 2009 03:46:28 +0000 http://gorigirl.com/?p=585#comment-1617 So, finally finished catching up with your blog - no mention of any wedding details...<br><br>Do tell, at some point. :-) So, finally finished catching up with your blog – no mention of any wedding details…

Do tell, at some point. :-)

]]> By: GoriGirl http://gorigirl.com/indian-wedding-story-part-five#comment-1615 GoriGirl Fri, 08 May 2009 17:20:59 +0000 http://gorigirl.com/?p=585#comment-1615 Thanks for sharing your pics, Pattu Rani! It sounds like you guys went all out for the wedding in Nepal. I particularly like the dubo grass garland - it's very interesting to see how the traditions morph a bit from area to area. Thanks for sharing your pics, Pattu Rani! It sounds like you guys went all out for the wedding in Nepal. I particularly like the dubo grass garland – it's very interesting to see how the traditions morph a bit from area to area.

]]> By: Pattu Rani http://gorigirl.com/indian-wedding-story-part-five#comment-1614 Pattu Rani Fri, 08 May 2009 16:34:14 +0000 http://gorigirl.com/?p=585#comment-1614 Here are our wedding pics:<br><br><a href="http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/dharmabird67/wedding/" rel="nofollow">http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/dharmabi...</a><br><br>pw is 'govisgirl' Here are our wedding pics:

http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/dharmabi...

pw is 'govisgirl'

]]> By: Pattu Rani http://gorigirl.com/indian-wedding-story-part-five#comment-1612 Pattu Rani Fri, 08 May 2009 16:23:31 +0000 http://gorigirl.com/?p=585#comment-1612 We had a full 3-hour(with intermission) puja, lots of different things thrown into the fire, ghee, spices, etc.. It was at Vajravarahi temple near Patan, Kathmandu valley, Nepal - they have pavilions outside the main temple with fire pits. Our wedding day was very auspicious and there were lots of other couples who came and went and did 'quickie' pujas that same day but we did the full show.:)<br><br>In Nepal they wear a special garland made of 'dubo' grass which Ganesh likes - it is used for a lot of important 'life stage' pujas like baby's first rice feeding, etc. - I don't think any other groups use this type of mala. Nepali wives also wear a glass beaded necklace called 'pote' which indicates married status like the mangalsutra - most only wear mangalsutra on special days and wear pote every day along with choori and tikka. We had a full 3-hour(with intermission) puja, lots of different things thrown into the fire, ghee, spices, etc.. It was at Vajravarahi temple near Patan, Kathmandu valley, Nepal – they have pavilions outside the main temple with fire pits. Our wedding day was very auspicious and there were lots of other couples who came and went and did 'quickie' pujas that same day but we did the full show.:)

In Nepal they wear a special garland made of 'dubo' grass which Ganesh likes – it is used for a lot of important 'life stage' pujas like baby's first rice feeding, etc. – I don't think any other groups use this type of mala. Nepali wives also wear a glass beaded necklace called 'pote' which indicates married status like the mangalsutra – most only wear mangalsutra on special days and wear pote every day along with choori and tikka.

]]> By: Pattu Rani http://gorigirl.com/indian-wedding-story-part-five#comment-1613 Pattu Rani Fri, 08 May 2009 16:14:33 +0000 http://gorigirl.com/?p=585#comment-1613 Lucky for you your verses were translated - when we got married in Nepal I could have been agreeing to anything, lol.... Good thing my MIL won't even let me bow down to her feet - when I tried to follow this custom she said 'no, no' and hugged me instead - as long as she knows I will take care of her 'choro' in the big bad USA and make Nepali khana she is happy :) Lucky for you your verses were translated – when we got married in Nepal I could have been agreeing to anything, lol…. Good thing my MIL won't even let me bow down to her feet – when I tried to follow this custom she said 'no, no' and hugged me instead – as long as she knows I will take care of her 'choro' in the big bad USA and make Nepali khana she is happy :)

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