~~* Wedding Memories *~~

You are the gateway of my happiness
For our memoirs made me speechless
The sweet surprises you make
And the wedding anniversary cake
Made me feel really glad
But the tussles made me sad;
Best mate you are
Bliss of my life is your care
Lifetime forever with you dear
With you beside me I never fear
Your care and affection to the core
Makes me warm and that I adore
You make me feel strong
And guide me when I am wrong
You have been by my side
Than just a passing tide
A blessed gift sent from above
You are the one I cherish and love.

~ From Your Beloved Wife.

Marriage is said to be the most imperative element in the life of an Indian women. The Women leaves her parents, her home, her place, her friends, and start to live a life with a new person (sometimes it could be someone you never know...phew!!), new place, and new people. Even the taste of food could be completely different. You are no more independent (in taking decisions); you ask permission for everything; you cannot sleep for long hours (can't sleep for long hours anymore), you have to cook (Ok..but who will eat my food!!), satisfy your husband, in-laws and people around you. OMG! So is that I had an aversion …hmm...not exactly an aversion…it was rather a not-so-comfortable feeling about marriage and nuptial knots until I met S. I initially said okay to the proposal merely to satisfy my parents. But as days and months went by, I realised that S is my man.

Our wedding was a pure arrangement by our parents - Thanks to them! I still could not treat it as an arranged marriage. Only our first meet was arranged by both of our parents. We took it forward, forward and to the height that we started speaking every day and night.

We are completely two different personalities. I believe in the saying that opposites attract each other. He is a silent and responsible person, talks less, talks only sensible words, patient, systematic, gets up early in mornings, good cook blah blah blah…I am a chatter box, non-stop talkative person, restless, irresponsible, absentminded, restless and hyper active, not that organised like S, late-to-bed-late-to rise types, hate cooking. If I have to count on the similarities, it’s just very few – music, sports, adventures, travel, games. But, we enjoyed these differences between us, though made a few compromises here and there.

S is the best life partner I could ever get in my life time (touch wood) – which I realised a little late after our engagement. I like almost all of his characteristics, the way he speaks with me, the subtle humour in him, the support he extends to me, the unconditional love he showers on me, the level at which he understands me, the comfort he creates around me, – the only soul that expects nothing from me but love and does anything to just see a smile in my face (touch wood again). I love him a lot with the whole of my heart. He made this year the best year in my life. He was the reason for my sweet yesterdays (touch wood)

Today is our First Wedding Anniversary day, and I cherish these 365 + days of fun and here is the memoir of the bygone year…

The day we met, exchanged few looks, few words, few smiles.

The weekends S never fails to visit my home for no reasons, but just to see me.

Our first unofficial meet at Marina beach.

Our first official dating was too good but one of my kind!!

First time when he left me for work after engagement. (Actually speaking, I was not all that sad when he left, because whole of the magic started only after he left me)

Surprise gift on my B’day.

Day-night skype calls - at home, at office and wherever we went – that continued for 3 months after engagement, until his arrival for marriage.

The whole fun of building our wedding website.

The marriage purchases without S were those I hated that time.

Our flop plan to meet at Singapore during New Year.

Our endless arguments and fights over phone.

His arrival for marriage was definitely our most memorable moment. We were just waiting for that day to come.

Our outings and purchases started all over again.

The D Day arrival….

Reception galattas and post reception fun we had at the mandapam.

Early morning poojas for marriage, nalangu function and the fun around

The oh-so-expected-night!!

Our kutti trips to lotsa places….

S leaving me in India – again for the 2nd time, and this time it was so miserable.

Couldnt bear the 2 months of seperation...

And the 2nd D day – It was the longest day in the year but the most memorable day for us. I travelled to Zurich to join my purushan.

The wonderful arrangement made by S to receive me and the welcoming decorations.

Our memorable trips.

Our non – stop back packing experience

House cleaning

Fights and arguments

Laughters

Sleepless nights (Hey!! Don’t take it in a wrong way!! We play cards till 12 or 1 in night!!)

Our cooking experiments

Celebrating Indian Festivals bigtime ....and lot more….

Hmm..pretty long but nice recap for me.

Here is one of my all time favourite song I dedicate to S on our Wedding Anniversary....