Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Of one Bride and 19 Bridesmaids

Me: I wanna be an official sky-diver. I realized today, this what I have always wanted to do, my passion
P1: (Erm! scratching head)Cooooool! Go Ahead Man!
Me: (With Hands wide up in the air) If I put HUGE mirrors on earth, we can reflect sunlight at Night, then we wont need electricity
P2: (devastated) When will we sleep?!?! (realizing) how much does daylight matter!!
Me: I ll kill poor people and end poverty. Then I ll be THE AWESOME! 
P4: (faints)


Me: I have an awesome idea!!
P3: Really! I have a brilliant idea too!! (Awww!!)


I found my dream guy! The best opposite that could ever be. I was THE Awesome, he-A Awesome (A and THE are opposites, right?!  so, we complement ;) ). A super romantic end to a hard loved college life, a lovely wedding ahead..

BUT..Ever heard of the term bridesmaids. Yeah, yeah! the lovely ladies who get to have the dress, the make-up, the guy and all the attention without actually having to get married!!  Okay, dont scream now, I know that the lovely three ladies help the bride. Only that I had NINETEEN of them. (Halwaa).


Today, I had to break the news about the wedding. The butterflies had already started their job in my stomach. I dont know, what scared me. I wasnt looking for their approval but then I wanted them all to approve it. I wasn't scared of the jokes they would crack but then I didnt wantthem to do it,not today. I wasn't expecting them to cry of happiness but then I wanted to see them smile with love, happiness and contentment. Baah! May be I was thinking too much..Being in love does that to you :P

(confused, confident, happy but pale) I told them. Okay, I mailed.( It doesnt matter, in Halwaa we dont care, promise!)

1min, 2min, 3 min, and there came in the first mail ''congratulations'' , followed by more "I am happy for you" and then some more of them. Hmm, neat, phew! that was so easy. Turns out I WAS thinking too much. But something was missing. ( "But then you wanted them to be courteous and well mannered", I told myself). I kept staring at my screen, refreshing my inbox.

1 Hour passed : There they were, the mails, screaming out from my inbox

"I ll do the make-up"
"I am doing the shopping"
"I am the  maid of honour, I was her depmate"
"No way...I am the maid of her of honour, I was her roommate"
"How could you forget, I am the hairstylist"
"I want the attention, I want to wear the MOST different colour"
"We will make everyone dance, choose the song"
''Aww. You know Nathan Haley (One tree Hill) also married right after college..We support you"
"Dare anyone miss it"
And so on ........it went and is going on...!   - (adi HALWAA ante, asala roopam)


:)..Now I had a smile form ear to ear..I switched off my PC and slept in peace.Relieved.Telling myself "God! what the hell was I thinking. It was so simple, it's Halwaa, it US. " Unlimited was the excitement and unconditional was the support.

Yes, one groom, NINETEEN bridesmaids  and the lucky and AWESOME bride, me! :P
You are invited and I sure shall keep you posted on how many fell for them and how many hearts they broke, on my wedding day!! Hopefully you shall get to see some of my pictures! I shall guide you on how to locate the bride! :D

Saraswati  (P.S. Not my wedding! ;))