The Ismaili wedding ceremonies last about 4 days and everything is showered with flower petals. The colourful glitter is added to the mehndi design solely for picture purposes. Something like this: Shyna, the bride's sister is bringing holy water from jamatkhana: In order to maintain the purity of the water, she's not allowed to speak or even smile before she hands the gari over to the bride's mother: Not such an easy task because she wants hard cash in exchange: During the Mandhvo, four uncles bring pineapples to the bride's house and place them in the four corners of the room. It's a known fact that evil doesn't like pineapples and it will not enter the premises. However, now it's very safe for the bride to show up: A similar story unfolds at the groom's place: Aleem's sisters bring the gari with holy water: Winning: The area is secured in the same way, with the pineapples' help: A paste made of chickpea fl...
We begin our journey just outside Calgary, in Chestermere, where the bride still resides in the morning of the wedding. The founder of Sikhism, and the first of the ten Sikh gurus, oversees all the preparations: Suman is now ready to say 'I do'. Meanwhile, Raj spends the morning in his hotel room: With or without the sehra, the groom looks royal. The white horse can only improve that aspect during the baraat: Suman's family is waiting for them in front of the gurdwara: After the milni, everyone is a little hungry and a light breakfast, consisting of everything deep fried, fixes the temporary problem: With full stomachs, we're ready for the 1 hour long Ceremony of Bliss. In the balcony, there's someone who is not very happy with the direction things are headed to, but it's too late now: Suman: "When I first met Raj, I came home and told my sister he was exactly like me. One of two things was going to happen: either we were goi...
As you may already know, prohibited areas are usually the most fascinating and appealing. So let's step in. Nav starts her wedding day with beautiful gifts from her husband to be, like a fancy purse: And shoes to match: Last, but not least, a t-shirt that she'll have to wear for the rest of her life: Her bridesmaids prove very useful: Meanwhile, I spend my morning with the groom. As soon as Amar's pants are on, Gurjot can proceed with the turban tying: Nav: "I remember the first time I saw Amar, it was during a bhangra practice at the U of A. Amar had come in to 'teach' us and I thought to myself 'who is this guy and why does he think he can teach me bhangra?'. Fast forward a few months, we found each other on social media and exchanged numbers. Six months after our first meeting, he finally mustered up the courage to ask me out for our first date on July 1st, 2012. I always knew he was the one, and exactly six years later, it became a reality." U...
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