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Suman & Raj - Punjabi Wedding in Edmonton and Calgary

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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...