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Tuesday, April 26, 2005
The runaway bride!
Being the daydreamer that I am, I always used to think that whenever I get married, it has to be a typical shaadi. Maroon traditional outfit, Mehndi, mayoun, close friends and family.
But now I think otherwise.....and there are quite a few reasons to it...
There was a time, when come December & one had to go to three weddings a day. This
year July has the same feel to it-only that it is going to be way too hot & humid!
So, one of the so many shaadis is going to be my best friends wedding....
Getting engaged on the coming 29th inshallah & the wedding being in July, means the
shopping is already in full swing. And obviously no matter how much of a "no shopping" person I am, all those endless trips to Gulf, Aashiana, Saddar & Tariq road, I am pulled in to it. To put it in short, so far the wedding ki tayari has truely been an eye opener! Starting from the fact that
this female whom my friend is going to for her shaadi makeup is charging Rs.12000! Damn-thats alot for mere 4 hours!
Then this designer refused to give an appointment because she cant take any orders till September,her labour is already working 24/7.
This another upcoming designer when contacted, very blluntly said
," agar aap ka budget is above Rs.40,000 for a formal evening wear I can give you an appointment, but app sooch lai, mein nahin chahta kay aap ka time zaya ho-meri informal range check kar lain, that starts from Rs.20,000!"
I almost died of shock! had someone else told me about this, I would have refused to believe but I spoke
to Mr.Designer myself, so there was no denying!
Met up with this another friend of mine whos getting married in September. Seeing her in a pensive mood, I inquired about the issue. She had ordered a Rs 300,000 ka gharara for her shaadi & could'nt find anything comparable for her valima. For 10 minutes I think i had stopped breathing. Living in a country like ours, there
would be a million families who could get their kids married off respectably. Damn, where is the world coming too...
When I said that to my getting married friends, all they could say was...shaadi aik dafa hoti hai, jo jo karnay hai, kar laina chahiye!
And then my friends mother liked this dinner set which she wanted to buy for her daughter. (96 or 98 pieces, I cant recall)for Rs.112,000! cant understand this concept. why a dinnerset? Firstly, its so damn expensive & secondly I am sure
the grooms family has evolved...they dont eat their food in leaves anymore!
Crockery & cutllery can please be forgone!
So, after a week of endless shopping delimmas, the bottomline is that I have descided that I will have to run away
and get married! Coming from a typical Punjabi family means that when my time comes, things are going to be even tougher!
All that money that was going to be spent on useless things should rather be used in a more creative manner.....carribean cruise,
skydiving, a trip to Europe, Bunjee jumping, polar bear watching in alaska....whatever!
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