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Max is taken to the Mandap by Vishal   Max, patiently waiting for the bride to come :D   Following the priests directions about how to do the step...

There is a tea house we visit sometimes in Mount Eden, when we have the chance to walk there in nice sunshine. Today was just such a day. The little ...

In the Hindu wedding, the groom and his guests arrive at the bride's house (or the hall) for the wedding. Max and his family were to arrive at around ...

On the day of the wedding, before the actual wedding ceremony, there is another little ceremony where I get to dress up and then I have my first meal ...

These are some pictures from the last haldi: Anjani jiji applying haldi on me   Claire! Also applying haldi on me Now, before I forget, this night...

On the night before the wedding day, we had the last haldi (or 2 maybe?) to do. Above is a picture of me, still in my yellow sari (with the haldi from...

My many thanks to my in-laws, who flew to Melbourne all the way from Germany for the wedding AND so readily accepted and agreed to take full part in t...

Haldi ceremony is when tumeric paste is applied to the hands, feet and face of the bride and groom. It is to purify and beautify the couple and is an ...

Two days before the actual wedding day, Max and I could not see each other any more until the wedding day. On 6 February 2014, we had a ceremony call...

I've always dreamed of my wedding, as many girls do. Yet in all that dreaming we somehow seem to look over or somehow manage to completely miss all th...