An important player in the game of spending money is the yet-unwed friend. Or her parents. Each bride has about 3 or 4 of these. There is great deliberation about just which saree to drape, or which lengha to wear... whether each of the decided sarees has a blouse on it - or should a new one be stitched? What kind of jewelery goes best with which of the decided garments... all that jazz. The beauty parlor is visited, and various bits of makeup are experimented with. Basically, a great deal of effort gets taken. the major reasons for this could be:
A threat on part of the bride that her friend "better look good".
An insistence about showing off their kid on part of one or more parental figures.
A desire on part of the girl herself to steal her ma's best saree, by wearing it and then staking a claim later.
The "you're next" theory: getting used to being a christmas tree.
After all this effort, one wonders what this young lady will be up to during the wedding. Well, most likely, she will spend a greater of her time playing second rung host, and running all over the freaking place (possibly faster than her her apparel will allow) to find people or things. When she is not doing that, she will be taking charge of the bride and all that is associated with her - getting her ready, giving her anything she needs, including moral support and comfort and helping her relax by giving her gossip on what's happening besides the wedding.
She ends the whole episode by wondering why she couldn't have been in jeans.. and so much more comfortable. Not like anyone was looking at her anyway! But she's got a few things out of it. Like ma's neatest saree.
And so forth marches the wedding season.
11 comments:
Aah, marriages...
When's yours, BTW? :D
hmm... agree! specially with the third reason!;)
and yes, Gauri, ask me!!! having been the only 'friend' to attend one of my close friend's wedding recently!
@ shrikant: so u kno the worst question of them all! well, answer is, u'll kno when u get the card. pls get wife n kid along. :P
appu: i hope i have chilka still single at urs.. u wont b still single at hers tho then... sigh. poooor me. :)
Worst? Naah!!
That's a standard question you should be able to defend or fend off adroitly by now... Me is just giving you some net practice.
If you want me wife and kids to attend your marriage, I hope you know what that means... But then, at least you'll get an entry into the Guiness Book or the Limca book...
@ shri: that was my standard answer! atleast to the not married junta :)
so which role are ya gonna play in the near future?
the unwed friend allright.
i can understand dudet!
Nicely written..
all wedding.. watever part of teh world have some similarities and one of them is this!!!
thanks da. :)
maitrai strikes again !
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