wedding - renu's brother's

The day started at 0430 when my mom woke me up to say she was leaving. The alarm didn’t wake me up at 0830 and I woke to a surge of panic at 0909. Then I realized that I wasn’t supposed to be anywhere before 12! I hobbled out to the door to retrieve my newspapers. What would the neighbours think – asleep till 9! Oh the shame!

I scooted past the Sunday walkers and meat buyers and into the parking space at toll. Into a bus and at high court at 1143. There, I saw a deep red car with flowers on it. I mused on the possibility that this might, indeed be the car bearing Renu and her family. Had I been Unni, I would have surely walked over, rapped on the flowered window and terrified the inhabitants. After a while, the car pulled up from the kerb and passed into the side lane. It was indeed Renu inside. She seemed preoccupied.

At 1202, I saw Lisa and Smitha pass by in a bus. Lisa was superbly turned out, as everyone would later acclaim – Bilky included. Here’s an interesting anecdote: Lisa had gone with her bro to the shoe store to buy herself new shoes. The attendant, in what we must assume is the local style of kottayam, asked her,” is it your engagement?”

Lisa was at a loss for words. She later thought that if she had worn more jewellery, he might have asked,” is it your marriage?” the sandals in question, however, are not at all engagement like. White with multicolor patters.

But I wander from the main plot. On reaching the church (after passing the kappal palli) I was reminded by Lisa that I could wish for 3 things when I enter a church for the first time. She said that she wanted to visit all the 3 churches so that she could wish for 9 things. I don’t think god appreciates greed. [:-)]

We entered and saw royden and Renu. She looked smashing in her deep purple sari with embroidered mango motifs et al with sequins and stones. Her bangles too were done tastefully.

Smitha led us to the “girls “side of the church where we would take our seats. We got seats almost immediately. Lisa mentioned that the bench was too narrow. But I said to myself at that time, “it isn’t a park.. and perhaps too much comfort might induce sleep.”

The bride and groom looked awesome.

The service was reminiscent of sports day at school.