My day would start with a cup of hot tea that I didn’t make, followed by a savory breakfast. Lunch and dinner was always lavish with multiple courses and in between all these, there were various kinds on sweets, both syrupy and dried. We Bengalis love to eat and in my house, whenever there is any celebration, food-talk happen before anything else. For folks who are not aware, my brother just got married which is why I was out of action for past few weeks. He stepped into a new stage of life with a broad smile on his face, holding his cheerful wife’s hand and together, they look an adorable, happy couple.
The last three weeks just flew by in absolute happiness. I met my cousins, uncle and aunties after a real long time and we had a blast. We re-visited some childhood memories, laughed out loud and made some new memories to last a lifetime. It’s moment like these when I wish there was no geographical distance between us, I wish we were all staying under one roof and I wish we could see each other everyday, even if just for a cup of tea.
I took tons of pictures captured every single moment possible, but most of them are too personal to share out here. However, I filtered out some specific photos for you lovelies. It’s mainly the traditions and rituals that are done before the wedding, the many many ceremonies that are too complicated for me to understand. I just enjoy the vibrant colors and the fun that comes along with it!
Karine Keldany
Hello from Linkedin. I was presently surprised when I visited your blog. Beautiful photography, nice themes and good looking recipes. I love indian food and all indian traditions. Sometimes I wonder if in another life I was indian. Hehehe
So I will be following you. Drop by my blog and let me know what you think. Greetings from Montreal, Canada.
Nilanjana Goswami
Awesome pics....
Poornima
Gorgeous pictures Kankana, family weddings are the best!! Love the bright colors!
Reese@SeasonwithSpic
Always so colorful! So joyous! One of my very good friends is Bengali (Malaysian Bengali of course) and she always shares with us many beautiful celebrations from her culture. I love the dancing and the elaborate banquet! Seeing all your gorgeous pictures makes me miss the cultural celebrations back home - Indians, Malays, Chinese, Eurasions & so on. I think I have to urge my friend to get married soon, so I can go back for a big fat Bengali wedding:) For now, I truly enjoy looking through the images you posted here. It is indeed a beautiful wedding!
Pia
I was waiting for the wedding pictures, and these are so worth the wait! You brought back so many memories of all things Bengali 🙂 The topor, the dhoop, the flowers and shondesh - I can almost smell the wedding air! Beautiful. There's nothing like a barir-biye.