We just returned from a week trip back east to celebrate the wedding festivities of Aparna and Scott! What an incredible week...I don't even know where to start. Aparna looked incredible and we are all so happy to welcome Scott and his fantastic family to ours :)
The week started with an easy flight...phew. Sonia did great on the flight and my parents were SO EXCITED to see her and see how big she'd gotten. We were first a little nervous about how Sonia would do with the 300+ friends and family in town for the big event, but she was a star! She participated by wearing several Indian outfits and constantly walked around "chatting" and hamming it up with all the people around.
We had a few days on the front end to relax and help prepare for the weekend. My Chalikakki (grandmother's sister) stayed with us at my parents which was awesome. Friends and family were in and out all weekend, dinner at the house every night (followed by the necessary night-cap) and a big brunch on Saturday morning.
On Friday, Aparna's best girlfriends and I showered her all day long, with a private cooking class, contstant toasts and henna. We were in NYC all day - and I have to say, I really enjoyed the girly day - no diapers, no stroller, and I even wore high heels all day!Saturday was the Puja (Hindu prayer event) at my parents' house. The weather was perfect, the ceremony was awesome and we all ate great food and got to socialize with everyone. Our dear friends Janina and Alex came, so we got to spend some extra special time with them since we never get to see them!
Sunday was the BIG DAY! It couldn't have been a better day - and it all started off with an article, color picture and announcement about A&S's wedding in the New York Times! The wedding was incredible and Aparna looked amazing! I was proud to be her sister (and even got choked up during my Maid of Honor Speech - yikes!) Erich and I spent the night at my cousin Laxmi's place in the city after the after-party - the first time we'd done that together since Sonia was born. The real luxury was sleeping in...I had forgotten how nice that was.
All in all, it was definitely the wedding of the year. We literally took hundreds of pictures, so it was hard to choose which ones to post. Click on the link below to see a sample of some of the fun!
