2 Years
Posted by Guhan | Filed under Events
2 years ago on this day, sporting a wide smile and dressed up in a grand saree, a beautiful lady sat next to me tossing stuff the priest gave us into the holy fire. Our parents stood behind us, almost blessing us every second, and a huge audience in front of us, all set to literally shower us with their blessings. The celebration reached its crescendo at 9:30 am in the morning, every one eagerly waiting for the all important index finger flick by the high priest. And exactly at 9:40 am, the music had more base, it was raining rice and I was working my way up to a complex double knot of a turmeric coated thread!! We were no longer single, we were smiling, we were married !
I know its a cliche, but time sure does fly. 2 years has zipped past, and it stills feels like it was just the day before that we were rushing through the preparations for the wedding. Its been an amazing 2 years, lots of fun memories, the couple getaways, the gifts, the celebrations, decorating our home, the parties, the great food, the little fights, the big gestures, the love notes, caring, being cared for and most important of them all Happy times.
All through our lives, the wedding day is hyped up to be this momentous day in ones life when supposedly every thing begins to change and we are expected to have this great epiphany of all things grown up and mature. In retrospect, I personally dont have any horror stories to share about the wedding contrary to popular belief. It was a fun day, when 24 hours felt more like 10 minutes. Over the 2 years, we got to hear many stories about our wedding day, different perspectives and little incidents around the function. It almost seems that people who attended the wedding had more fun and remember it a lot more than the bride and groom. Which is why I always say, the wedding is for the people attending, the marriage is for the bride and groom.
So today, as we celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary, I am happy to have some one who I can call my better half. I have enjoyed this phase of my life, its been different for sure, but in a good way. Its been full of interesting moments, moments that you remember, moments that you cherish, moments that you learn from, moments that you hate, scary moments etc. Having that special someone witness all those moments relevant to you with out judgment or prejudice is what my marriage has meant to me.
Wishing for many more happy moments.
