Writing this blog in very tired situation though tired by fun. Came after a friend's marriage reception and got tired after meeting so many people wearing fake smiles and glistening, bright and shining clothes.
It's very funny to attend Indian marriages but that's what (fun) we organize get together meets and other family events. If we remove this factor, then there will be no difference among it and boring typical corporate meetings.
Carrying plethora of gifts, wrapped in shining and attractive paper (although no one knows what's there behind and sometimes presenter even don't know it) enters into marriage venue. Women have their full attention on how costly and beautiful their sarees are, in comparison to others, girls and boys are busy searching for their company among crowd, giving each other signals of being singles and other sorts. Kids, don't even where they are going and for what, but one thing which is very clear in their mind is or we can say focused towards two things, one is DJ or their games and second is "ice-creams". And men, yes men how can we forget them, they enter the hall in hope of some cocktail stuff and if that's not available then they get involved in their boring topics of politics and business with their peers.
All these participants in such an event, wait eagerly for one thing, apart from various other stuffs in which they try to find their busyness or try to hide behind it, and that thing is the time of opening up of food court. While chit-chatting everyone has one eye at food court, in order to be the first one to lift up the plate and fill it with food (like priests do in Hinduism, they are served with fresh cook first and then later after he finish up his stomach filling rituals, other family members get to have something).
The moment food court opens, the whole scenario got reversed, except for bride and groom on the stage, everyone is in food court including the photographer. Sometimes, I thought there might be few people who went on dieting before attending such functions to eat to their necks.
(To be continued),,,tired now...sleeping...
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Mostly true. Except that whatever weddings I have attended, the entire crowd does not go for food. I have always seen half the crowd in the hall & half at the food court. The photographers are always the last to have food
ReplyDeleteHi anonymous, well your point is true but the majority of people in marriages are focused at few things among which food is on priority rest other things like giving greetings to couple is just a formality. And, yes photographer's job is tough while with empty stomach, they have to capture the moments of delicious food filled mouth of others.
ReplyDeleteBut whatever may be the scenario, Indian marriages are so funny and great to be attended.