THE MOST WELCOMING WEDDING!

This wedding is the most welcoming wedding I have ever covered, everyone was so friendly and went out their way to make sure we were all having a good time. It certainly wasn’t hard, the whole experience was incredible.

What I noticed from chatting to all the guests (well not all of them, there were a few hundred!), was that everyone was related to the bride and groom, being a photographer, that was the best part for me. From there, the next two days were a blur. The wedding was a two day affair. Boy, when they say people go all out in Indian weddings, they are NOT joking. Over the next two days we would sleep very little, shoot very much, and eat to our heart's content.

So, prepare to be emotionally and physically wiped. Seriously, you’re going to be active for 18 hours a day. And most of what you experience is going to be brand new and wonderful, from the music, to the food, to the conversations.

Standing next to the groom when he first laid eyes on the bride, dancing like a serpent in a beautiful red lehenga for him, made me a believer. His hypnotic gaze and all consuming smile turned my scepticism into pure admiration and awe. I saw the look of love, the look of two souls merging into one, the look of “You’re it. You’re all I want.” 

It was beautiful witnessing the two days wedding affair to understand that it might be possible for two people to spend eternity together without either one of them wanting to jump out of a window. Together, these two were stronger, and neither one of them felt like they were settling, or compromising, or being tied down.

Two days of this beautiful wedding made me understand that the idea that two people were made for each other does exist. Hell, if two people can live through those two days of mad chaos and still want to spend eternity together, that’s testament enough to their compatibility.

Living simply is the key, less is truly more. We define our own happiness. When in doubt, though, start dancing. Take your Hollywood mindset and put it on a plane to Bollywood.  I promise, it will put things into perspective. 

A Mumbai-Chennai love story. (Jennifer & Srinath)

Wedding is a once in a lifetime event. Its all about love and a day to cherish for a lifetime; the kind of love that is patient, kind, does not envy, that does not boast, that does not dishonor others, not self seeking, not easily angered and keeps no records of wrong; it always protects, trusts, hopes and preserves. 

I still remember, I was praying for a long time. The day I landed in Mumbai, when I saw her for the first time, I knew she was my girl. But the funny part was, I couldn't tell her immediately; isn't it amazing? One of the initial thing that I noticed about Jenny (Jennifer) is, she is so humble and down to earth person.

I wonder how many people have this character and she has lots of patience to handle me, which is quite challenging for other people. There are so many things I can talk about her. She is my biggest blessing. What more can you ask God?

What can I say about Srinath, I'm from Mumbai and he's from Chennai and we absolutely have no mutual friends, no connections, no contacts at all. But it's only through god and god's grace alone that we met and now, here we are! We're getting married. This walk had really been wonderful and through every step of the way we can see god's grace and his faithfulness throughout our relationship. I still remember the first time we met, it was at the Gateway Of India. He held my hand and the first thing I asked him was," Will you marry me?" because didn't wanted to waste my time if he said no. But he looked at me and said,"How do you even expect me to say No, I'm already in love with you." And that's where it all started.

He's a wonderful person. TO be honest, we both never agree on anything. We fight on almost everything. He has his weaknesses and I have mine. But we compliment each other perfectly. I cannot expect anything better. No one in this entire planet can handle me, but he has proven it. So, I'm really happy.

This video captures brilliantly the very event where two people are no longer two but one till death does them apart. 

Watch their beautiful love story video here:

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"For me, it was love at first sight." (Akshata & Mark)

It was early in the morning on 7th February 2015 and both me and Akshata had been scheduled to do a flight to Perth Australia.

I still remember Akshata walking into the pre-flight meeting, hearing her introduce herself and the question she was asked by the senior cabin crew member when he was testing our knowledge before the flight.

"For me, it was love at first sight." 

We  got to know each other during the flight. The flight was very lucky for two reasons. First, it was not a particularly busy flight so there was a lot of time for chit chat. Secondly, by pure chance we were seated opposite each other on the flight. When I realized this,  I was delighted as it meant she'd have to talk to me even if she didn't want to.

Akshata was not particularly impressed with my skills as a cabin crew as I was quite new and she'd been there for a while, she felt she did all the work. By the time we landed in Perth I had already asked Akshata to come to the St Patrick's day ball with me in Doha on March 17th. (which we never ended up going to)

After we arrived in Perth, we decided we go out that night and have dinner with the other crew from the flight which we did. After dinner, we went out to see the city. We walked around and finally went back to the hotel. We shared our first magical kiss outside the hotel that night and then returned to our respected rooms agreeing to meet for breakfast the following morning.

We did end up going for breakfast in the morning at a nearby breakfast joint. When I ordered food which was a big portion and finished it all, Mark told me that he has never seen a girl who eats so much since I was so skinny.

Then in the evening we operated the flight back to Doha. Never got much chance to talk to each other as it was a busy flight and we both ended up working in different areas on the flight. 

Returning to Doha we said our goodbyes and since we had already exchanged our numbers we kept in touch. Honestly if it wasn't for me, Mark would have never contacted me because he is too shy. 

It was a bit difficult for us to meet at times because of our rosters. So once when Mark had 3 days off he flew to Perth, Australia as a passenger  on the flight on which I was the operating crew, so that we can just spend time with each other.  I remember quite distinctly one of my colleagues on that flight telling me that you guys are definitely going to get married, if he is taking such a long trip just to be with you.

I remember quite distinctly one of my colleagues on that flight telling me that you guys are definitely going to get married, if he is taking such a long trip just to be with you.

He asked me visit Ireland during my holidays. So in May, I visited Ireland and met his family. I really fell in love with Ireland. Then in the month of September, Mark came to Mumbai to meet my parents.

He resigned from his job in October as he wanted to go back to Ireland. I was still working in Qatar and we would still try and meet when I was on layovers in Europe at least once a month. 
I resigned in the month of February and moved to Ireland. We got engaged on the 14th of February 2016.

We had a civil marriage on 22nd April 2016. Even though we were officially married we wanted a traditional Indian wedding which was on the 3rd of June 2017.

Love just happens. We don't have to do anything.

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