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This wedding story has a flash back. Here it goes: First they got to know each other through a social networking site. After a few months, Vijay and Sreejisha became friends. Initially their conversations were more on dentistry as both are dentists. Gradually, they realised that they had too many factors in common. Overtime friendship bloomed into a relationship. At one stage they realised that they were compatible which prompted them to think about marriage.
Their parents gave a green signal; and soon engagement and wedding dates were fixed. Soon after the engagement, the bride got to know about the Monsoon Wedding Bride Contest via Facebook. Without giving it a second thought she decided to take part in it. As her family and Vijay’s family were cool about the idea of her taking part in the contest, Sreejisha registered her name. Finally leaving behind around 60 contestant brides, she became the FWD-Fariyadh Monsoon Wedding Bride. Expressing her joy of winning, this demure bride says, “I couldn’t believe my eyes. I felt so happy when I came to know that winning this contestant is going to take my expectations of marriage to greater heights of luxury.”
Behind the scene
A month prior to her marriage, the sponsors started with the groundwork for the bride’s D-day. Fariyadh, the designers of her reception outfit, took her to their designer boutique, showing her all sorts of bridal designer wear, from which she could choose her favourite. The colour which she had in mind was a strikingly bright shade of pink. She picked up a designer wear which was unfortunately a sari. Something she wasn’t too keen on wearing for the reception. Expert designers at Fariyad suggested to her the idea of transforming a sari into a lacha, and it clicked to her liking.
Leaving behind stitching measurements at the store, she headed to the Glitz International Saloon. “There I was given a complimentary pre-bridal makeover along with a make-up trial. They tried on me the makeover which suited my facial structure,” says Sreejisha. Days went by and the wedding was around the corner. Sreejisha’s mehndi ceremony saw her whole family and friends having a whale of time singing, dancing and playing pranks. It was past midnight when the lights turned off one by one.
Wedding day
It was August 18th and the big day was right there. The monsoon season paved way for the monsoon bride to rise and shine as never before. As the auspicious time for tying the knot fell between 10.45 and 11am, the bride had to be at the venue by 9 am. On reaching AJ Hall at Kaloor in Kochi, I saw the bride entering the gates of the hall in a Mercedes Benz sponsored by the company for her wedding day. Stepping out as a well groomed bride from head to toe, she looked like an epitome of beauty, scintillating in an elaborately silk woven maroon Kachipuram sari. As accessories she adorned traditional temple jewellery which gelled with the wedding attire. She walked her way to the green room with her mother and three sisters in tow for her last minute styling.
At 10.30 am the groom arrived. He too looked groovy in his metallic silk shirt and dhothi. The groom, his family and the people, who gathered for the wedding, walked up to the hall which played the host to the eventful wedding of the charming couple. Flowers whisper “beauty!” to the world and seeing the alluring backdrops with floral decoration along with temporary temple architecture on stage, it was sure to make an enduring impression on the minds of the guests who had come to attend the wedding.
As the muhurtham was fast approaching, the bride stepped on to the stage and seated next to the groom. Initially she seemed to be scared and understanding her state of mind it was indeed sweet of the groom to ease her with their few-second’s chit chat which made her light. The couple tied the knot at 11am with the sounds of ‘nadaswaram’ and ‘thavil’ played in the background throughout. After almost an hour-long photo session with friends and families, all headed towards the auditorium for sadhya, a scrumptious layout of food with a special cultural touch.
Reception
Without much delay the couple set off to the groom’s house, as the reception was scheduled to at 5 pm. This is where all got to see the bride in her designer Lacha, designed by Fariyad. She looked awesome with the heavy golden studded dress on her having work flowing from the yoke to the bottom of the blouse.
Le Méridien presented the couple with a one night stay honeymoon package at the hotel. But as the newly-wed couple are professionals and off to Chennai within a week, Vijay says, “We will be spending time at Méridien sometime next month when we return to Kochi for a holiday.”
FWD Life wishes a very blissful and eventful married life to the newly-married couple.
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