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Aren’t You Married Already?
Yes, it’s understandable if you think David and Anjali have already been around the block on this one. You probably heard that we flew to India in January 2009 for a wedding in the grand tradition of the South Indian Brahmins. And what a pageant it was!
Anjali’s uncles draped us with jasmine garlands and her aunts tossed laddu laddus to wish us good luck. Fanfare from an eight-piece band blared as we entered a great hall, where 250 of Anjali’s relatives milled in kurta pyjama and saris as colorful as a botanical garden. David wore a veshti and an angavastram lungi, making him that rare Caucasian who gets married bare-chested. Anjali wore henna on her arms and ankles, wrapped her long braid in jasmine, and wore a sparkly sari nine yards long. She was a cocoa dream wrapped in rubies.
This grand affair represented our union in the eyes of Anjali’s people. But unfortunately only a small delegation of David’s people were able to attend: his parents, Marilyn and Bill, and his Aunt Nancy and Uncle Ken. On Anjali’s side, only her dad, sister and her friend Bharath’s family made it from the States.
So we were unable to wed with the witness and blessing of you, our cherished friends and family in the United States. Other elements also hadn’t had their due. David always wanted a Western ceremony, with toasts and a wedding march, and Anjali hadn’t indulged her love of choir music and for the great state of Washington. We also hadn’t acknowledged our shared passion for fresh air and trees and lakes and mountains.
Despite all of last year’s pomp and circumstance, we aren’t legally married, in India or the United States. We will make it legal when we observe the Western ceremony with all of you in attendance. (And yes, we will bring an Indian flair.)