I love my culture. Being indian, weddings are extravagant, extremely decadent, and effortlessly beautiful. In our culture we have multiple ceremonies before the wedding. This includes an engagement ceremony, which is somewhat like a wedding itself. Before the wedding, we have events like the  mehndi/henna party, bridal shower, special nights for prayers, and many many more, where everyone gets dolled up in lavish sari's and outfits.I have done countless amounts of these ceremonies, but here are a few of my favorites:

 and yes, that is my gorgeous sister in green and blue :).
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