Hello from India

[gertbysea]

Amazing. What an experience.

Gert

[Emme]

Have to agree, the colours are beautiful. 
Thank you Trudy, a truly wonderful experience.
Marie

[goldfish]

Trudy - thanks so much for sharing this wonderful experience with all of us!  It must be all just breathtaking!!!  how special it is to have maintained that friendship of yours with the groom's father over the years!

[Moptop]

What an incredible experience. I bet the sounds and smells are equally as amazing. I love sharing everyone's holidays.

[Kimmyh]

Wow Trudy what a wonderful trip you are having. The colors are so vibrant. Thank you for sharing with us.

[astarra]

Loving seeing the colors - bright colors always seem so happy! 

[Wonder]

fantastic photos and experience trudy, thanks for taking the time to share it with us. You are very fortunate to have sustained the friendship for so long and for both your families to have experienced such diverse cultures to their own.

[Yvette]

Lovely photos Trudy thanks for sharing

[trudy]

Thought I would send you some more photo's from the Tilak & Lagan ceremony that was held yesterday.  This is when the brides brother brings gifts for the groom.  Today a relation of the groomswill take gifts for the bride.  After this they held a high tea then there was dancing, drinking and dinner although I don't believe too many ate dinner as they had all drunken too much. 
The photo of the grooms nephew tells a thousand words - he was fed up with it all!!!!!

[chrissa]

Ha ha.  That photo of the little boy is priceless !

It looks like an amazing experience. Keep us updated.

[judydawn]

Thanks Trudy, it makes our weddings look like a walk in the park - do all of the people over there adhere to this tradition, what if the family is poor for example?

[Mama Fergie]

Loving your  trip and photos Trudy.
DH and I hope to do a big tour of India next year.
Love experiencing different t cultures and your posts and photos bring India to life on my iPad..
Thank you so muh for sharing and look forward to more  ;
Am I greedy?  

[Emme]

Thank you for the lovely photos Trudy, a wonderful experience
Marie

[trudy]

Yes Judy, in some shape or another.  These people are Rajput's and members of Jaipur's royal family so it's important to them to keep up tradition.  We have been told that this generation will most probably be the last ones to keep this up though.  Our friends daughter told us this morning that when her daughters get married she won't be doing all this, but who know's as it's a long time off.
The wedding its self is a small affair unlike most weddings here.  It's being held at the Raj Mahal Palace Hotel which was the home of one of the three wives of the past  Maharaja and there has only been 400 people invited.

[trudy]

Mama Fergie, Please get in contact with me before you come.  Some of our friends do take in house guests and I could give you their address ect.  We have spent months here so if we can be of help let me know.