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Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma got married yesterday, far far away from the public eye and for some reason this makes me very happy. Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of either, of them but I do respect Virat for the amazing sportsman that he is. I truly believe that he will create magic in the world of cricket. Together, he and Anushka make a wonderful and a powerful couple. He is a thorough gentleman and has stood up for her ladylove time and again and she has continued to support him silently. As a couple living in the time of social media, they were not too in your face with their PDA or just their love in general. Virat did give us peeks of their love story on special days like Valentine's and Women's day, but apart from that they were in a world of their own. I have never said this about any celebrity couple till date, but they do give love a whole new meaning and make us believe in the concept of togetherness once again. I know most of you are bored by now, but I am still not tired of seeing their pictures all over social media. They look so damn happy and that makes me really happy.
Their marriage was a private affair with just 44 guests and this is how perfect weddings are supposed to be. Their marriage was a union of two people in love and that is what a wedding is supposed to be. A celebration of the two people involved. Just that and nothing else. Together, they looked so happy and the hug they shared after their engagement ceremony brought tears to my eye. It was a victory of love all the way. Both of them are relatively young and so successful in their own fields that somehow together they seem perfect. While they sure will host larger than life receptions, keeping their wedding a secret from the media and away from the public eye was the best thing that they could have ever done. Big weddings are a waste of time, money and emotions. It hardly is a celebration and the love between the couple that should have been the focus of the celebration is lost in the charade of the showoff of pomp and glory.
I had an unnecessarily big wedding, the debt for which I'm paying till date. Today, as I look back I realize what a waste that was. Yes, I was marrying the man I love, but honestly that was the only good thing about the wedding. While I did enjoy the rituals, after a point of time it became tedious and strenuous. We had so many guests that by the end of the day we were exhausted standing up on the stage. So many people came to the wedding and I didn't even know half of them. The other half, well, I did not want them there. Only a handful of our genuine friends were there with us to celebrate our love and our union, while the rest were there to check how much was being spent on the wedding. Oh yes, and to complain about the food! A happy union for us was a field for querulous grumbling among our relatives which in a strange jobless manner continues till date.
If my husband and I could have had it our way back then, we would have had a simple registered marriage and then held a small party for our friends and a handful of people who matter to us. Preferably at a pub or at home. A marriage for us means the celebration of love and commitment and that is all that we wanted. But it turned out to be a chaotic, expensive affair. We could have finished the whole wedding in 10% of the budget and saved everyone involved from going bankrupt. But since our parents fell into the "log kya kahenge" trap, here we are paying off our loans as we wipe our brows with tissues that have complaints from people regarding a few things from the wedding.
So my friends, if you are looking to get married some time soon or some time later, please do it like Viruskha and go simple. I know they got married in one of the most expensive holiday destinations of the world, but they did it with minimal people and just promised to love each other forever. That is how a wedding should be. It should be more about the love and commitment, that's what you call a marriage. Everything else is a farce.
Instead of going in for a big fat wedding with a thousand guests who are more likely there only for the food which they will complain about later, you can do the following with the money instead.
~ Travel
Spend the least amount of money on the wedding and go for a long honeymoon instead. Go to an exotic location or take a trip around the world with the one you love. Believe me, you'll make better memories this way.
~ Buy a car
Invest in your dream car with your love. This way, it will come of use too.
~ Put the down-payment on a house
Buy a house together and do it up your way. This can be your first project after the wedding. Together.
~ Set up a library at home
Buy all the books that you have wanted to and read! Because, books!
~ Invest it for an early retirement
Keep the money in a deposit and reap benefits out of it. This way you can retire early and spend more time together.
~ Set up a business together
Take the first step towards entrepreneurship for added security and a sense of having something of your own.
~ Donate
Instead of feeding heartless souls, donate the money to charity to feed people who cannot afford it. Don't donate for religious causes though, that's another sham.
Always remember this, while a wedding is between two families, a marriage is only between two people. If you can make the wedding only about the two people getting married, that's the best gift you can give them.
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Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma got married yesterday, far far away from the public eye and for some reason this makes me very happy. Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of either, of them but I do respect Virat for the amazing sportsman that he is. I truly believe that he will create magic in the world of cricket. Together, he and Anushka make a wonderful and a powerful couple. He is a thorough gentleman and has stood up for her ladylove time and again and she has continued to support him silently. As a couple living in the time of social media, they were not too in your face with their PDA or just their love in general. Virat did give us peeks of their love story on special days like Valentine's and Women's day, but apart from that they were in a world of their own. I have never said this about any celebrity couple till date, but they do give love a whole new meaning and make us believe in the concept of togetherness once again. I know most of you are bored by now, but I am still not tired of seeing their pictures all over social media. They look so damn happy and that makes me really happy.
Their marriage was a private affair with just 44 guests and this is how perfect weddings are supposed to be. Their marriage was a union of two people in love and that is what a wedding is supposed to be. A celebration of the two people involved. Just that and nothing else. Together, they looked so happy and the hug they shared after their engagement ceremony brought tears to my eye. It was a victory of love all the way. Both of them are relatively young and so successful in their own fields that somehow together they seem perfect. While they sure will host larger than life receptions, keeping their wedding a secret from the media and away from the public eye was the best thing that they could have ever done. Big weddings are a waste of time, money and emotions. It hardly is a celebration and the love between the couple that should have been the focus of the celebration is lost in the charade of the showoff of pomp and glory.
I had an unnecessarily big wedding, the debt for which I'm paying till date. Today, as I look back I realize what a waste that was. Yes, I was marrying the man I love, but honestly that was the only good thing about the wedding. While I did enjoy the rituals, after a point of time it became tedious and strenuous. We had so many guests that by the end of the day we were exhausted standing up on the stage. So many people came to the wedding and I didn't even know half of them. The other half, well, I did not want them there. Only a handful of our genuine friends were there with us to celebrate our love and our union, while the rest were there to check how much was being spent on the wedding. Oh yes, and to complain about the food! A happy union for us was a field for querulous grumbling among our relatives which in a strange jobless manner continues till date.
If my husband and I could have had it our way back then, we would have had a simple registered marriage and then held a small party for our friends and a handful of people who matter to us. Preferably at a pub or at home. A marriage for us means the celebration of love and commitment and that is all that we wanted. But it turned out to be a chaotic, expensive affair. We could have finished the whole wedding in 10% of the budget and saved everyone involved from going bankrupt. But since our parents fell into the "log kya kahenge" trap, here we are paying off our loans as we wipe our brows with tissues that have complaints from people regarding a few things from the wedding.
So my friends, if you are looking to get married some time soon or some time later, please do it like Viruskha and go simple. I know they got married in one of the most expensive holiday destinations of the world, but they did it with minimal people and just promised to love each other forever. That is how a wedding should be. It should be more about the love and commitment, that's what you call a marriage. Everything else is a farce.
Instead of going in for a big fat wedding with a thousand guests who are more likely there only for the food which they will complain about later, you can do the following with the money instead.
~ Travel
Spend the least amount of money on the wedding and go for a long honeymoon instead. Go to an exotic location or take a trip around the world with the one you love. Believe me, you'll make better memories this way.
~ Buy a car
Invest in your dream car with your love. This way, it will come of use too.
~ Put the down-payment on a house
Buy a house together and do it up your way. This can be your first project after the wedding. Together.
~ Set up a library at home
Buy all the books that you have wanted to and read! Because, books!
~ Invest it for an early retirement
Keep the money in a deposit and reap benefits out of it. This way you can retire early and spend more time together.
~ Set up a business together
Take the first step towards entrepreneurship for added security and a sense of having something of your own.
~ Donate
Instead of feeding heartless souls, donate the money to charity to feed people who cannot afford it. Don't donate for religious causes though, that's another sham.
Always remember this, while a wedding is between two families, a marriage is only between two people. If you can make the wedding only about the two people getting married, that's the best gift you can give them.
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