Kadmanivasi: WEDDING!

There Shall Be Showers Of Blessings!

Showers Of Blessings We Need.

Mercy Drops Round Us Are Falling!

But For The Showers We Plead.

Thus sang the congregation on Friday, the 3rd of December 2010, at St John’s Church, a quaint little church, at One town Area, Vizag.

St. John's Church, Vishakhapatnam

Church - Beautifully decorated

The occasion was the wedding of Arati and Sushil, the son of our dear friend, Ravishankar and the late, cheerful and charming, Malathi.

After a hearty lunch, friends and family, all drove down to the Church for the wedding service at 5 pm. Ravi, the groom’s father, was a picture of youthful charm, himself. Several of his college friends from REC Trichy were present and most of them were known to us too! So it was a meeting of friends, renewing old ties and refreshing memories unforgotten!

Ravi with S Ramani & CA Ramani

With friends from Hyderabad

Ravi's father and sisters

The groom and his best man arrived in a decked car and there you can see me, flanked by these handsome hulks! It was a colorful and friendly gathering. The bride had the privilege of keeping the groom waiting and she took her own sweet time! Soon a conclave of priests marched in and the solemn service began with the arrival of the bride, on the arm of her father.

Here I am with the groom and the Best Man

Sushant, waits his turn with the Best Man!

Blessings!

The Priests get ready for the service.

Here comes the Bride with her father.

The occasion was marked by a blend of modernity and tradition, of faith and cultures, the tying of the sacred thali (mangalsutra) followed by the exchange of the wedding rings and vows! The priests addressed the congregation and we joined in the prayer, to bless the couple.

The Mangalsutra is tied.

The rings are exchanged.

The vows are taken.

The Wedding is solemnised.

The wedding is Registerted

A grand reception was held at the Waltair Park Auditorium at Siripuram, where we enjoyed a sumptuous dinner. The evening ended memorably, with commiserations and frantic invitations and the hurried exchange of phone numbers and mail ids!