5 WEEKS TO GO!

Last week has been a real roller coaster!
Time to fill out envelopes with addresses and go to the good ole post office and hope our 'snail mail' flies to foreign shores! The card is finally ready, and I am delighted and touched by how much care and effort Robin's parents have put into it. Please note the balding man and the scraggly rod-stewart haired woman on the card! And please note that John and Wendy have tied all the bows, and insisted they don't need our help.

The rain seems to be moving in and will hopefully make up for it's delay. I just hope our big night isn't washed out. Felt a HUGE pang of regret today that I didn't check out Cheeru and Praful's rooftop wedding venue at Post 91. We are now well and truly stuck with the Turf Club, and while it is old -worldy and charming, the rooftop sounded fab... :( Awww well...

RSVP s have started trickling in (hint, hint). No prizes for guessing that my dearest Yakuta cannot make it from Spiti. That has to be the biggest blow to our day. I can't even bear to think about it. And if Richu doesn't make it, I'll be really sad. Ditto for Andi. We will anyway miss Vikash, Saby, Ayesha and Sylvain, Nachi, Nina, Perizaad, Aneesha D.............. That's quite a list. On the plus side, we get more cake :P

Did a very important round with Priyanka Rajiv, who is dressing the bride. Rachel has made sure Priyanka extends herself to the limit and I am sure I will look great. OOOH I am so excited and totally thrilled cause Rachel's eye and taste is impeccable! Does anyone know or remember the catastrophic disaster that was my last wedding dress? Cheeeee!!!! Never, ever, ever trust Gavin Miguel... so - called designer from Bombay. I shall post a picture and you can all decide for yourselves!!

The bridal party is getting in gear: Ring Bearer (or Frodo) is Shayaan. He will be followed by Alique and Alekhya who insist they want 'matching-matching' ghaghara cholis and who will sprinkle flowers before I walk in after them. (Don't be late for the little ceremony....)

We really do need to practise the 'Obama- manoeuvre" as there seems to be no sign of Robin coming home yet!

Got some lovely table tops for the candles today! In my colours too : sunset pink and burnt orange. I found the EXACT shades on a bunch of frangipani growing in my garden! I shall make me a bouquet of flowers from my garden or wear them in my hair!