Our journey from engagement to marriage by Shipra Saini (surface ebook reader TXT) 📕

There is a two kind of feeling, i am feeling right now, where I am feeling of all nervousness and on the other side I am happy because the day has come where i will be becoming all his.

"Preeti...It's time." Shivani di said while walking into my room and behind her my all brothers and jijus followed.

Nervousness is the far away from now, what i am feeling right now is beyond nervousness that i can't name. My heart beats madly against my rib cage and my palms started sweating.

Kshama and Neha helped me to get up from bed. My brothers held a flower blanket above my head. I started walking slowly under the blanket, Shivani di and kshama walking beside me and Neha and pooja following me from behind.

As i slowly moving forward towards the mandhap, my nervousness increased with my heart beats. I keep my eyelids lower, don't want to meet anyone's gaze because they make me feel more nervous.

When I entered our lawn where mandhap is decorating, all eyes turned to me but I can feel his gaze on me. I know, right now he is looking at me 
with all love but he make me nervous. This is the feeling which I felt it was new for me. It was feel like I am going to see him first time. This is the same feeling when he first time came my house to see me with marriage proposal. That time also i can't meet his gaze and this is happening again with me. I keep eyelids lower not to meet his heated gaze.

Shivani di and kshama make me stand beside him and I know right now he is looking at me.


 

Priest told us to exchange garlands. We both stand there facing each other and shivani di gave flowers garlands to both of us.
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Third person's point of view

Siddharth was mesmerized by looking at her when his bride walking slowly towards the mandap. It was like angel from heaven herself walking to him only to marry him. She looking a pure beauty in her bridal lehenga. He never saw such beautiful bride before. His eyes stuck on her, he couldn't help to move from her. He is very happy that today he will make his beauty as his bride.

He felt little disappointment when she didn't look at him but he can say that she is nervous like him. She is also going through the same feelings as his. When she stand beside him he looked at her with love and just wanted to hug her.

They both standing there with garlands in their hands. Priest told Siddharth to make wear garland to Preeti. Siddharth looked at Preeti try to meet her eyes but she is still looking down. He raised his hand little with Garland and make her wear.

After that Priest told Preeti exchange Garland. Preeti wanted to look at her groom. She wanted to see how her love looking in groom dress so with a lot of courage she lifted up her eyelids and look at him. She was mesmerized with the beauty of the man who was standing in front of her looking at her with most love in his eyes. She can't believe this man who loved her like no one did, is going to be her husband. She can't believe her fate. He is looking the most handsome groom in his sherwani.

Their eyes met and they both looked at each other with love. She felt a tears built up at the back of her eyes looking at such love in his eyes but she control them.

She raised her hand little with flowers Garland to make him wear. Siddharth bowed his head in front of her so that she can easily make him wear that. She mesmerized by his gesture and make him wear the garland. Everyone showered them with flowers.

After that they both sit down on mandap. Kshama helped Preeti to sit properly because it is difficult to sit properly in her heavy lehenga.


 

Priest started chanting mantras and put Preeti's hand on Siddharth's hand.


 

Shivani came forward and did the gathbandhan (tie node of Preeti's dupatta with Siddharth's shawl).
Priest called Preeti's parents forward to do the kayadan of their daughter. Preeti's parents came forward, put Preeti's hand on Siddharth's hand and do the kanyadan by pouring holy water on their hands..


 

After kanyadan priest told Siddharth to fill Preeti's hair partition with vermillion.

Pooja came forward and lifted the mang tikka from Preeti's head and Siddharth's eyes are fixed on Preeti and he fill Preeti's hair partition with vermillion with a help of coin while looking at her. A lone tear escaped from Preeti's eyes which she was holding back.

After Siddharth take a mangalsutra which her mother gave him and lean towards Preeti to make her wear around her neck. Siddharth encircled his arms around Preeti's neck to locked the mangalsutra when he was locking the lock of mangalsutra around her neck Preeti lifted her eyes up and looked at Siddharth. This was the second time their eyes met and they both looked at each other with intense eyes.

They both can't believe their fate that they are finally got married. They are finally one.

Priest told them to stand up for phere. (Seven rounds around the sacred fire.) Siddharth stand up without any difficulty but Preeti's has a difficult to stand up because of her heavy lehnga. She stumbled in her feet when she was about to get up, Siddharth alert immediately and about to held her hand but shivani and Anit came forward and held her hands before she completely fall and make her stand. Siddharth looked at her with concern.


 

Siddharth came forward and hold Preeti's hand in his and started taking phere around the sacred fire. Everyone showering them with flowers when they are taking phere.


 

After that they both took a seven phere with seven promises. Preeti's brothers and jijus support her by her shoulder because this is a kind of ritual, when they both are taking a phere.

After completing the phere Siddharth make wear to Preeti toe rings and anklets on her both legs.