The Encore Engagement

A little known fact about Arish is that he always said he would get engaged on 10.10.2010. When he first proclaimed this many years ago, no one imagined it would be possible because, well, there was no special someone in sight. But sure enough, against all popular belief, Arish did get engaged (for the second time, to the same lovely girl of course!) on October 10th 2010.
Since most people including close family (and yours truly) were not present during the engagement ceremony on August 22nd,  Arish and Nidhi decided to host their close friends and family at a party. Amidst loud (sometimes very loud) music, the usual excitement by all and sundry around rituals, and lots and lots of dancing, food and fun, on 10.10.2010 Arish and Nidhi got engaged the Hindu way. A "chunni" ceremony was performed where Nidhi was given a red duppatta by Arish's family. Traditionally, this signals the boy's family's intent to protect the honor of the girl as a sign of welcoming her into their fold.
On that evening, Arish and Nidhi treated their guests to a lavish dinner complete with hot kebabs and a delicious 3-tier cake.

Take a look! More pictures coming soon!