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| That's 'the' ring! |
Marriage,
a word that has always been on my mind since I came to know love.
Like any other girl, I dreamt of my prince (nope, not on a white
horse though). Someone who would sweep me off my feet. Little did I
know that I would find my prince hidden in a long lost friend...
Someone who has been with me since KG1!
As
the decision to get married was finalised, everything had to be done
in a span of two months, including quitting my job, the wedding
shopping, and you know – everything! The days passed by in a jiffy.
I was especially thankful for the fact that it was a Malayali wedding
as I'd heard that it gets over within a few minutes. That actually
cut down a lot of stress from the wedding ceremony. My countdown
began for the
not-meant-to-be-but-turned-out-to-be-destination-wedding! It indeed
was a dream come true when the venue was decided to be Kerala! Could
I ask for anything else?
As
the days grew closer, I wondered how life after marriage would be.
Will it be the same as the picture I have in my head? Our long
distance relationship was finally turning into a marriage. I kept my
dreams of our lives together, intact in my head, cushioned for safety
with the memories of our letters...
When
I reached the city of our wedding venue, I was frantically looking
out of the train window for V (my better half). I couldn't
spot him. Was he late? Was he even coming to pick me up? And there I
saw him, walking towards my window, looking out for me in every
window. He looked as handsome as ever. I have that memory fresh in my
head and my heart still races to think about it... I wanted to run to
him, hug him and tell him that it's finally happening, our wedding!
Because
of the simple wedding, we actually had no pre-wedding ceremonies and
work at all. So as we reached two days before the wedding, we had a
day off. My father-in-law was pretty cool about V spending the
day with us. Around lunch, we headed for a pre-wedding shoot, on the
beach!
All
through our relationship, I had been teasing V about how
neither of us has proposed to each other. As we walked into the
beach, I reminded him. And there he was, putting his hand inside his
pocket to pull out the box of ring. I still remember his expression,
his eyes full of love, as he was looking at me while pulling out that
ring... His smile is something that has always been my favourite.
There it was, the smile that I was looking for in that very moment,
on that very beach. And there it was, the moment, the moment I had
waited for all my life. The moment that I had imagined so many times
in my head, over and over and over again. It was right there in front
of me, with him kneeling down on his knee, holding out a ring in his
hand on a beautiful beach. I couldn't be thankful enough for the
events happening in my life.
It's
been almost two months since we got married and thankfully, it seems
as if nothing has changed much in life. At the same time, a lot has
changed for the good. From waking up next to him, to having breakfast
with him, to having normal conversations, to waiting for him to come
back from office – everything is a moment in itself. A beautiful
one at that.
My
cousin elder brother told me, “I am proud of you that you took this
commitment at this age. If I was at your spot, I couldn't have done
it.” I must say, I too am proud of this commitment and the man I
have married.
