Yes January is a dreary month, even in Nepal, but it was nice to celebrate the marriage of Aamir and Huma last week! Aamir and his family's tannery have been working with me on the current Nepalese buffalo leather we use at AURA QUE for over a year now.
It was nice to meet Aamir's friends and family members at the Kathmandu stint of the wedding celebrations! It sounded exhausting, the celebration in Huma's hometown of Calcutta, then a massive reception for 1000 people in Biratnagar on 25th December then the Kathmandu celebration at the Shangri-La Hotel. Cor blimey, and I thought weddings in England were extravagant!
I was told that the celebration in Kathmandu was more 'Nepali style' than the main ceremony for the Muslim family, whose hometown is in Biratnagar on the Nepali-Indian Southern border.
A 'small affair', the celebration included music with traditional Nepalese instruments and cultural songs, a selection of indian, nepali and western food (with some great cakes!), all in the beautiful five star hotel in Lazimpat, Kathmandu. It really looked beautiful in the evening with all the lights around the pond, with the statue and fountain etc!
We all kept warm around the fires dotted around the garden...
and I was addicted to the cranberry juice with pomegranates in the bottom - mmmm!
Huma looked fantastic in a white glittering sari with all the wedding jewellery, matching Aamir with his diamonte collared suit, fantastic!
I went for dinner at their house the other night, was nice to see Huma settling into Kathmandu life! All the best to you both for the future!!
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