The wedding season is on. I was witness to one recently and would be witness to one in the coming week. Ravi Dutt Goel (ravidutt of MS) got married last sunday. The venue was a posh banquet in North West Delhi. To me, Ravi isn't just an MSian. I have known him through Rohit for a little more than a year now. And I would say that if hearts meet and frequencies match you don't need time to know that you are friends for life. Thats what happened with me and Ravi too. For more details, read Rohit's recent review on trusted circle.
Anyways, coming back to Ravi's wedding. Last sunday, 3rd Feb, Ravi tied knot with his life partner Honey. For more details, contact Ravi personally or over M2M. If you didn't get the invitations, I would say, you were not alert to sense that. If you did, and did not attend, let Ravi return from the avalanche of events that has hit him recently just as it hits any normal young man on the verge of getting married. And for those, who got the invitation and did attend, it was a night to remember.
Three MSians graced the occasion. You must have already guessed the two. Who was the third? Any guesses? Well, to start off, the poor guy had the misfortune of being left alone in the city by his wife. She was travelling and could not return in time to allow him to grace the ceremoney as a couple.A little upset, a little confused, he called me up sometimes during the afternoon on the wedding day.
"What do I do man? It doesn't feel good gracing the occasion without a wife if the whole world knows you've one. What do you suggest?"
I told the poor guy to come down without any second thoughts as we were there to give him company if his wife wasn't available. Of course we were no replacement for a wife, but at least we could make him feel happy.
Ravi wanted us to be at his residence by 6 pm to be a part of the baaraat. But Rohit had reached Delhi same day from Mumbai, that too 2 hours late by Rajdhani Exp. And it was a shivering cloudy day. Rohit, his another very old friend from Noida(also Ravi's old friend) and I started with our respective families around 7.40 pm. We drove past the DND flyway and straight on ring road. After a lot of U turns and asking the people around , we finally reached.
The guy without the wife too reached around the same time. We met. There was loud music being played by the DJ. Gone are the days of shehnai. Anyways, we should move with times. Our kids instantly took to the dance floors while we waited patiently for the groom to arrive. We ate all that was served to us - right from aloo tikkis to gol gappes to sherbets to pakodas to rabris to fruit salad...I mean you name it, they had it and we ate it!
Time passed. Groom did arrive. Albeit a little late. Anyway, you can never fault him. If he had his way, he would have never reached the venue. But his entire group of family and well wishers accompanied him. Amidst a lot of 'Hum aapke hain kaun' rituals fast forwarded, the rituals took place. We waved and smiled at him to let him to know that we were there. He too smiled back. I must say he looked a lot more relaxed and composed than many of us who have been through the same nightmare. Poor guy. We had to leave earlier than we had thought we would. It was getting late, the kids were getting sleepy and we had long distance to drive back. We wanted to abscond without informing him but we thought it would be ditching him. So, we somehow pleaded, requested and demanded that we take his leave. He let us go but with a condition attached. Will let you know that later.
We returned via the same route. The guy without a wife drove alone. I expected him to do that exactly. Weddings are bad places to be if you are single. Anyone can take you for a ride or ask for a lift. But the guy without the wife didn't fall in the trap. I am witness to the fact that he did drive back all alone.
It was a night to remember. We felt happy for Ravi. And we felt happy to be a part of his happiness. Hum ek baar jeete hain. Ek baar marte hain, shaadi bhi ek baar hoti hai. To jaana tha naa yaar! Aur gaye!
Those who are still wondering who the third guy was, please make guesses and I will let you know!
(Also, await the pics!)
Trivia:
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