Have you seen a stressed bride lately?

Do give her a slap and tell her to enjoy her wedding before it’s D-day.
No. Really. Do it. You might get a box in return, but by next year she will probably tell you how right you were and thank you for it. Well, not really. But it’s good to think positive. Works wonders for [...]

Mamma Mia! I got the ‘Giving Away’ Song.

What do you when you come across a movie that gives you a delightful glow all over and makes you grin from start to finish?
Well, you go right ahead and grin with complete and utter abandon and savor the warm buttery feeling. That’s what you do.
You enjoy it without a thought for anything else going [...]

Something Old, Something New & a Bride less Confused

A long time ago, when weddings were magical things that simply happened to all the beautiful big girls in my family, I used to dream about my own.
I used to dream about the day when I would be that beautiful big girl getting married. I used to dream about wearing my mom’s wedding gown and [...]

The Great Bridal Gown Search

M said “Shock ‘em all”.
S said “I like what you select”.
R said “It’s you”.
V said “It’s Reen”.
P said “Less skin”.
G said “Demure”.
R said “Not white”.
B said “Comfortable”.
M said “Anything you wear you make it look good”.
J said “Chuckle chuckle”.
S said “Magical”.
L said “Gasp”.
A line from my Facebook bio which I feel I must add out [...]

Graffiti & Slumming Around Chapel Road, Bandra

After I finished checking out tailor number two on Chimbai Road in Bandra, Roslyn & I went to meet my darling cousin Joel at his lovely house on Carmel Church road.
It’s always good to have a man’s point of view when you are wedding planning and from all my friends and family I can think [...]

Waiting for Spring…

In Memoriam:
Pappa (my maternal Grandpa) – December 24, 2007
Nanadaddy (my paternal Grandpa) – March 12, 2008
Aaji (Melroy’s paternal Grandma) – December 21, 2008
Pai (Melroy’s maternal Grandpa) – January 28, 2009

The Preparations Begin…

Starting today, Melroy & I commence with the planning and preparations for the Grand Wedding…
We are equal parts apprehensive, excited and impatient for the Day. Given that the concerned parties are going to be scattered in three different countries (India, Bahrain & Australia), it’s going to be quite a coup to pull it off with our [...]

And so it has Finally Come to be….

11th December 2008 is one date that will be remembered down the line for a whole lot of different reasons by the Pereira, Fonseca & Almeida families.
For all those who could make it on the night- thank you. For all those who couldn’t- we missed you. For all those who we missed out and couldn’t [...]

Uttan, Lady of Fatima & Family

So yesterday was my little cousin Delna’s birthday. After a harrowing day I went over to Uttan where my mother’s younger brother stays.
It felt nice staying at my aunt Stella’s place after so long. Yummy food, a fun-loving family, darling kid-cousins… what more can you ask for!
Since the beginning this year Uttan, another East Indian [...]