This past week i attended a marriage ceremony of one Mr. Prakash who is the brother of my close friend Nivash. It was not a normal big fat Indian wedding rather it was a very small ceremony with close family and friends. He had invited a few of us, his close friends from college to the wedding at The Trident Hotel, Chennai. So the 10 of us decided to meet and then proceed to the marriage hall but as usual plans changed, and it was just 3 of us from my place and rest joined us directly at the wedding. We all had a gala time at the wedding talking and teasing ( Venky being the butt of most jokes ). Once the marriage ceremony was over, there were elders who wished the lovely couple with thoughtful speeches and then the gift giving ritual started. Now this is where the Nivash family surprised us. We noticed that they were giving out gifts to people who came up the stage to wish them. It was a very new gesture and we were all so eager to get ours, Venky even wanted to go and wish them early since he noticed that the gift count was going down pretty quick, but we still went late and were among the last set of people on the stage. We found out they were giving out coffee mugs, hence our interest waned a little. Once we wished the couple and posed for the photos, we were subjected to a new surprise, we were told that each gift had the name of the person it was intended to be given to, and so we had to take our gifts accordingly. Once we opened our gifts, we were in for the best surprise, all coffee mugs had pictures of its respective owner. Obviously now everyone was so excited to see what picture of theirs adorned their mugs. Some praised nivash for this lovely thoughtful gesture, but glee in everyone's face after seeing their pictures on the mug was priceless. Nivash made sure now noone would forget this wedding that easy. Now, what would nivash do for his wedding is the big question ? :P
Below i have posted a picture of the mugs, enjoy :)
