Swathy and Sky

How to start planning the wedding? [Part – II] {Bridal Files}

· · 4 Comments

Ok, I have to mention here that these days are just rolling by crazily even if every second feels like an eon. And, the worst part is that I have really no idea of how much planning and everything really goes into all of this. In fact, I should be thankful I don’t have to worry about what to wear during the actual wedding as it is fixed.

 
What will you wear and what jewelery you will pair it with?
Now that you have a list of all the customs from the last post I wrote on the topic, you can start deciding what all to wear. 

What color combinations you would like, what kind of clothes you would prefer (may be start learning wearing them and feeling comfortable like sari), what makeup would you want and what kind of jewelery you will pair each of your clothes with, whether artificial or diamond or platinum or gold or silver or white gold or what not!!
Sigh…there is so much for females and this is just the starting. May be start browsing around for jewelery and trousseau designs if you have never done so.
Hunt for the perfect tailor and MUA
Ok, these are probably the most difficult. The tailor is important even if you go to the most exquisite of the boutiques and this is an issue especially when you have recently relocated or are staying at a place where you have never really bothered to get your clothes done!!
And, of course, ask around for the makeup artist in your friend and family circle or of course the blogs 🙂 And, don’t forget getting a trial by either of them!!
Get a list of things you actually wanna get done or may be get a Bridal Package!
Ok, so I was sitting with my friends yesterday getting totally bored and suddenly this girl pops up what exactly are you going to get done for your face and body and hair. 
I know this is a point which anyone can take care of but if you are like ME, you really need a tutorial on this. I think I will put up another post narrating my experiences for your benefit. Hopefully, you will find it amusing 😀
For now, these are the things on my mind. I will of course add to it as it comes my way!! Ciao till then 🙂
Do send me some tips as well 🙂
Related Posts:

How to start planning for the wedding? [Part – I]
Gynaec consultation before marriage
Don’t try any new product before your wedding

Books 2013 Vol. 9 – “The Guardian Angels” by Rohit Gore

· · Leave a Comment

When ever I sit to write down a book review, it really scares me. It is so difficult to review someone else’s work which is something they have believed in. If you hate it, their entire work goes down the drain and the hope is just extinguished. That does not mean I rave all the books I have read till date but I do try to be very objective when I am reading the book. It is no longer about whether you have enjoyed it or not but it is about telling everyone what they can find for themselves in the book. But, yes, ultimately the review is biased because not everyone looks at the book holistically, not even the author.
Well, I think that was a nice introduction, right? Anyways, I would rather start talking about the book now. The premise of the book is a story of two people spanning from the moment they meet to the end. Well, the end is something you have to figure out for yourself. It is their story which sometimes becomes too larger than life, too cliched, too bollywood-y but remnants of which does tug at your heart strings.
Aditya is a billionaire who was born for cricket but the family business was his purpose. Radha is an extremely pragmatic person who believes in her principles and ideologies so much that she fails to understand the world is gray and not just black and white. And, what happens is their life of ups and downs and what each other really mean in their lives.
I have not read the author’s previous works but I will say that he has tried to put down an epic love story when he was writing this. The novel is divided into four parts – the story starts with their teens when they meet, their late teens, their late twenties and the  thirties. The language is clean and decent when I compare with the amount of usage of Indian slangs. 
Regarding the plot, the story moves very slowly in the first part. The author spends too much time in describing the emotions which Adi and Radha go through. It would have been better if he had inspired those emotions in the reader instead of just explaining them. Somehow probably a reader who does not belong to the social class of Adi would never really connect with those happenings in his life because its something you get to see in the movies than in real life.
The second part is a little detached where both Adi and Radha are struggling to maintain their long-distance friendship and balance their lives minus each other. This is where other significant people enter their respective lives and they start drifting apart. The twenties are more of a haze when Adi returns into Radha’s life after two years of complete absence. All this while, most part of the story is narrated by Radha through her diary entries. 
But, the most significant and maturely handled part was the last one in which both are in their thirties and it is sort of a climax to their lives. They are together and still they can never get together. It is sort of a paradox. The epic which Rohit aimed at was not completely successful in my opinion because I felt the story did drag a bit in parts but yes few other parts of the story will definitely move you. All in all, it ends as a good read.

Have you read the book? How did you like it?

Related Posts:
Books 2013 Vol. 8 – “Toke” by Jugal Mody
Books 2013 Vol. 7 – “Rebecca” by Daphne Du Maurier
Books 2013 Vol. 6 – “F?@K Knows” by Shailendra Singh