Monday, February 3, 2014

Making it happen - The venue

Marriages are made in heaven, but the party happens on Earth.

Aditi and I both belong to Chandigarh. Oh my mom was so crazy about getting me a girl from Chandigarh. My mom hardly had any sympathies for the girls from outside Chandigarh. My sincere apologies to all the girls who missed a chance to be my life-partner because of my mom's idiosyncrasies. Anyways, no time to lose heart girls, I'm always open for EMAs :)

Ok Ok, be serious, this post is to introduce you to the place where a life-changing event is going to happen. Aditi and I are getting married in our hometown Chandigarh. For those of you who would give us the privilege of your presence during our wedding, our city has some nice places to visit in your free time in-between the ceremonies. For couples, Sukhna Lake is a good place to have a romantic walk (and keep your wife away from shopping) away from the urban madness.


For guys, the best way to spend the free time would be to go to Sector 17's shopping plaza. You will find enough reasons to bless me as most of the girls of this city go for their retail therapy to Sector 17's market. Try your luck! Visit Rock Garden (before 5 PM) to see how someone had taste for the waste and made beautiful stuff out of it. Chandigarh also plays host for Festival of Gardens, popularly known as Rose Festival, during the last week of February. While you won't be able to participate in the fest, the Roses would be all blossoming during our marriage date. Photography enthusiasts shouldn't miss this chance!

The marriage would take place at Wedlock Manor, a marriage hall on the outskirts of Chandigarh. To guide the guests to the venue, here's a view of the location of the marriage hall on Google Maps. For those who are going to drive on their own to the venue, let me caution you: the hall is exactly at the point on the road where the flyover at Zirakpur starts (the end of the flyover towards Chandigarh). In case you miss to notice the hall on your left hand side and you take the flyover, you would have to drive till Metro and then take a U-turn, and then you drive till Chandigarh Airport's traffic signal and again take the U-turn to come back to the marriage hall. So remember, at Zirakpur don't get on the flyover by any chance if you are coming to the venue (because you would have to then drive atleast 5 Kms to come back to the venue). Remember to call me or Aditi for directions if this map doesn't help.

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