Meanwhile, in Alberta...
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@xenon when you dress formal, are you "required" to carry a small sword with you? (or at least an image of one?). Maybe I am wrong, but I thought that was one of things.
@taiwan_girl said in Meanwhile, in Alberta...:
@xenon when you dress formal, are you "required" to carry a small sword with you? (or at least an image of one?). Maybe I am wrong, but I thought that was one of things.
Well - since you asked. Here's me on my wedding - looking super Indian. Notice the sword is not small:
Here we are looking merely "mildly Indian" (no sword):
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Great pics!!!!!!
(Your wife is beautiful!!
And you are not so bad either! 555)
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@taiwan_girl said in Meanwhile, in Alberta...:
@xenon when you dress formal, are you "required" to carry a small sword with you? (or at least an image of one?). Maybe I am wrong, but I thought that was one of things.
Well - since you asked. Here's me on my wedding - looking super Indian. Notice the sword is not small:
Here we are looking merely "mildly Indian" (no sword):
@xenon said in Meanwhile, in Alberta...:
Well - since you asked. Here's me on my wedding - looking super Indian. Notice the sword is not small:
Awesome! That has got to be the most colorful wedding picture of a TNCR member ever posted on TNCR, and it’s beautiful!
Now a few questions (feel free to ignore some or all of them):
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Where was the picture taken?
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Did you use a professional photography service? I am curious if there are professional photo studios where you did the wedding photo shoot that specifically cater to Indian or Sikh weddings. For example, in Chinatowns there are (or used to be) photography studios that target Chinese weddings; these studios also offer Chinese-style hairdressing and makeup services and rent Chinese-style wedding attires to the wedding parties for the photo shoot as well as for the reception/banquet. Just wondering if there are studios that target Indian/Sikh weddings in like manner.
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Did a clergy or religious leader officiated the wedding (taking care of the secular/legal aspects of the wedding along with the religious aspects) or did you do the legal stuff (e.g., signing the wedding certificate in the city hall with a secular government official) apart from the ethnic/religious ceremony? (I am guessing that there was an ethnic/religious ceremony, but of course this is just a guess.)
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Did the photo shoot, the ceremony, the reception/banquet, and the signing of the wedding certificate all happened on the same day (or in a few contiguous days), or spread across different days? (I have seen first/second generation immigrants who still have family members overseas host multiple receptions/ceremonies in different countries trying to please all parties, and cater to the legal/secular aspects of the wedding separately from the ethnic/religious aspects of the wedding on different days. So I am curious how you navigated things like this with your wedding.)
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Idle curiosity … were you trained to use a sword as a weapon?
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@xenon said in Meanwhile, in Alberta...:
Well - since you asked. Here's me on my wedding - looking super Indian. Notice the sword is not small:
Awesome! That has got to be the most colorful wedding picture of a TNCR member ever posted on TNCR, and it’s beautiful!
Now a few questions (feel free to ignore some or all of them):
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Where was the picture taken?
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Did you use a professional photography service? I am curious if there are professional photo studios where you did the wedding photo shoot that specifically cater to Indian or Sikh weddings. For example, in Chinatowns there are (or used to be) photography studios that target Chinese weddings; these studios also offer Chinese-style hairdressing and makeup services and rent Chinese-style wedding attires to the wedding parties for the photo shoot as well as for the reception/banquet. Just wondering if there are studios that target Indian/Sikh weddings in like manner.
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Did a clergy or religious leader officiated the wedding (taking care of the secular/legal aspects of the wedding along with the religious aspects) or did you do the legal stuff (e.g., signing the wedding certificate in the city hall with a secular government official) apart from the ethnic/religious ceremony? (I am guessing that there was an ethnic/religious ceremony, but of course this is just a guess.)
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Did the photo shoot, the ceremony, the reception/banquet, and the signing of the wedding certificate all happened on the same day (or in a few contiguous days), or spread across different days? (I have seen first/second generation immigrants who still have family members overseas host multiple receptions/ceremonies in different countries trying to please all parties, and cater to the legal/secular aspects of the wedding separately from the ethnic/religious aspects of the wedding on different days. So I am curious how you navigated things like this with your wedding.)
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Idle curiosity … were you trained to use a sword as a weapon?
Thanks all
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In an outer suburb of Vancouver (huge Sikh population)
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Yes. The Punjabi wedding industry is monstrous in Vancouver. A good photographer is well over 10k (there’s multiple events). These days they have very high production values - our guy was pretty basic relative to what’s out there today.
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Yes. There are about 20 large Sikh temples in the greater Vancouver area and several smaller ones. They’re typically booked up a couple of years in advance for the summer dates. All the administration is done at the temple. Weddings are typically huge 500-1000 people.
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multiple days. Minor events at both the groom and bride’s house leading up to the wedding. Wedding on one day, reception the next. Punjabi receptions are rowdy - open bar and full dance floor for several hours.
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I took basic classes in the traditional Sikh martial art called gatka as a kid. I never progressed beyond wooden swords. Not a very good swordsman.
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@xenon said in Meanwhile, in Alberta...:
Well - since you asked. Here's me on my wedding - looking super Indian. Notice the sword is not small:
Awesome! That has got to be the most colorful wedding picture of a TNCR member ever posted on TNCR, and it’s beautiful!
Now a few questions (feel free to ignore some or all of them):
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Where was the picture taken?
-
Did you use a professional photography service? I am curious if there are professional photo studios where you did the wedding photo shoot that specifically cater to Indian or Sikh weddings. For example, in Chinatowns there are (or used to be) photography studios that target Chinese weddings; these studios also offer Chinese-style hairdressing and makeup services and rent Chinese-style wedding attires to the wedding parties for the photo shoot as well as for the reception/banquet. Just wondering if there are studios that target Indian/Sikh weddings in like manner.
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Did a clergy or religious leader officiated the wedding (taking care of the secular/legal aspects of the wedding along with the religious aspects) or did you do the legal stuff (e.g., signing the wedding certificate in the city hall with a secular government official) apart from the ethnic/religious ceremony? (I am guessing that there was an ethnic/religious ceremony, but of course this is just a guess.)
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Did the photo shoot, the ceremony, the reception/banquet, and the signing of the wedding certificate all happened on the same day (or in a few contiguous days), or spread across different days? (I have seen first/second generation immigrants who still have family members overseas host multiple receptions/ceremonies in different countries trying to please all parties, and cater to the legal/secular aspects of the wedding separately from the ethnic/religious aspects of the wedding on different days. So I am curious how you navigated things like this with your wedding.)
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Idle curiosity … were you trained to use a sword as a weapon?
@Axtremus said in Meanwhile, in Alberta...:
@xenon said in Meanwhile, in Alberta...:
Well - since you asked. Here's me on my wedding - looking super Indian.
You married well. Your bride is totally lovely.
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Thanks all
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In an outer suburb of Vancouver (huge Sikh population)
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Yes. The Punjabi wedding industry is monstrous in Vancouver. A good photographer is well over 10k (there’s multiple events). These days they have very high production values - our guy was pretty basic relative to what’s out there today.
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Yes. There are about 20 large Sikh temples in the greater Vancouver area and several smaller ones. They’re typically booked up a couple of years in advance for the summer dates. All the administration is done at the temple. Weddings are typically huge 500-1000 people.
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multiple days. Minor events at both the groom and bride’s house leading up to the wedding. Wedding on one day, reception the next. Punjabi receptions are rowdy - open bar and full dance floor for several hours.
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I took basic classes in the traditional Sikh martial art called gatka as a kid. I never progressed beyond wooden swords. Not a very good swordsman.
@xenon said in Meanwhile, in Alberta...:
Punjabi receptions are rowdy
Video, plz?
By the way, I used to work with an Indian guy, his name was Ajay. He got married in the Chicago area, and he told us that tradition in some Indian weddings is for the couple to enter the ceremony on the back of an elephant.
I guess elephants for weddings are hard to come by in Chicago, so they used a white horse instead.
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Thanks all.
@George-K the fancy animal is similar to when Aladdin makes his way to Agrabah when he becomes Prince Ali. The groom traditionally travels to the bride's home to marry her, and wants to "make an entrance"
People rarely travel to the bride's house by animal anymore (outside of India the wedding venue is rarely the bride's house anyways) - but the tradition remains.
Curiously - where I grew up the tradition more became a fancy car (Limo, Bentley, etc.), decorated with flowers or whatnot.
@Jolly - no significance typically to the color. It can definitely be part of dressing well (neat folds, coordinated colors with the rest of the outfit, etc.). If it was always dark blue or orange - that just may mean he was a really devout Sikh (those are the Sikh flag colors).
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Thanks all.
@George-K the fancy animal is similar to when Aladdin makes his way to Agrabah when he becomes Prince Ali. The groom traditionally travels to the bride's home to marry her, and wants to "make an entrance"
People rarely travel to the bride's house by animal anymore (outside of India the wedding venue is rarely the bride's house anyways) - but the tradition remains.
Curiously - where I grew up the tradition more became a fancy car (Limo, Bentley, etc.), decorated with flowers or whatnot.
@Jolly - no significance typically to the color. It can definitely be part of dressing well (neat folds, coordinated colors with the rest of the outfit, etc.). If it was always dark blue or orange - that just may mean he was a really devout Sikh (those are the Sikh flag colors).
@xenon said in Meanwhile, in Alberta...:
Thanks all.
@George-K the fancy animal is similar to when Aladdin makes his way to Agrabah when he becomes Prince Ali. The groom traditionally travels to the bride's home to marry her, and wants to "make an entrance"
People rarely travel to the bride's house by animal anymore (outside of India the wedding venue is rarely the bride's house anyways) - but the tradition remains.
Curiously - where I grew up the tradition more became a fancy car (Limo, Bentley, etc.), decorated with flowers or whatnot.
@Jolly - no significance typically to the color. It can definitely be part of dressing well (neat folds, coordinated colors with the rest of the outfit, etc.). If it was always dark blue or orange - that just may mean he was a really devout Sikh (those are the Sikh flag colors).
Orange.
