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Gaga Over (S)Udaipur

I'm really at a loss to know how to tell you how amazing our time celebrating Suman and Gagan's wedding has been. We're both really in awe that we have been able to experience such an incredible event with such incredible people!! Having said all that though, our journey to get there was long, expensive and stressful!! After our 9 hour flight with a very fluey Alex, and first night crashing at Aman's flat Mumbai, we wanted to have a chilled day there. We succeeded for the first half of the day! A lie in and then Alex first taste of real Indian food for lunch - everyone's a winner. But then after we'd picked up our rented Indian wedding outfits from Suman's friend Devanshi's lobby, we realised that 3 of them were missing and we couldn't get through to customer service on the phone! So with less than 2 hours until we needed to be at the airport to fly to Udaipur for the wedding the next afternoon, we rushed to the company's store in Mumbai and tried to hurry along the staff as we paid again to replace our missing outfits, but with much more limited choices. However, (as seemed to be a theme throughout our stay), a sense of urgency is really hard to come by in India, so with the hectic traffic when we left, we arrived with only 5 minutes before check in closed so the machine didn't work, but a lady told us we weren't "very late" so it was fine just to join the queue - phew! Then the next drama. We were told at the check in desk that our flight had been moved to 12:15 (it was now about 18:30) and they'd tried to contact us several times with no success to let us know about the change. Our hearts sank as we realised we may have to fly at 05:00 the next morning, but then a miracle; two no shows on the new 19:15 flight meant we squeezed back in in the nick of time! The drama continued however, with a 2 hour delay in taking off (of course!); which meant that by the time we got to our hotel in Udaipur (45 minutes drive from the airport) and the porters took us to the wrong room and then spent 20 minutes trying to find the right one, we were just too exhausted to go and see Su at her hotel, which I was devastated about. Though when I heard the tales of 02:00 party crashing (the whole bridal party had been living off around 2-4 hours sleep a night on the run up to the wedding - I really don't know how they do it!) I was relieved we'd made the choice to get our beauty sleep. In the morning I began to remember what Indian living is really like, and that for a wedding everything is ten times more manic and unpredictable. By the end of the wedding we knew to add at least two hours to any expected timings and that "it isn't an Indian wedding without some chaos". However, when we arrived at the Radisson Blu I instantly knew all the pain had been worth it. It was quite literally a palace and the view out over the lakes was absolutely breathtaking. Also getting to see Su very briefly before the first event, I was so so glad we came. Day one was pre-wedding partying essentially and the first event is called Mehendi and is traditionally for the women, but everyone was there. It was on the rooftop of the hotel and as you arrived there was a bright pink archway (pink was definitely a theme!) with fluorescent coloured origami hanging from it. I GOT HENNA! It was so amazing to watch, the women work so quickly and intricately; I can't stop looking at the artwork on my hands and I'm trying to make it last as long as possible (even washed my hair with bags on my hands yesterday haha). I got our's and Su's hashtags in henna too, one on each arm. This event started proceedings as they meant to go on, consisting of chatting, eating, drinking, taking pictures, goggling at fabulous dresses - The colours! The glamour! - and being gobsmacked by the unbelievable view over the lake as the sun went down. I reconnected with some familiar faces, like Iza, Suman's friend from Hulme days and many many new ones. The second event is called Sangeet and is basically an engagement party and this one was set in the ballroom with huge chandeliers and loud booming Indian music. The white guys were always ready far too early; the rookies in this 2-hours-later-than-we-told-you malarkey. The Sangeet consisted of more of the above, but with the added excitement of some of the younger bridal party performing dances (we nipped up to see some of the rehearsals beforehand in Su's suite and again it was madness - shouting over each other and stopping and starting ha), which I loved! They were just having the best time and they all looked so beautiful and full of life and I particularly loved that the guys were just as passionate and involved as we girls. It also included, bizarrely, the proposal! Everyone crowded round the couple as they exchanged engagement rings and Gagan got down on one knee to the glee of the crowd. I can't believe this was the first time Su had been given, or even seen, the engagement ring! How did she know he was a man of good taste before she agreed to the wedding?! Having said that, the ring was chokka block full of diamonds so it worked out OK for her I guess, and lucky for Suman's dad that she didn't say no at this stage! Then we celebrated the engagement!! The morning of day two (the actual wedding day) was carnage. Everyone had had another really late and heavy night. I was told bridal group were being forced to go to bed around 5am and the first event of the day was due to start at 6am!! Needless to say, it did not, and the morning was a game of guess-when-things-are-happening-and-try-not-to-miss-it! It was frustrating as I could have made it to the first event of the day in the end (Haldi & Chura, where they put turmeric on the bride), but I had no idea what time it was happening. Just as I was going to head to the venue I heard that Suman was already at breakfast covered in turmeric! Anyway, I went down to the spa to have my saree wrapped (what a complicated ordeal!) and then we heard that Gagan was arriving so we raced down to the veranda outside reception. And what a show it was! Gagan was on a bejazzled white horse and wearing a veil made of pearls. His friends and family followed him down the hill accompanied by an amazing team of drummers and subsequent jubilant dancing! The older men in Gagan's family were having an absolute blast and throwing money in the air (a tradition of paying the drummers so they keep playing) and waving money over each other's heads which we saw a few times and must be a way of giving good luck or blessing. It was so vibrant and loud and fun! Then after another panic to get everyone into taxis to the temple (apparently Suman wasn't even 100% ready but her dad was kicking off as they were going to miss their appointment and not be able to actually get married!), we made it and Su's dress was absolutely breathtaking. Red, gold, sparkly and just perfect, she looked amazing. The ceremony was more informal than what we had imagined with people chatting and coming in late, but it was really beautifully done and all Su's girlfriends could come up and sit right next to her which felt like such a privilege. The whole thing was like that actually; Suman's family were so inclusive and wanted us to be up close and personal with everything. We obviously didn't know everything that was going on but the guy running the service sang everything he said (it was really impressive!) and Gagan had to lead Su around the alter 4 times which represented 4 promises they were making to each other. Afterwards Su seemed in a sleepy daze and couldn't believe she was actually married!! I also loved that all the men on Suman's side wore pink turbans (including Alex!). I couldn't help but see the symmetry between that and my dad wearing pink shoes... Same thing right? I saw loads more traditions that afternoon including the grand arrival of the new husband and wife (accompanied by deafening confetti canons!), the families giving each other garlands and gifts and hugging, Suman shaking her long wrist jewellery over all the single ladies and whoever it breaks on will get married next (though she made sure everyone got some ha!), and the super emotional ritual of saying goodbye to her family where she throws petals which her family all catch and then they hug her one by one with a lot of tears (obviously including from me). She is then welcomed in by the groom's family and all the men pretend to push them away together in the car. I think I was the only non-family member there, it was a really moving ceremony. Then a quick nap before the reception!! The reception was super classy, this time out on the veranda with fairy lights and ball gowns. The bride and groom entered between firework canons and again Suman looked like a real life princess. It then seemed like no time at all until we were at the after party in the pool side room complete with pool table and DJ! Lots of pictures, drinks and boy, did we dance! Alex was on fire and everyone was loving it! Top night with top people in an unbelievable location. And we didn't pay for one thing the whole time, madness. The next day we managed to squeeze in a little trip down to the lake with Iza and it was truly breathtaking and the little slice of peacefulness that we were very much in need of after all the madness. Thanks so much for having us Su, it was truly unforgettable and we will be forever grateful that we could be there and experience all that we did!! Now, where were we? Ah yes, Bali...

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S'all good in Ubud

The first 5 days of our honeymoon have been a bit of a blur, especially seeing as post-wedding exhaustion kicked in and our body clocks really suffered for it!! Our first night we slept 12 hours and we were definitely relieved that it was heavily raining the next day as it meant we just ate, drank and wandered around Ubud's beautiful art market. There are incredible works of art everywhere you look. The Balinese seem to be constantly creating; glass, wood, metal, ivory, you name it. Even the archways to people's houses look like temples, it's amazing. Take away pizza and 'heads up' in the rather lovely outdoor terrace in our villa ended the day perfectly. We had met a driver on our hotel's free shuttle service called Gusti (the incredible floral shirt wearing father of three girls), so we set off with him the next day on a touristy morning of the Tegallalang rice terrace, the Bali swing, Tirta Empul (the water temple) and Teganungan waterfall. The terraces were very beautiful, but very touristified, with stone paths and photo points. Seemed a million miles away from rice paddy trekking with Mama Cho Cho in Sapa, but beautiful nonetheless and really lovely to see the rice full and green, almost ready to harvest. The Bali swing was a swing over a valley but we were a bit disappointed with how tame it was for how much it cost so instead we just learnt about and had tasters of their coffees and hot drinks and enjoyed cooling our feet down in their pool whilst soaking in the views (and our first real rays of sunshine!). We also saw the first (of many!) big intricate spiders building their webs. Gusti told us that Bali doesn't have any poisonous spiders which did put my mind at rest, but he also told us that when he was a kid, his dad got him to fry and eat spiders to stop him from wetting the bed which just seems like a cruel and unusual punishment to me. We were knackered after our climb down and back up from the waterfall (again it was super big and impressive but there were a lot of tourists and I think we may have just been a bit worn out by this point!) so a lovely late lunch in an empty local place which had little huts looking out over rice fields was just what the doctor ordered. The area we were staying in was up at the top of the hill outside of the town but we really loved how quiet it was and how we were giving some custom to really sweet local places. We treated ourselves to an incredible leg, back, neck and head massage in our private terrace - such luxury, such relaxation!! - and then dinner and nightcap were both within walking distance and again we were the only people in there for the majority of the time (we guess things will get busier as we get closer to the Aussie Christmas holidays). Day three was Monkey Forest (what it says on the tin!) and a fancy dinner next to the river with an incredible view down to the valley. We loved both! Monkey Forest was brilliant being so close to so many monkeys just running free all around you, though it did definitely put me on edge, always watching my back in case I should be the next unsuspecting piggyback victim of the furry little critters!! It is also a beautiful rainforest type walk with amazing greenery and temple ruins - a huge recommend from us. Our meal-with-a-view looked like it might be doomed with the arrival of another almighty downpour, but we actually got a beautiful sunset looking out over the vast green valley. Bit of a strange end to the night when we realised Alex had left our travel credit card in the cash machine in Ubud (and couldn't remember the back up card's pin!!) and then we had two rather creepy little girls do a dance about a meter away from us in the restaurant just as we were going to leave. They were like little made up dolls, kind of disconcerting. However we managed to pay (and escape from the dolls!), and with a bit of memory jogging Alex also recalled the pin for our other card. Thankfully that came down to his memory of numbers and not mine. Our last day was a right little adventure! We asked Gusti to take us a bit off the beaten track so after we had gone to see Goa Gajah (elephant cave, which was very impressive and crazy old), he took us to Kantolampo waterfall and The Hidden Canyons. The waterfall was amazing and we loved the friendly guys down there who took so many photos for us (including lots of cheesy ones that will never see the light of day!) and told Alex they could tell he was on his honeymoon because of his smile!!! He also encouraged the brilliant shot we posted yesterday with the yell "LIFT YOUR WIFE!" and told us to come back next time with a baby. I was totally taken off guard with the Hidden Canyon, as we were taken on a two hour canyoning climb through three canyons; scaling rocks, fighting crazy currents and certainly giving our feet an intense exfoliation treatment!! A scary but brilliant challenge and the canyons were stunning. The guides were marvellous, really taking you each step of the way and jumping in and having a good laugh. We saw a girl lose her footing and get swept a short distance down the river but it was a matter of seconds before three guides were in there with her and helping her back out - heroes!! I must admit, there were a few moments I was worried for the camera John had leant us with our guide, Wayan, up to his chest in water to grab us the perfect shot, but they were such pros I needn't have worried. We ended with a serene walk through vast farming fields - aubergines, rice, so many chillies (Alex took one from the farmers hand and took a bite which she found very funny as he had to spit it back out again pretty sharpish!), papaya and bananas - it was really quite breathtaking and felt like it was just for us. After a well earned Balinese BBQ, we did pretty much nothing the rest of the day, sleeping for a solid three hours at our villa in the afternoon, watching "Public Enemies" and reading conspiracy theories about John Dillinger's death being faked (pretty convincing!!). Oh and the hotel ran us a "honeymooners bath" for our final night with rose petals and candles which we enjoyed with a few refreshing eye masks to try and bring us out of our sleepy stupor! Our villa was awesome, the guides were great and the food was delicious. We are still in a confused sleep pattern, we're a bank card down, Alex has a cold (somehow!) and we attained a few bites on our canyoning adventure, but nothing that can crush our honeymoon happiness. Now for a quick detour from our Indonesian adventures, and I for one am extremely pumped for wedding number six - Suman and Gagan in Udaipur!!!!!