Meet Konnie Kara - wedding journalist by day; bride-to-be by night. With insider access to the latest bridal news, trends and planning advice she’s been called a wedding guru many times, but does she have what it takes to plan her own special day? Offering honest, frank and humorous insights, this is an account of one of the most exhilarating, and rollercoaster-emotion-filled years of her life
Two weeks till my big day!
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I woke up this morning feeling guilty because I really don’t have the time to have a life anymore. The Indian wedding is in two weeks. That’s it. I have most things covered, The DJ set list, the guest list (well I don’t have a clue about that but I’ve left that entirely up to my mother as I’ve said and any RSVPs are going straight to her.) I have my last meeting with my reception venue and I’m still nowhere near as close to the date as I would like to get an accurate weather forecast. England, my darling home, is freaking me out a little. I have grown up knowing the weather is as unpredictable here as stories about David Beckham cheating on Victoria - but that doesn’t stop me from praying and praying it won’t rain a tiny drop on my big day and that I will get the outdoor wedding of my dreams.
The marquee is booked, the décor booked, the cake set. My videographer and photographers called today and asked me to give them a running order of the Indian wedding but this is difficult as never in my life have I known an Indian wedding to go on time. However, I am determined to break that record... especially since many of my suppliers don’t know exactly what happens during the Hindu Wedding ceremony - and for that matter, nor do most of our families, even though we’ve spent our whole lives attending them.
From all the weddings I’ve been too, what I am certain about is how long Hindu ceremonies are in comparison to church ceremonies, but my priest assured me over the telephone first thing this morning that this is not because of the actual religious ceremony - which is very sentimental and sweet.
The ceremony part only takes about 45 minutes. It’s the faffing around by the wedding party which makes everything so long and delayed and leaves guests irate. So he’s forewarned me to make sure no one is messing around with outfit changes at the last minute and that the groom's family (who are travelling down from London) depart on time. That, he says, should make everything go like clockwork.
Aside from the timings, my budget no longer exists. A few months ago I used to religiously jot down every single cost of the wedding but now I don’t have time! I just pay the bills, switch money from this account to the next and have become totally overwhelmed with where all the money is going! It’s like I am throwing it out of a speeding train. Vinnie, after a frantic call from me in which I almost burst into tears from financial stress, say he is going to take the day off work tomorrow and drive down to see me and cook me brunch. He is what everything is all about - I tell myself as I put the phone down.
I hope he’s booked himself a hotel for the night before the wedding. Maybe I could do the very unchaste thing of sneaking into his bedroom and cuddling up to him the night before. Having lived apart from him these last few months has been really hard and all I want now is to wake up with him every morning.
Love Konnie xxx
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