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Whose wedding is it anyway?

By: Shoba Narayan May 15, 2019May 12, 2019
Columns, HT Brunch, HT Mediacalifornia, Napa, NRI, tambrahm, wedding3 Comments on Whose wedding is it anyway?

Let’s be clear: The grand wedding is not about the bride and groom, it’s about the parents who raised them to be ready for holy matrimony!

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Columns, HT Brunch, HT Mediacalifornia, Napa, NRI, tambrahm, wedding3 Comments on Whose wedding is it anyway?

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Mango season is here. #mango #fruit
A relaxed lunch. A break from the day. . . . . . . . #hijras #lgbt #lgbtq #men #women #fashion
A wonderful vintage champagne tasting at Le Cirque restaurant at the Leela, Bangalore. Here are the tasting notes that I uploaded on my page at Vivino, the app. My favorite champagne of the evening was the Bollinger RD 2002. Floral aromas of lavender, violets. Lots of berry notes. Great structure with a good balance of acidity. This was the only glass of champagne that I finished. My second favorite wine of the evening was the Veuve Cliquot La Grande Dame 2004. Was kicked to discover that both Bollinger and Veuve Cliquot are female-run houses. I wanted to like the Drappier 2005 more than I did. Because they don’t use sulfur. It was decent but not my favorite. The Don Ruinart 2002 was a stunning surprise. When we first drank it from the glass, it was restrained, even subdued with very flat aromas. All of us around the table decided that we didn’t like it. Fortunately, I didn’t finish the glass and two hours later when I smelled and tasted it again, it seemed like an amazing new champagne. Very elegant, structured, with complex notes of spices, stone fruits and light floral notes. I didn’t like the Cristal very much. Perhaps 2009 is not a great vintage for Champagne. The Dom Perignon 2004 was as you would expect. Very classic notes of brioche, butter, tobacco, and all the aromas and flavors that you can recognize anywhere. If I were to buy champagne, I would definitely buy the Bollinger again. Thank you Devesh Agarwal of the TWC for organizing such a terrific evening. . . . . . . . . . . #domperignon #cristal #champagne #drappier #veuvecliquot #ruinart #bubbly #bollinger
A foolish corn stalk arches to the sky. Hopefully offering its seeds to fleeing parakeets. Not knowing that it is but a child of leftover popcorn seeds thrown by hasty teenagers into a mud pot on my balcony. before they went to the movies. . . . . . . . #garden #gardening #corn #popcorn #outdoors #balcony
Kissing a ladybug on a jasmine flower. Clematis flower actually. . . . . . #bees #honeybee #ladybug #insects #flowers #flowerstagram #bugslife #jasmine #clematis #kiss
Sky fliers. Pond herons.
Is this honeysuckle flower? I have this at home but don’t know the name. . . . . . . #flowers #flower #flowerstagram
Tuberose, green mangoes, marigolds, red roses and arecanut blossoms. What a beautiful combination of flora and fauna. India is a high touch culture. We string flowers into garlands instead of just dumping them into vases. I should carry something like this to peoples homes instead of the usual flowers. . . . . . . . . . #flowers #flowerstagram #floral #decor #decorationideas #mango #rawmango #roses #tuberose #garland #marigold #wedding #weddingflowers #decoracioninteriores #weddingsutra #entrancedecor
Evoking the silk route and that lyrical place we call Kashgar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #20yearsofsabyasachi @sabyasachiofficial #theworldofsabyasachi #kashgaarbazaar #sabyasachijewelry #sabyasachijewellery #indianfashion #fashion @sabyasachiaccessories @louboutinworld @louboutininternational #clxsabyasachi #shoes #glamping #resortcollection @anuahuja1
Sabyasachi show closing. I sat next to a Bangalore boy whose wife, @anuahuja1 as it turned out was the show’s director. Thanks, Andrew, @apiers of @pier_st.barth for explaining the show to me and saying that “if you had to see one fashion show, this is fu&$@ng as good as it gets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #20yearsofsabyasachi @sabyasachiofficial #theworldofsabyasachi #kashgaarbazaar #sabyasachijewelry #sabyasachijewellery #indianfashion #fashion @sabyasachiaccessories @louboutinworld @louboutininternational #clxsabyasachi #shoes #glamping #resortcollection
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