"Divi, are you done with it?",Nikki shouted.

" Yes akka! Almost coming in 2 mins",Divya shouted back.

Wondering why they are shouting without talking like civil citizens. Then let me tell you that in a day it's Rithu and Aravind's wedding. They have kick started pre wedding rituals that day.

The house was filled with relatives and three of them were staying with Rithu all these days. Of course they didn't disturb their romance at any cost. (Privacy guaranteed with addition to teasings 😌)

They were preparing for the mangala snanam and our dear Rithu was feeling too sleepy. On the other hand Nikki and Divya were helping with the arrangements. Khushi was trying to keep  Rithu awake by doing various stunts.

"Khushi, they will definitely take some more time to get things ready, till then I can take a small power nap for 2 hours. I slept at 4 am and you woke me up by 5am",she gave her best puppy face.

" Not happening love, who asked you to talk to your dear husband so much time? You have all world's time after married. But it's fine though I got some content to tease you",she laughed while Rithu glared at her.

"Rithu, Khushi what are you still doing? Why aren't you ready yet? God! Nikki akka you see this girl has to go get bath meanwhile I will keep everything ready",Nikki literally dragged Rithu to washroom and when she showered she felt pretty active.

" My dress is so nice. Now! Now! You people get ready too! Till then I will play something. I will be bored", she said and was about to take her phone.

"No baby girl! You aren't getting your phone till you get married. Too much talks done. Moreover aunties are waiting outside to entertain you. You enjoy that we will get ready LOL",Divya said and pushed her out while she gave a glare to all of them.

Rithu was getting bored sitting amidst of so many aunties she got bored of those gossips. All she did was nodding and smiling without a gap. After what felt like forever three of them came out and stood there.

The ceremony started and was filled with fun. Everyone were smearing haldi over each other. Here everyone meant these four of them who were immersed in their own world and having fun 😜.

"Rithu, wait there how much time will you escape?",Nikki ran behind her while Divi smeared haldi on Nikki's face and Khushi smeared haldi on Divi's face, Rithu ran and smeared on Khushi's face. And then the photographer clicked a perfect candid shot.

The next ceremony was pelli kuturuni cheyyadam ( making the girl as a bride)

Rithu changes her outfit and gets ready in a saree with all the ornaments. She looked divine with that outfit and a smile.

She was blessed by all the women and was gifted with some sarees and stuff. Now she will officially be a bride and she is not allowed to go outside, so as to avoid casting of evil eyes. The ceremony was done and she went to her room and sat on bed while the three of them sat surrounding her.

Her mehendi wasn't done yet, Divya was applying mehendi to her while the other two were just looking at the mehendi which was being applied. The surrounding was filled with emotional atmosphere.

"By any chance are you guys feeling what I feel too?",Rithu asked most innocently.

Neither of them replied, their heads hung low. Divya was concentrating on the mehendi as if it was some board exam and one mistake she would fail in the exam.

" Speak out! Before I smack you all",Rithu yelled.

They just got up and hugged her tightly.

"Ah! Babies! I am breathless!",Rithu fake yelled.

"I will miss you",all the three said at a time and she hugged them back with a hand, the other hand had incomplete mehendi. Actually she had to keep mehendi long back, but our dear Rithu was just procrastinating and here she is.

" Babies, I am not going to go anywhere! I am going to be here. This devil won't leave you all so easily. Just the difference will be in my name from miss to Mrs that's all. Rest all is same to same heheh", she said and chuckled while the others did and broke the hug too with a broad smile.

"Alright! Alright! Too much emotional for the day, want to watch something? I am pretty much bored with the things I have heard",Rithu said with a dead-tired look.

When Nikki was about to reply, someone jumped into their room from the balcony. It was not one or two but four of them. All four of them weren't seen properly as they were covering themselves. But Khushi, Nikki, Rithu and Divya identified who they were and gave them a sharp glare.

"Vijayyy",Divya yelled.

" Arjunn", Nikki yelled.

"Siddd", Khushi yelled.

" Aravind? Why are you here at this time?",Rithu asked him.

All four of them looked at each other and laughed out.

"What are you doing here at this time anna? If someone sees it will be a big problem",Khushi asked.

" So, actually we all thought to surprise you tomorrow morning but the groom is very impatient in meeting his bride so we had to accompany him like this",Arjun explained.

"Fine! Fine! You come with me mister. There is loads of things to settle down and talk with you",Nikki dragged Arjun who was her fiancee silently outside so that nobody would see them being together.

" And you! What are you waiting for? An invitation? Drag yourself with me right now. They need a thing called Privacy and you need a lecture, not a word more come like right now with me", Vijay was pulled by Divya to the other direction. Divya was soon getting married to him.

Khushi's glare was enough for Sid to understand what to do and he followed her silently. Now it was only both of them. It was not so awkward actually.

Khushi peeked back and shouted, "Don't you dare take things next level. Wait for a few more hours nobody will stop you then"and then she ran from there.

" Tensed ma?",Aravind asked taking her hand into his.

"Tiny winy bit. Not much. Just a foreign feeling, I don't know how to describe it",Rithu said.

" Same and where is your phone. I tried calling it like hundred times but then you didn't answer it, I was damn worried",he told looking at her with most worried eyes.

"Ah! That these three hid my phone as I was on the phone most of the time. I am sorry bava",she gave her best puppy eyes.

" Fine! Fine! You sleep now. Don't want my bride to be in black circles",he said and giggled.

She hit him and eventually he embraced her into a warm hug.

The next morning

https://youtu.be/quUiMo1m8lo

(This song on bgm for the wedding)

The morning was filled with happiness and busy people. Everyone were roaming here and there to ensure things were packed and they could go to wedding Hall without any tension and ruckus.

The make up artist was working on Rithu while the other three were busy helping her.

They had to leave to the wedding Hall in the evening but then the photo shoot was needed to be done.

Finally the photographer arrived and Rithu had to click a tonne of selfies. She was getting irritated now, few were okay but these endless posing irked her. She got an idea on her brain and pulled the rest of them too to pose with her. It was already afternoon and most of the guests left to the wedding Hall.

These three of them pushed the men to go to the Hall as well, poor them kept a sad face and went there.

It was evening and they went to the wedding Hall, it was looking splendid. Everything was screaming as perfection. Rithu was escorted by her brother and father to the wedding mandap. She smiled with slight moist forming in her eyes.

The pre wedding events were going on and the three of them were missing since long. The wedding was at night and as soon as it was done the next evening they had their reception.

Six of them arrived when it was mangalya dhaarana time. They stood beside each other like couples and as soon as the priest read out
"mangalyam tanthunanena mapa jeevana hethuna kante bhadnami shubhage thvam jeeva sharadham shatham"

Nikki lift her hair and Aravind ties the nuptial chain round her neck.

Her eyes closed and moist that she finally feels complete being his officially. He tied that into three knots representing that The 3 knots of Hindu marriages are the Manasa, the Vaacha and the Karmena. The Manasa means 'Believing it', the Vaache means 'Saying it' and the Karmena means 'Executing it'. The knots symbolize committments between the groom and the bride and between the families of the couple.

As soon as he was done he just kissed her forehead without thinking twice, he slowly whispered in her ears, "Finally we are here love"

Rithu chuckled while there were awws heard from the behind, they clearly knew who it was. Rithu looked at them behind and gave them the most purest and genuine smile. All three of their eyes moistened and they were on the verge of crying. Getting emotional wasn't a word that would describe their situation.

And then the fun events started, thalambralu session.

They were pouring thalambralu over each other and each of their sides were being sportive and competitive. Divi, Khushi and Nikki helped Wifi pour the whole thalambralu on Aravind, he didn't protest back to which Rithu was in awe and gave him a flying kiss.

The next ritual was finding rings, the ring would be thrown into a pot of milk and the bride and groom have to search for it for three times, it is believed that the one who finds it more number of times will have an upper hand after math wedding.

As soon as the pandit threw the ring into the milk both of them started searching for it, Aravind held her hand while her eyes widened and she looked at him. He took the hand from her and showed it to the pandit while Rithika was totally blank as in what to do.

The next time Rithika played with him and got the ring and gave him victory smile, now it was last time and both of them were searching for the ring, their hands brushed against each other and a hue of blush formed on Rithu's face.

Both of them found the ring at the same time, Aravind left it for her and she squealed in happiness.

The next event was to show Arundathi nakshatram, they were tied together his khanduva and her saree pallu was tied, it  was known as brahma mudi. They walked together to the outside and Aravind had to show her the star.

"It's not bava, show properly",she said in a babyish tone making everybody chuckle.

" It is there only, see properly you know how to pretend right? Pretend as if you have seen it why are you being a drama queen?",he teased her  while she smirked at him and stuck tongue out.

And then comes the most crucial time of the wedding, the appaginthalu (vidai) part. No matter how close she was with her athai and their family she still had to leave her amma appa and anna. She felt a pang in her heart and all her happiness vanished in a second. She was walking back to the mandap and then she was seated opposite to Aravind, he could see her unshed tears, it wasn't easy for him to see it.

The whole atmosphere was filled with sadness. Many questions came into her brain, the pandit started the ritual and slowly tears started rolling out from her eyes and so did from her parents and brother's eyes.

And the three of them were complete crying mess, Rithu first hugged her parents and then her brother who was trying to act as if he was happy but his eyes told a different story.

Then she hugged all the three of them and cried like a mad woman. Tears weren't stopping. Somehow all the three of them consoled her and cooed her by telling she would get so many chocolates and momos.

And then they ate their dinner late in the night. Their wedding life started on a good note and by overcoming things which came across..

Isn't it a unexpectedly in love?

They had crush over each other, he was in relationship and then that was broken and these both were together! Now they got married. All the time the four of them were together no matter what came. Don't we all deserve friends like them too? Yes we do!

The End

Hello guys!

Yet again I am back with a long wedding update!

Hope you enjoyed reading it. I felt tiny winy bit emotional while writing the last part.

And that's for the end guys! Thank you for supporting me all the time and bringing the best out of me.

I will be back with epilogue and a bonus chapter very soon.

Please do leave your review on this book here.

I thank all the silent and active readers as well for reading my book!

Love, PriyaGv8 this book is dedicated to you!

Please do vote and comment your views!

Also there were three new people yes!
So the couples in this book would be

Rithika - Aravind
Divya - Vijay
Nikki - Arjun
Khushi - Sid.

Obviously these will be there in the epilogue and bonus chapter for sure.

Please drop your ideas if you have any for the epilogue and bonus chapter.

Also yes! There is change in the cover! My akka Potterhead_Niki my lob gifted me this beautiful cover and I am not having words to describe how beautiful it is.

Thank you❤

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