bringing together two families:all of the bride's family are gathered at the venue (st lukes/ house tbc)
all of howie's family gather at the rose and crown, the person from gillian's picks howie up on old poo tail and they walk, with the family behind them up to the venue...
the sisters and whoever else wants to join bhangras around the horse as howie dismounts (i am modestly inside...probably peeking out to see the fun...the horse leaves
howie's friends and family try to bargain their way into the house using chocolate coins and their charm about howie and his positive qualities
(my friends and family try to prevent them)
everyone comes into the house
blessingsomeone as yet undecided, reads an urdu blessing with a translation - possibly mum as the translator...not the bit in the email unc hussein sent about sexual gratification
if unc h has found the poem bawa wrote when i was born or one he had written about love i would love it if it was read out...
we do the game where there is the milk bowl with coins the bride and groom have to fish out to se who will dominate the marriage...
feeding of ludoo to bride and groom by family
food
frenzied feeding and feasting
dancing
bollywood short performance followed by teaching people basic steps followed by dancing
fun/ games?
fireworks
end
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does this sound about right?