Comments on: Coast to Coast http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/ For the modern South Asian. Fri, 16 May 2008 04:45:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Suji http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-14617 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:42:23 +0000 http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-14617 Any idea where a cake like this can be made. My sister is getting marreid and would like a cake like this?? Any idea where a cake like this can be made. My sister is getting marreid and would like a cake like this??

]]> by: Nirmala http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-7018 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:03:03 +0000 http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-7018 Ah, I hear you! Sorry for the confusion on this side, too! I just didn't want to be lumped in wit the haters, since I've been loving all the stories on here. :) Ah, I hear you! Sorry for the confusion on this side, too! I just didn’t want to be lumped in wit the haters, since I’ve been loving all the stories on here. :)

]]> by: G Shah http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-7004 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:35:04 +0000 http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-7004 Hi Nirmala, Oh, I agree with you... My comment was so not meant for you! There was a comment up that was outright very mean to the couple and their parents. It must've gotten deleted. Sorry for the confusion! :) Hi Nirmala,

Oh, I agree with you… My comment was so not meant for you! There was a comment up that was outright very mean to the couple and their parents. It must’ve gotten deleted.

Sorry for the confusion! :)

]]> by: Nirmala http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-6991 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:20:00 +0000 http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-6991 To the previous commenter--I specifically said that I enjoyed reading these stories and that I get a vicarious thrill out of them, even if I can't afford a lavish wedding myself. My only suggestion to Nirali was to include stories on people who were opting out of the ginormous Bollywood weddings as well. Don't put words in my mouth and mistake a comment/suggestion for "bashing." I've seen that in other threads on this site, and that most certainly was NOT my intention. Also, Nirali, thanks for the addition of stories about people from different backgrounds. When I was reading the stories from the wedding issue, there were only a few on the site, and it looks like you added some a few days later. Again, thanks for this--I keep coming back to read and re-read tales of people's big days! To the previous commenter–I specifically said that I enjoyed reading these stories and that I get a vicarious thrill out of them, even if I can’t afford a lavish wedding myself. My only suggestion to Nirali was to include stories on people who were opting out of the ginormous Bollywood weddings as well. Don’t put words in my mouth and mistake a comment/suggestion for “bashing.” I’ve seen that in other threads on this site, and that most certainly was NOT my intention.

Also, Nirali, thanks for the addition of stories about people from different backgrounds. When I was reading the stories from the wedding issue, there were only a few on the site, and it looks like you added some a few days later. Again, thanks for this–I keep coming back to read and re-read tales of people’s big days!

]]> by: G Shah http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-6667 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:25:25 +0000 http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-6667 I think that judging people you don't know is in poor taste. Please remember that people celebrate their momentous occasions in different ways. I understand more low-budget weddings are in demand but I think everyone can take some ideas from all the weddings profiled and find ways to make it fit their own budget. Please don't be bashing other people. I think that judging people you don’t know is in poor taste.

Please remember that people celebrate their momentous occasions in different ways.

I understand more low-budget weddings are in demand but I think everyone can take some ideas from all the weddings profiled and find ways to make it fit their own budget. Please don’t be bashing other people.

]]> by: MK http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-6518 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:41:39 +0000 http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-6518 I agree with others that while this weddings issue was so lovely and so desperately needed for South Asian brides living in the US, I also wished that there had been a little less emphasis on elaborate, expensive weddings. With the cost of weddings in the US on the rise, it is becoming a lot more difficult for Indian families to have large-scale weddings-- they are simply out of reach for all but the most wealthy families. So brides from lower to middle class families are still at a loss for ideas they can use or weddings they can look to for inspiration. I agree with others that while this weddings issue was so lovely and so desperately needed for South Asian brides living in the US, I also wished that there had been a little less emphasis on elaborate, expensive weddings. With the cost of weddings in the US on the rise, it is becoming a lot more difficult for Indian families to have large-scale weddings– they are simply out of reach for all but the most wealthy families. So brides from lower to middle class families are still at a loss for ideas they can use or weddings they can look to for inspiration.

]]> by: alej http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-6456 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:19:21 +0000 http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-6456 very nice ! very nice !

]]> by: Nirali Magazine http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-6445 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:04:06 +0000 http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-6445 Thanks for reading our <a href="http://niralimagazine.com/weddings" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">weddings issue</a> and offering your comments! Nina and Ankur's wedding was not the only one we featured---we tried to showcase a range of weddings from different backgrounds and sizes. Check out <a href="http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/when-mehndi-met-mariachi" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Namrita (who is South Indian) and Roman's bi-cultural affair</a>; <a href="http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/thanksgiving-celebration" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Deepika and Rinku's Punjabi celebration</a>; and <a href="http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/something-old-something-new" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Syma and Aamer's Muslim wedding at home</a>. On Monday, June 18, looking for <a href="http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/wedded-bliss-the-lone-star-way/" rel="nofollow">another South Indian wedding</a>; a <a href="http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/custom-made/" rel="nofollow">Hindu-Catholic ceremony</a>; and a couple who actually <a href="http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/destination-delhi/" rel="nofollow">held their wedding in India</a>. For more real weddings from different backgrounds and sizes, check out <a href="http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/real-tips-from-real-brides" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Real Tips From Real Brides</a> (<a href="http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/more-real-tips-from-desi-brides/" rel="nofollow">with a second installment on Monday</a>). Thanks for reading our weddings issue and offering your comments! Nina and Ankur’s wedding was not the only one we featured—we tried to showcase a range of weddings from different backgrounds and sizes. Check out Namrita (who is South Indian) and Roman’s bi-cultural affair; Deepika and Rinku’s Punjabi celebration; and Syma and Aamer’s Muslim wedding at home.

On Monday, June 18, looking for another South Indian wedding; a Hindu-Catholic ceremony; and a couple who actually held their wedding in India.

For more real weddings from different backgrounds and sizes, check out Real Tips From Real Brides (with a second installment on Monday).

]]> by: Nirmala http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-6444 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:45:05 +0000 http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-6444 Big up to Nirali for your great reporting on desi weddings! I myself am getting married in September, and while I'm not having anything near this scale, it's nice to read about someone else's dream wedding. It gives me a vicarious satisfaction. But on that note, it would have been nice to have had some stories on weddings on a much smaller scale. Neither me nor my folks have a ton of money, so I'm having a small yet elegant affair. If you are planning on future coverage, a story about modest weddings would be nice! Also, might have been nice to have had some South Indian representation here, because I know that styles of Indian weddings vary depending on region (e.g., lots of South Indian brides tend to wear saris rather than lehngas). But overall, I've loved the stories for the wedding issue, so keep up the great work! Big up to Nirali for your great reporting on desi weddings! I myself am getting married in September, and while I’m not having anything near this scale, it’s nice to read about someone else’s dream wedding. It gives me a vicarious satisfaction.

But on that note, it would have been nice to have had some stories on weddings on a much smaller scale. Neither me nor my folks have a ton of money, so I’m having a small yet elegant affair. If you are planning on future coverage, a story about modest weddings would be nice!

Also, might have been nice to have had some South Indian representation here, because I know that styles of Indian weddings vary depending on region (e.g., lots of South Indian brides tend to wear saris rather than lehngas). But overall, I’ve loved the stories for the wedding issue, so keep up the great work!

]]> by: Dr. Rajendra & Lata Rana- Friend like family http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-6435 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:39:37 +0000 http://niralimagazine.com/2007/06/coast-to-coast/#comment-6435 We enjoyed your wedding. Now we are enjoying and happy about you as weding responsible couple to share your life with us with opened arms big family to hug and be helpful. We enjoyed your wedding. Now we are enjoying and happy about you as weding responsible couple to share your life with us with opened arms big family to hug and be helpful.

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