What I've discovered in these final few days before my wedding is...

that everyone loves a bride:
- my mom has never been sweeter...gone are the "you don't do anything around the house" lectures...gone also are the "you wake up so late and take a bath even later -- ergo, you are not a 'brahmin' girl at all" lectures...

- friends are sweeter too...you can wilfully make someone get out of office on a busy day so they can help you decide on your wedding reception outfit and not be given grief for it later...

- aunts and uncles will call up and volunteer help, even the ones you haven't really spent a lot of time with, recently...you of course then mentally decide that you will be a better niece in the future...

- you can shop till you drop and not be made to feel guilty (that's of course the best part)! you of course have to be strong enough to ignore the saner voices around you who very sweetly explain what moderation means ;)

sigh...my only regret is that all the outpouring of love and tlc will normalise once the wedding is done...and even worse, i'll actually be expected to behave like a full-fledged adult finally ;)

anyway, these days i can barely keep myself from smiling all through the day in what i guess must be a very irritating way...the more practical/experienced voices around me assure me that i'll land back on earth with a terrific thud after marriage and will promptly do away with the rose-tinted glasses once the boyfriend/fiance becomes a husband...i know they're right (the thousand odd married women saying this can't be wrong!)...but for now, i finally know what bliss is :D