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i am ok with a get together!

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Posted by leena07

im down! but it has to be when i come to ny next. jlu i just learned how to make bean thoran i was so excited . of course i printed the recipe from www.keralarecipes.com.. my mother can not give me exact instructions.

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yumm bean thoran! woo hoo go leena are the recipes from that website really good? that just might save me then!

ok so then let us know the next time you are coming down and we'll plan something

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yes the recipes are good! When fh comes in 2 weeks im going to make biriyani.. cross your fingers!

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Hi girls

How's everyone doing?
Thanks for all your support,
okay our Gurudwara issue is 1/2 solved, I said 1/2 because we figured out the clean up part:
So finally FH went there and asked them in person (no one pick up the phone all time )
so they told him since we are having our ceremony on Sat. and they usually have a guy come to clean up for sunday. So we can just pay extra money for that guy to clean up the eatting area too. So we don't have to clean up ourselves.
and they will have 2 ppl to help us serve the guests, but they require the caterering hall to provide someone there too, this is the part we haven't figure out, because Sitar said they won't provide anyone, they only drop off the food. So we have to find a caterer is willing to do that.

enough of me, hope everyone is doing great too!

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hi everyone i know i asked this question beofre about mandaps but does any one know of a place in ny (li) that does mandaps besides house of depali that is reasonable priced and looks elegant .....any pics ?

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Posted by ggcopying

Hi girls

How's everyone doing?
Thanks for all your support,
okay our Gurudwara issue is 1/2 solved, I said 1/2 because we figured out the clean up part:
So finally FH went there and asked them in person (no one pick up the phone all time )
so they told him since we are having our ceremony on Sat. and they usually have a guy come to clean up for sunday. So we can just pay extra money for that guy to clean up the eatting area too. So we don't have to clean up ourselves.
and they will have 2 ppl to help us serve the guests, but they require the caterering hall to provide someone there too, this is the part we haven't figure out, because Sitar said they won't provide anyone, they only drop off the food. So we have to find a caterer is willing to do that.

enough of me, hope everyone is doing great too!

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yeah! im glad you got it worked out and dont have to worry about it on your special day!

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hi girls! fh is coming to visit tomorrow so im so happy :) we're going to be able to get a lot of last minute stuff done for the wedding too.

ggcopying~ so happy that it worked out for you! Did you speak wiht Rajive at Sitar? Maybe you can re-emphasize that if he can not work something out with you you're going to a different caterer...My sister used Sitar for her engagement and i believe Rajive was there!

sue~ i'm not to sure about mandaps...have you checked out elegant affairs? I know mrsg spoke highly of them

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Sue --

I think on the last page i mentioned some and gave some links too, Mandaps USA, Elegant affairs, Sajawat... If you do decide to go with Elegant, let me know and i can give you pointers...

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hey ladies


i order my bm sarees from the online site. but i dont want to jinx myself if there is a problem with them, i will post picture of te saree when i get it in my hand. so please give me some good vibes so it will come to me in the next week or so!!!thanks!!!!

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Posted by RGV07

hey ladies


i order my bm sarees from the online site. but i dont want to jinx myself if there is a problem with them, i will post picture of te saree when i get it in my hand. so please give me some good vibes so it will come to me in the next week or so!!!thanks!!!!

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mrsg ..love ur pics ..just like the movies :)

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Posted by Sue and Danny

mrsg ..love ur pics ..just like the movies :)

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Thanks sue!
you can see more if u like :) i already posted this before but here it is
our photos

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Posted by RGV07

hey ladies


i order my bm sarees from the online site. but i dont want to jinx myself if there is a problem with them, i will post picture of te saree when i get it in my hand. so please give me some good vibes so it will come to me in the next week or so!!!thanks!!!!

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Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dont worry I am sure it will be fine!!!

jlu, thanks but the manager in Sitar said they will only drop the food off and can't provide a person there, so we went to Jewel of India and the lady there gave us almost double than the price when FSIL got a month ago.. I don't understand why and we didn't like her attitute. So now we are looking for another caterer for the food in temple.

mrsG.. your pic don't work, need a password
but the pics in your album are very nice.

thanks leena for your support!

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hey girls good morning! where will your out of town guests be staying? I've been looking for nice but affordable places near cresthollow.

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i booked a block at the marriott in melville.

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Hey Girls

gg - you have to sign up and its free.. its a great site, i've been using it since '03... im so glad your cleanup situation has worked out!

jlu - i ended up going with executive inn... DH's parents were paying for all their guests so we had to go with something reasonable.. but overall it was fine.. and so close to CH!

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Posted by soon2BmrsG

Hey Girls

gg - you have to sign up and its free.. its a great site, i've been using it since '03... im so glad your cleanup situation has worked out!

jlu - i ended up going with executive inn... DH's parents were paying for all their guests so we had to go with something reasonable.. but overall it was fine.. and so close to CH!

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I signed up, it is very beautiful wedding! love the lighting. You looked so lovely! (I think I told u before already )

jlu, we booked Westbury Hilton Garden Inn for our OOT guests

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hey girls....hope things are going well

gg - when we were looking for caterers we heard really good things from all the hotels about Tandoor...i have the phone number lying around somewhere...i'll look for it and get it to you if you're interested...

are most of you using the same person as your decorator and florist?

mrsg - i looked at your kodak pictures...they are beautiful...your cake is gorgeous....your reception outfit was beautiful...where did you get it?

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GG-- have you thought about Akbar? we used them for the engagement and garba, and their prices are pretty reasonable...
for the wedding reception we used Jewels of India and everyone raved about the food...

RK -- thanks! i wasnt thrilled with the cake actually... i wanted it plain smooth with small dots everywhere, instead they put big cream flowers... but again, i didnt stress it, i was having way too much fun :)
i got my reception outfit from Sheetals in Bombay on Grant Road.... there is a Sheetals in NJ too...

how is everyone's planning going?

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RK - i just saw, your wedding is on my bday :)