"4:21am?! That marriage time must have been a typo..."

Dear friends,

You read correctly on the invites -- Ravi and I will be getting married at precisely 4:21am at the holy Tirupati, India on June 20th. For those unfamiliar with Hinduism, you might be a little confused why this is so.

4:21 marks our auspicious moment, in Sanskrit it is called the Muhurta (moment). Very simply, a Hindu priest establishes this date and time based on our individual moon signs. Our moon signs are based on our respective dates and times of births. Ravi and I were at his cousin Rupa and Naveen's house when we were told when our Muhurta was. We were both very moved when we were told our auspicious time.

For more information, I found the following primer on the Muhurta quite helpful and interesting. It describes why identifying this precise time is so central to the Hindu wedding ceremony.

http://www.sanskrit.org/www/Hindu%20Primer/choosingthemoment.html

This holy time marks when Ravi and I become one, our souls fused together forever.

I can't wait for our moment.