I was in Basingstoke, England from April 15 to May 16.  I had gone for my niece’s wedding which was from May 3 to May 5th  The wedding was in their backyard.  They had a big  Marque put in for the occasion.

A lot of the food was made at home.  During the week of the15th, we made

Almond pak
Ladoo
Topra Pak

My sister and her friend had already made the Wedding cake.  It was a 4 tier cake,  3 tiers were fruit cake with Gum Paste flowers and the top one was chocolate cake, which was made the day before the wedding.  They made beautiful bunches of Lily of the Valley and Peonies.  .

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Saturday April 27th

Today was the Hen Party. We met in London and had breakfast at their apartment:

Fruit platter
Croissant
Cake
Cheese and Crackers

In the afternoon we went for Afternoon Tea at The Bentley In London.

Assortment of sandwiches 
Scones, clotted cream and jam,
Biscuits,
Lemon Cheese Cakes, Raspberry Mousse and Danish Pastry.

Sunday, the week before the wedding, we had

Moroccan Lamb and Rice
Banana Cake and Ice Cream

 On Friday May the 3rd, official wedding ceremony was in Reading (at the Town Hall).  After the ceremony we had an Afternoon Tea in the Marquee, where family and friends had pitched in to prepare goodies.   The sandwiches were  catered 

Friday night Mandavo and Mehindi Night

Friday we started at 6.00 pm with cocktails and appies.  Some of the Mandavo ceremonies were held at that time.

• Mendhi(Henna) Lady was applying mehindi to who ever wanted it.
• The menu was:.
• Wada, Chicken Cutlass and Samosa
• Lamb Biriyani
• Fruit Salad