Our New Uncle Satwinder Bopari

My wonderful Aunt Rana was recently joined in matramony to wonderful man named Satwinder. We call him Monu. They were married in May and last Saturday was their wedding reception. Monu is Indian so they had a traditional Indian wedding reception at The Star of India in Yuba City. It was sooooooo fun. I wish American wedding receptions had this much culture.

Rana & Monu

The Craig's welcome Monu to the family.

Jack and Monu have become great buddies.

Cutting the cake.

In this picture you can see Rana's wedding bracletes.

Traditionally these are worn for 60 days after the wedding.

She's made it 2 months so far!

This beautiful cake was made by two of Rana's co workers.

It was so beautiful and really Yummy.

Caroline was very ready to try some!

The beautiful bride making the rounds.
Rana & Jack. They both share the most

beautiful shade of naturally red hair. The first dance together.
Caroline and Sabrina (Rana's daughter)

danced the whole night away. THE MONEY DANCE

This is when the fun really started. In the Indian culture

dancing is huge at the wedding reception. This version of

the money dance is the best I have ever seen. The bride and groom dance

in the middle of the dance floor while all the men dance in a circle

around them throwing wads of $1 bills in the air. All of this is done to Indian Techno music.

Rick and my Dad throwing money. The dance floor.

This continued for 3 very LOUD hours.

The way these things work are a little different. You show up and mingle, they serve appetizers. A while later they cut the cake. Then comes three hours of crazy Indian dancing and then at about 9pm when you can barley keep your eyes open they serve the most delicious Indian food you have ever tasted. It was awesome. We had so much fun. We wish Rana and Monu the best and much happiness in their new lives together. And thank you Monu for bringing some culture to this very American family.