My Indian girlfriend!

My Boss joined us in Dehradun. All four senior staff played hooky and disappeared from the office for a week for this wedding trip!

Part of the floral offerings complete with floating candles

The reception was held in this beautiful garden setting. The fickle weather cooperated that auspicious night - not a cloud in the sky and the full moon shone brilliantly.

About 1,000 guests were I think invited but there were only two Pinoys

I loved the tent idea. It was a backup shelter in case it rained. Being close to the Himalayas, the weather could change suddenly into a downpour in the middle of a hot summer's day.

Gladys with a new-found friend who owned acres of land near the foothills of the Himalayan range and lived alone by herself. She said tigers sometimes roamed her property so when she invited us to drop by, I politely declined!

It was fun watching the wife fidget with her saree - I encouraged her to wear one to her initial chagrin.

You'd never think that the bride, Barkha, holds an MBA from the UK's Manchester University and the groom, Rohit, is an ace helicopter pilot in the Indian Army