ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sakshama Puri Dhariwal was born in New Delhi and raised by many, many books. Prior to becoming an author, she worked as a brand manager for e-commerce, media and telecom companies. Her favourite authors include Judith McNaught, Julie James, Sarah MacLean, Lauren Layne, and Kate Meader (in chronological order of when she discovered them). Sakshama currently lives in San Francisco with her husband. The Wedding Photographer is her first novel.
COPYRIGHT
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2016 Sakshama Puri Dhariwal
Cover photography by Angad B. Sodhi
Cover design by Devangana Dash
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[1] America
[2] my motherland
[3] so soon
[4] quietly
[5] pee-pee
[6] move aside
[7] older sister
[8] friend
[9] insolence
[10] Take a photo of our kitty party group
[11] wedding send-off
[12] An Indian will always help out another Indian
[13] auspicious
[14] brother
[15] street food
[16] type of street food
[17] you come with me to Amritsar
[18] henna
[19] belonging to Haryana, India
[20] spiritual discourse
[21] fatty
[22] there’s a package for you
[23] kohl
[24] uncles
[25] aunts
[26] Come on
[27] click
[28] garland
[29] Are you Punjabi
[30] Yes (formal)
[31] tell
[32] Why are you blushing like a little girl
[33] son
[34] how are you
[35] your beloved grandson is here
[36] sister’s wedding
[37] Look pal, you belong to the bride’s side
[38] Isn’t it
[39] Nani’s pet
[40] When will Vikram Walia arrive
[41] Send for Candy
[42] ongoing
[43] He’s the badminton champion of Patiala
[44] Why
[45] Bring a Patiala peg for everyone
[46] I told him a thousand times
[47] But do kids these days listen?
[48] Not only did he get a tattoo, but what does it say?
[49] otherwise how will he extract value for money
[50] a trustworthy person
[51] Have some shame
[52] Khanna family’s reputation is down the drain
[53] here and there
[54] uncle
[55] Don’t work so hard
[56] married
[57] bridal ornament
[58] Sikh temple
[59] altar
[60] priest’s
[61] formal evening suit
[62] young
[63] hair
[64] thousands of
[65] It’s the least I could do
[66] for sure
[67] Okay
[68] lemonade
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