Congratulations! You have decided to tie the knot!

Take out the bubbly. After all, it is not every day that you have a wedding in the family, right?

You want to make it the best day ever in your life.

There's so much to be done -- buying your trousseau, accessories, jewellery, beauty treament, arrangements for the venue -- and you want it all to be just perfect.

Now, stop a minute.

While your relations are all celebrating the good fun ahead, planning the rituals, and tying up loose ends, take a minute to read what grandma never warned you about: Life on the other side of marriage, Indian-style!

A bride has to live with that too! Read on for more!

Text: Shilpa Bharatan Iyer
Illustrations: Dominic Xavier