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Important facts about Indian weddings

Weddings, especially held in India, are one of their own kind! These big and lavish Indian weddings are never a one-day affair. Most of the Indian weddings’ span anywhere from over a couple of days to a week – ten days. It depends on two things: A. The type of wedding planned.

B. All the wedding related functions. The one strong defining factor about Indian weddings is that they are lengthy, cheerful occasions packed with celebrations and ceremony.

From population to home to many varied ceremonies of weddings of India. You will many different functions like engagement, Mehendi functions (where the bride and women close to her are adorned with patterns of henna), the Haldi ceremony (where a turmeric paste is put on the bride and groom for beautification and blessings), the Sangeet

(a music and dance-filled blow-out), the wedding ceremony itself and the reception.

Indian weddings vary vastly from one part of the country to another. since the different cultures that are specific to different states and regions creates a unique flavor to the weddings. They will also differ in terms of religious ideologies and the different groups within the broader faith. Indian weddings give much importance to tradition and ritual and they differ from one household to the next.

So, it is important to learn a little bit about the type of wedding you may be planning to have or attending. Of course with interfaith weddings on the rise, a gorgeous melting pot of assimilated religious ceremonies and celebration are also seen nowadays.

Indian Wedding Features One of the most dominant features of an Indian wedding is that it is all about the family. Both sides of the family involve deep-rooted and far more than most weddings around the world. And this involvement one of the many cultural norms that India is known for.

This cultural pride also gives birth to tangled wedding planning and ritual from everything to the bridal clothes and jewelery to the food and the princely treatment that family members and wedding guests are privy to. Indian weddings are made of a vibrant mix of colors and sounds, glitz, religion, cultural norms and emotions.