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Indian Marriage
Wedding marks the coming
together of two individuals. It is a bond not only between two individuals
but also between two souls. Indian marriages are clad with rituals and
customs. It is an elaborate concept in every Indian community. Nowadays
Hindu weddings are celebrated on a large scale. Family and friends get
together to celebrate the occasion. The marriage ceremony includes various
pre wedding and wedding functions. Most of these functions take place mostly
at the bride's place and some at the groom's place. The main wedding ceremony
usually takes place at the bride's home. On the main day of the function
a mandap is erected and the interior is beautifully decorated with flowers,
colorful personal adornment, and decorative items. Mostly the wedding is
held on a garden, courtyard of the bride's house, a blocked-off street
or square. It is an elaborate affair. After the marriage rituals the guests
are served with lavish dinner. Indian wedding is all about fun and feast.
According to Indian custom the bride and groom are showered with gifts
and attention. Their family and friends treat them royally. In Hindu wedding
rituals are performed in front of the Hindu deities and joining the bride
and groom in an eternal bond of love and commitment.
Bridal Accessories
It is important to choose
the right kind of accessory for the right kind cloth and for the right
occasion. Similarly when you go to shopping you should keep in mind, which
accessories would go with them. For example sandals will look awful if
worn with a bridal lehenga or a white bag with a red sari. The accessories
reflect your personality. Right kind of accessories gives an extra touch
to your overall personality. Picking up the right accessories is as important
as picking up the clothes. Nowadays you have ample options to choose from
for the right kind of accessory. A look is complete only when everything
matches with each other. Just as your hairstyle should match your makeup
and make up should match your outfit similarly your accessory should also
match your outfit. For a bride choosing the right kind of accessory is
very important. Her bag her shoe and her jewelry should compliment each
other. Nothing should look like an extra item. Everything should blend
easily. Some of the basic accessories are shoes, bags and jewelry.
The foremost important accessory
is the shoe. The shoes that you wear give the very essence to your outfit.
Different shoes are for different occasions like sports shoes suffice for
casual wears like jeans or shorts, be very careful with the kind of footwear
that you use for formal wear. The most important feature of a shoe is that
it should be comfortable. Shoes should be stylish but not at the cost of
comfort. For a bride her shoe is very important. She mainly goes for designer
or gorgeous shoes with small heel and beautifully decorated with beads,
stones or colorful straps. Nowadays-flat heels, platform-heeled shoes are
very much in vogue. They come in chic geometrical cuts, which gives a very
stylish look to bridal dress. Next important accessory is bags. Bags come
in different shape and style like long strapped ones, short strapped ones
or small, sleek and stylish ones depending on your taste. It is important
to choose the right color for your bag, which matches your outfit or you
can go for universal color that goes with most of your outfits. Crotchet
bags or knitted bags look great with bridal wear. Cloth bags with bright
colors and flowery patterns are also in vogue. As for jewelry, you can
go for items like necklaces, anklets, finger rings, earrings, pendants
and even navel rings, whatever goes with your outfit. With bridal wear
people opt for bridal jewelry mainly in gold and diamonds. Nowadays people
are opting for sleek designs they are avoiding traditional heavy designs.
Jewelry in white gold is also in fashion. So brighten up your look with
the right kind of accessory for your wedding.
Jewelry for Indian Bride
Jewelry is of great importance
in Indian wedding. Wedding jewelry and Bridal jewelry is an important aspect
in any Indian women's life. Be it a necklace set, or a pendant set, bangles,
rings, bracelets or earrings, jewelry is a very important part of Indian
wedding. Jewelry can be of gold, silver, diamond or platinum depending
on your budget and taste. If your budget is high than you can go for designer
jewelry and customized jewelry. Jewelry can be of different style depending
on the occasion. For pre wedding functions like sangeet, mehendi and engagement
you can opt for simple and light jewelry. Go for a gold chain with pendants
and earrings in gold, silver and white gold studded with diamonds, precious
stones and semi-precious stones. Mainly heavy jewelry is worn on the main
wedding day. The bride is adorned with jewelry from head to toe. Nowadays
people are opting for fashion jewelry matching with their outfit. People
are also customizing their wedding jewelry. For example if you are wearing
a red color saree or lehenga than you can wear a gold set with red semi
precious on it.
Keeping in mind your budget
you can choose your jewelries. People from different community prefer different
style and kind of jewelry. For example a conventional Punjabi family might
prefer chunky or heavy jewelry with colored stones, Marwari's and Sindhi's
usually prefers diamonds. Nowadays designer jewelry are available in different
textures, different settings, three dimensional designs with geometric
shapes, different kinds of metal and finish with diamonds and precious
stones and has also experimented with different types of designer glass.
Wide varieties of stones are available, which comes in different colors,
quality, price and shapes like baguettes, rubies, emeralds, aquamarines,
garnet, amethyst, citrine, and sapphires. Today's woman prefers contemporary
designs and traditional designs presented in a sleek manner. They go for
something trendy and wearable in all occasions and not too heavy and detailed.
So next time when you go for jewelry shopping keep in mind the kind of
jewelry you want and your budget than accordingly you can make your decision.
Pre Wedding Preparations
Before the main day function
there are various rituals and customs to be looked after. And it is not
the matter of rituals and customs but other areas also, which is considered
like what will be the budget of the wedding and depending on the budget
and the size of the wedding the other areas will be decided like the venue
of the wedding, the theme and the decoration. Nowadays if your budget is
high then you can easily opt for a wedding planner he or she will look
after all the matters. Be it the venue, theme or the menu. According to
the budget you can decide everything. In the pre wedding ceremony there
are rituals like engagement, tilak, sangeet, mehndi and haldi. Then there
are areas like choosing the caterer, gift-wraps, party favor, gift for
relatives, wedding invitation card, stage shows and function, flower decoration,
etc. So according to the various functions on each day everything is decided
before the main day function
The Wedding Day Preparations
Indian weddings are sacred
religious ties between the families of the bride and the bridegroom. They
are elaborate, expensive and emotional events, which are eagerly awaited,
by all the young girls and boys when they are given royal treatment on
this day. The traditional weddings used to be more than a week long though
people cut short the events these days. There is an event for almost everything.
The main day wedding function involves various rituals and customs, which
are to be performed. There are various preparations to be looked after
before the min day ceremony.
The wedding itself is a long,
stretched out process, when all the Hindu deities are called upon and asked
to bless the new couple. The bride and the bridegroom take seven steps
around the fire, vowing devotion and love to each other and agreeing to
take care of each other in all circumstances. There are various events
to ensure laughter in the wedding ceremony such as when the younger sister
of the bride tries to steal the shoe of her new brother-in-law and asks
money as ransom. After the ceremony, the bride leaves for her new home.
This is the most emotional moment of any Indian wedding, when the bride
take leave of all her family members to start a new life in her husband's
home. In the bridegroom's home, an elaborate wedding reception is organized
in the honor of the bride where all the family member from both sides are
once again invited and dances and songs fill this happy night. There are
special traditional songs for all the ceremonies in the Indian weddings
that are sung at the various occasions. Elaborate costumes for the bride
and the bridegroom add a touch of royalty to the marriage customs.
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