Indian weddings are lavish affairs that are filled with heavy expenses with significant traditions and rituals vary in accordance with region and religion of a family. “Log Kya Kahenge?” is the main concept behind the Indian wedding celebration or a wedding affair, filled with grandeur and splendor. The way an Indian wedding is planned and arranged, transformed a real Indian wedding idea into a “Big Fat wedding” and hence the concept of traditional wedding, where two souls who plan to weave millions of dreams together and vow to embark a new journey with oodles of wishes for a blissful life changed into a lavish affair and all the focus gets shifted to various things like on decor, venue, wedding theme, attires and arts and crafts with modern era.
Weddings are a very big thing in India and people go crazy for their big days forgetting the real meaning of marriage which marks the glory of the eternal union of two people and only concerned about the wedding venue, gracious hospitality, and making it a larger than life affair where the main reason for spending so much in Weddings is showing off to the society. These big fat Indian weddings are nothing but are the influence of Wedding industry and the social pressure and expectations of the society. People spend so much money on weddings just to show off to the society how wealthier they are.
Beneath all the glitter and enjoyment is the endless effort that the families of a bride and a groom make to please the guests who come to attend the wedding.These big fat weddings are norms. It’s becoming a compulsion to prove the status and act in accordance with social standards. People have tied themselves to the parochial chains, some want to be set free, while others compel them to remain bonded. Weddings are a well-organized event that gives abundant freedom and opportunities to the people to gossip and complain.
With each passing decade, the Indian weddings are getting grandeur. Three decades ago people hardly thought about the lavish wedding function which was a compulsion earlier and has emerged as a trend now. The real essence of traditional weddings starts disappearing. Nowadays, people perform the rites and rituals according to their convenience and their real focus is just to show off by spending lakhs of money. The estimated cost of a wedding which was nearly 5 to 10 lakh in the 90s has risen up to nearly about 5 crore rs in India.
Most people think the wedding is a lifetime’s affair and hence wants to make it memorable. They want to make this day really special and thus are generous with spending a considerable amount of money. For some of them, the wedding day is really special by virtue of their feelings and attitude to marriage. Well, marriage and weddings are important parts of everyone’s life, and people usually want their kids to see them looking perfect for wedding photos.With each passing year, Indian weddings are getting bigger and better offering lucrative business opportunity and starts emerging as a good business idea.
The basic traditional look of the Indian weddings is completely converted into a corporate look and hence the Indian wedding tradition. No matter how much money is being spent to make the wedding ceremony memorable and lively but what we wish is people don’t forget the true meaning of rituals and traditions that are being followed in the traditional Indian ceremony.