Everything...for a change. - Page 2

Good post

Originally posted by: jaya100

Wow, that's so incredibly beautiful - so personal. Weddings have lost the intimacy they should have and sometimes it seems the main reason is the party rather than celebrating the union of two people. This just goes to show that you can have a wonderful and meaningful day with the people who are important without going overboard. Well done to your brother and sister in law for concentrating on what's important to them and for both families for supporting their decision. It can't be easy for all family members to accept everything but sounds like your family is cool and realised that the couples wishes were more important than what they themselves might have wanted for the day. Hope the memories of the day still bring a smile to your families faces.

Great post. I would also like something similar for my wedding but of course it depends on parents consent too.

Lovely post I left the show 2 weeks before but Anuj Entry made me come back they looks nice together but love there chemistry.

i like the concept Eco - friendly marriage 😊

I love you, damn it. Bas.
You've said all that I've ever thought about.

Originally posted by: showviewer

Thought I will share my own life experience, my brother's wedding was somewhat similar. My brother and sister-in-law (SIL) decided to spend their own money and not to put the burden on either sets of parents and hence they also decided all the details to their liking.

The family pitched in decoration, both my family and my SIL's came in the morning to the venue and helped with decorating and flower arrangements on the tables. A set of friends went to the farmer's market to get flowers for this. Food was simple and selected by bride and groom, no priest, just registered wedding and exchange of jai malas which were made at home from flowers from our backyard. The ceremony was completed in half an hour with reading of vows by newly married couple written by them and poetry and passages written by friends and family.

We spent rest of the evening dancing, toasting, socializing and having fun.

Even the venue was an old 1950s commercial building renovated into a hotel with all old fixtures still intact. Guests paid for their own boarding, anyway only close friends and family was there. So, there are couples which want to do things their own way and not shy about expressing it, even if that means some in the family have to bend their expectations. There were members in my family who were not sure about the whole thing, but they did join in the festivities.

Lovely posts from both of you. I agree with Jaya, there are many people who preach ideals, but when it comes to their own weddings, they fall prey to societal pressure, or "what people will say" or the social status of the families, or pressure from the groom's family ... any number of reasons ...

Your bro and SIL's experience sounded really good ... I had a similar experience at my own wedding ... I didn't want a big 5 star hotel tamasha, so I opted for a temple wedding ... fortunately my husband was most supportive and he convinced his own family too ... so we had a small temple wedding with only immediate family ... a few people did get annoyed at that 😛 The thing my father hates the most at weddings is that most people are there only for the food and drink and are not really interested in the wedding ceremony, and usually are all eating and chatting while the pheras are going on, so the sanctity of the ceremony gets lost. Hence we avoided that and kept the wedding ceremony simple and private.
We then had a bigger reception dinner later at a outdoor venue for the bigger crowd, all the friends and relatives on both sides.

loved your post .. more than the episode ..

Team chhanchhan has introduced many refreshing concepts to its viewers. Some of us may feel shocked initially but v all just can't help appreciating the intention behind every action of Chhanchhan. Today's society may scoff at such things but I really hope that someday in future these ideas pave the way for a truly modern society! 😊