Originally posted by: hope4u
This is where the basic difference between legal and traditinal/ ritualistic comes in. Technically neither a dhaaga marriage, nor a marriage in a mandap with a priest would be recognized by the law. You can't, as you said apply for a visa as a dependent spouse based on a wedding photo. And i guess that holds true almost the world over.
But a ceremonial wedding has more of an emotional value I suppose. It's years and centuries of tradition and customs which are believed to have power. It all comes down to faith isn't it. As for a dhaaga wedding with a boyfriend, what would've happened if I had married my husband in a temple with just the two of us instead of a function where half the city was present? Nothing I suppose. Neither is valid without a marriage certificate in a court of law. The sticking point is we wanted to get married to each other and spend our lives together and that's what counts. And that's what counts as a wedding isn't it. Coz if all it took to get married was walk around a fire and repeat mantras, then parth samthaan is married to Hina khan coz these two did that. Long, long answer short, legally it's registration that matters and emotionally its the promise that matters.. The rest is just one big ass costly function!