Question by Pixie: What do I need to know about an Indian wedding?
I'm a foreigner marrying a Muslim Indian what procedures do I need to go trough (dress, guests, food, traditional ceremony, what to wear, should I give any gift to the groom/family). What happens after wedding? I want to know more before my new family explains some of the details.
I need people to be more specific. I know the basics, but any aditional information would be very helpful, like when I arrive my new home, I need to give gold bangles to my mother-in-law? Also, the wedding would be in Kashmir. What other little details I need to know?
I'm not a dude. I'm a girl.
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Answer by julliana
Seriously rethink this.
Read this article.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=447652&in_page_id=1773&in_page_id=1773&expand=true
this poor girl might be arrested just for not removing her shoes during the ceremony. apparently violating customs in any way can get someone put in jail in india. Because of this and another high profile case of a foreigner being prosecuted for not understanding customs, I cancelled my planned vacation to India. I think they must not be very kind to outsiders. Please study their customs very very closely because apparently any breech could get you in jail.
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The best person to answer this is your fiancee. Now usually Indian weddings are anywhere between 2 – 4 days long. Different people in India have differnt ways of celebrating their wedding. So sit down with your fiancee ask her to go through the procedures with you.
You dont want to be rude or anything by your in laws or your fiancee’s relatives
Congratulations… and have fun
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there is a lot of things that have to be done by both sides…..and they both put a lot into the wedding..it really depends on the wedding is extravagant or not..and how big the wedding is..but i would ask for the help of the parents of the bride to make sure that you dont offend anyone but merely not knowing…your best bet is to just ask the parents and get an idea of what you need to find and get and go and explore on your own..i mean theres not one specific thing you need..usually for a wedding you need a certain thing..but so many people make so many different patterns designs and stuff so its really up to you…if they are simple people..then simple, but nice is perfect, but the prices can get pretty crazy…idk if this helped you any but i tried! : )
here you go
http://www.soundvision.com/Info/weddings/customs.asp
dont do it, its wrong, and they will prob try talking you into blowing yourself up and stuff
u need to give gold earring to ur mother – in – law , as a muslim thts wht we do… never herd of bangles,
Yes u can give bangles to ur wife as a gift , because u need to give her a present on the wedding day..
The girls will find everyway to tease you during the weedding so dont get angry or offended.
U need to wear a sherwani on the first day and a sehra is wht a groom wears, u need to visit a temple before u go to the brides house or u can both go before u go to the wedding venue.
Thats all i can think off, because my brother got married last week so i rember it all..
Hope it helps…
Good Luck..
Is this an arranged marriage, or do you know her? I suggest you either ask her, or the person who is arranging it, if you cannot ask one of your relatives! Your parents may have friends who can help – and are probably as scared of getting things wrong as you are – after all, everyone wants to make a good impression on the in-laws at a wedding!
Another choice is to ask at your local mosque for some help. Of course, the local corner shop (okay, so I am stereotyping here, but I am sure people will not take offence, and understand what I mean!) may also be able to help – either way, you will be able to ask questions about what they say! And if I know anything about women (being one!), the lady at the corner shop will love to help you organise things!!!!
Have an excellent marriage!
the first thing to do is to convert to Islam.
he will NOT marry you otherwise and you will NEVER be accepted by his family and friends if you don’t.
they will keep going on at you how your life is all wrong and all that, so just convert to shut them up.
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