Wedding – Bakul marries Thom!

I thought this is the only event we came for...

Indeed, you’ve come for our wedding, and there’s just a bit more (fun) to an Indian wedding than a European one. For our Indian readers, in Europe, a wedding is just one day… so boring, right? The wedding day also includes various rituals, each equally meaningful. There’s also plenty of time for fun, with lots of music and even a horse involved!

Event details

Event	Wedding day
Date	24 November
Time	All day
Place	Olive resort, Sillari, Pench
Food	Obviously
Dresscode	Fancy

Part one: The Baraat

The Baraat is a festive Indian wedding tradition where the groom makes a grand entrance, often on a horse, accompanied by music, dancing, and family celebrations. It symbolizes the groom’s journey to marry his bride and unites both families. The groom’s side of the wedding party joins the procession, dancing around him to lively music. The Baraat concludes at the bride’s house or the wedding venue, where the mother of the bride traditionally welcomes him into the family.

Part two: Buddhist wedding rituals

Part of the wedding day is the effication of the wedding, we do this in Buddhist style as Bakul’s family is Buddhist. The bride and groom will be dressed completely in white. They will kneel down next to each other in front of a shrine decorated with flowers and a photo of the Buddha and the spiritual leader Babasaheb Ambedkar. There will be a monk present to guide the bride and groom through the prayers, hymes, and receive blessings. At the end of the ceremenony the bride and groom exchange garlands to signify the bond. After the exhange of garlands the groom decorates the bride with the Mangalsutra as a rite of passage to a married woman.

Part three: Congratulations

Now we are officially married, time to celebrate! The happy newlyweds will be on the stage where the marriage has just been efficiated. All the guests will now have the change to congratulate the couple and wish them the very best. This is also a moment everyone can get a photo with the couple.

Part four: Good byes....

After marriage the bride leaves her maternal house. This happens on the wedding day and is the start of her new life with her husband at his house. An emotional moment in which her old life is merging into her new life. In our case it will actually mean we return to the maternal house, but traditionally…