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Wedding Decorations
Traditional Hindu weddings are grand
affair. It normally takes place over several days with elaborate
ceremonies, which lasts up to one week. Indian wedding function
is divided in to three sections pre wedding functions, main day
functions and post wedding functions. These functions include
the entire family, friends and relatives in the celebration and
involve many costume changes. The bride and groom are treated
royally for the days preceding the wedding and are showered with
gifts and attention. The main day ceremony is nothing less than
a fairytale. On the day of the wedding the groom mounts a
grandly decorated horse and rides to the wedding ceremony
accompanied by his family and friends. Nowadays the grooms
mostly travel by decorated car. The bride on the other hand is
dressed in traditionally attire, which is normally a pink or a
red sari with heavy zari work and embroidery on her wedding day
and sparkling jewelry given to her by family and close friends.
Earlier main wedding function use to take place on a mandap,
which is normally decorated with flowers. Today modern Indian
wedding decoration is a mixture of Indian ethnicity, richness
and Western culture and custom. Mostly today's Indian wedding
decorations are theme based, as people mainly don't have the
time or resources. The mandap is decorated with red color cloth
because red is considered auspicious for the wedding occasion.
Hire a henna artist a day or two before wedding to entertain out
of town guests and get them in the mood of the wedding. Flowers
have always been a part of Indian wedding decorations. So there
is an extensive use of flowers of different kinds like roses,
jasmine, and many more. Decorative tents or "shamianas" are
often rented for Indian weddings celebrations. Different pattern
of tents are available like bandhani print, Gujarati work and
ethnic mirror work and satin cloth depending on the budget and
theme of the wedding. And if your wedding is an outdoor one than
shamianas are a wonderful idea. The full wedding place is
decorated with elaborate carpets to line the tent. Gold and red
are the colors associated with Indian wedding decoration so most
of the décor is of these two colors. The tents are lighted with
Indian inspired lanterns and candles. Exotic incense stick is
burn in the room to create a refreshing and pure atmosphere. In
true sense the Indian wedding decoration is an amalgamation of
Indian culture, tradition and custom and encompasses all the
senses, which makes it an occasion to remember for lifetime. |
