Hi Ladies!
Got back late last night from the 400 person wedding in NY. It was my first Indian and wedding and what an experience!
First good/helpful observations:
1. Got to see the aspects of a Hindu ceremony that we are going to do, all done live. It was really helpful and interesting
2. Added some songs to our "do not play list" for the DJ
3. Added some Bollywood songs to our "must play" list
4. Got to see some super pretty Indian bridesmaid's dresses- told my FSIL (whose wedding I'm in) that I really liked them... hint, hint. haha
Parts of the wedding that concerned me:
1. Everyone kept cheering during the ceremony. They cheered when the bride got carried (yes, carried) down the isle, when the mangal sutra (wedding necklace) was put on, when they exchanged garlands, when they exchanged rings... you get the point.
2. There was no recessional (or receiving line- we also never saw the couple at the reception). Some of the guests simply rushed up to the couple at the end.
3. Everything was ridiculously late, and everyone expected things to start a half hour to an hour late, so they didn't show up unti then.
4. The ceremony was 3 hours long, so nobody paid attention. They just walked around and chatted with other guests. It was fun, but weird.
Ok, so according to my fiance, the above is very normal for all of his family weddings.
How do I let people know that we are starting on time? My family is always one time and I am going to start on time!
How do I let people know that the ceremony is only a half an hour, so that they should stay seated?
I really don't want people cheering the whole time- it makes me uncomfortable!
How do make sure people don't rush up to us before the recessional starts? We're going to have a receiving line, but we need to get to the back of the room first.
May 2013 February Siggy: Invitations
