You won’t find ice sculptures or a chiavari chairs. There are no doves being released at the beginning, middle or end of the ceremony. The Groom is not arriving on an elephant or any sort of jungle animal (at least not to my knowledge). There is no fancy lighting with our initials cascading from the ceilings. You will not find even a single red rose let alone an entire arrangement of red roses filling the center of each table. Nope. None of that. Why? Because I am the New Indian Bride.
Since my fiance (who I lovingly refer to as My Leading Man) and I got engaged on Christmas Day, my mother, sister and I have been designing a wedding that authentically reflects who we are. We are not the rich and famous of Orange County (who have significantly upped the ante on Indian weddings to the benefit of wedding vendors across Southern California and the detriment of would-be Brides trying to produce a wedding on a budget).
Rather we are hard-working people with lots of style, a host of creativity and no fear to tackle DIY projects. Our wedding is not a contest. We have nothing to prove to ourselves or the larger Indian community. Our goal is to create a simple, elegant and personable wedding celebration to mark the start of our lives together.
This is our story.
love it. great intro.
good for you! although I can’t help but feel you’ve taken a somewhat narrow-minded position on the potential role of elephants in your nuptials.
with much love and absolutely every good wish from this side of the pond.
matt
Thanks Bhanu.
And helloooooo Mr. Green! it has been a long time! Yes, I suppose I am being narrow minded on the elephant but a childhood visit to the circus left a scar that simply cannot be undone. A German sportscar will have to suffice.
I’m in Sweden and we’re having the wedding in India. I refuse to let it be ostentatious and over the top, it’s not my style. You go girl!
Anyway, also was curious how you can be a guest blogger. Would love to share some insights as we’re putting together a wedding that spans three continents AND stays in a reasonable budget. Please email if you think I could guest post. =)
Hello Miss Sapphire! I would love to include the perspective of a Swedish-Indian bride to be! If you would like to write a guest post, please email me at akipeed@gmail.com. I can’t wait to hear all about your international wedding!
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