The small-intimate Indian wedding

Only 50 people allowed at weddings, once again! Here’s how bride-grooms are coping up with the situation and wedding planners are trying to make it memorable.

A wedding in the city is synonym to band, baaja, baraat and a lot of dancing. However, the last year - due to rising covid cases- transitioned how weddings look - small, intimate, sustainable and simple. As we see a surge in covid cases, the government brings first introduced night curfew and now reduced the number of baaratis at the wedding.

The big fats Indian wedding become the small intimate Indian wedding (Shutterstock)

Only 50 people allowed at weddings, once again! According to new guidelines, gatherings at weddings in the Capital have again been reduced to 50 people. Shenegians who were all set to get married are saddened and panicked. “We have pushed our wedding indefinitely. There is no certainity on when the situation will be better. My wedding date was in the first week of May and preparations were almost completed however we didn’t have an option that to postpone it,” says a sad Karan Khaurana who was getting married in May.

Most weddings have been post postponed say planners however many have divided guests according to the functions. “We have divided the guests as per functions. We have 50 different guests for mehendi, sangeet, haldi and then wedding, this was the best way to have everyone attend functions and the quickest solution,” says Anita whose daughter is getting married next week. Many have moved their weddings to NCR as the number of guests is 100 there, “We have a few couples who decided to change their venues and move to Gurugram for their functions. Some are also contemplating and moving to Agra and Jaipur,” says wedding planner Aradhana Mehra. Adding, groom Anit Arora says, “We are moving our wedding to Gurugram, so we can accommodate more guests. it will be a day wedding so nobody gets stuck.”

The entertainment side of the weddings has also become simpler and smaller. “Bigger artists have been replaced by smaller ones as the guest list has gone to just 50 people,” confesses Nitin Arora, entertainment expert. The decor has also been changed to basic and readily available options. “Flowers that we’re being brought in from different places have now been ditched and replaced with easily available options. We are trying to keep excitement going by getting in singers who can lift up the mood,” says wedding planner Pawan Chawla.