Rudest moment at your wedding/or weddings you've attended

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Re: Rudest moment at your wedding/or weddings you’ve attended

@ekumunng

Another thing someone said on these pages was about the cooperation of people during such events. Its true that when there was wedding in a house the whole village acted like its wedding of their son or daughter. All people really worked hard especially if the bride or the groom was coming from another village or city, everyone would be very keen to leave good impression. During such times old rivalries did come up and *mehfils *would be held to invite someone, or to seek his forgiveness etc. But now if someone showed attitude he’ll be left alone and not invited.

There was no issue with the catering, men would cook really nice food for free… just bring them necessary items and pots and they will do it without any money. Neighbors would get together and decorate and paint the house, if needed. As a hilly area, water was always an issue and men and women will go to fetch water from a spring or make arrangement for a water motor.

Someone would lend their water tanks for water storage. Some men would cut down tree or wood to make fire for cooking etc. It will be a festive environment that will never be experienced in modern day marriages. Such traditions are dying.

As a kid it was all fun for me, but now people have moved to shadi halls, banquet halls where all the arrangement is done professionally and you just pay and get the service. As the times change, so do people, their habits, and their traditions.

that actually sounds really lovely! my in-laws had a similiar kind of thing when they got married. they’re from eastern europe and got married in MIL’s village. everyone helped them out and all the ladies came over to dress her the morning of the wedding. after the ceremony, they all walked down to the reception area. there’s the most fantastic picture of the wedding procession as it made its way down the street.