So, I was reading through FAQs and other wedding posts when I noticed that everyone seam to be getting married in a major city. I was wondering if anyone here plans to or has gotten married in a village\pind. I know that we plan on having barat in a tent\marquee thing next to our house. What are some challenges that you faced, if you did? Any reason to advice for or against it?
You don’t need to worry. Weddings in villages are not what they used to be or what some people stereotype them to be. Weddings in villages are pretty extravagant nowadays and you can get everything as you want by booking people for decor/tent/food etc.
Weddings in villages can be as glam as one requires. It’s about your money and taste. The pitfalls can be that if the road isn’t good a small drizzle can turn it into a mud pit and bride won’t have the same facilities she does in a bigger city. Since you’re doing your own makeup you’ve given yourself more breathability in schedule.
In village weddings… baraat Corolla Xli pe ayi gi… and no it doesn’t have power windows
The good thing about village weddings is that many people can help you in different tasks. Also if baraat is coming from a different place, people work to leave a good impression for the outsiders. “garain ni izzat na sawal da”!
went to one of my cousins last year. After attending loads in the major cities of Lahore and Karachi I thought the village one would be dull in comparison. I kid you it was not at all. In fact it was better or on par with the city ones. Granted you don’t really have the option of booking/renting a hall and stuff (we didn’t anyway), my cousin used a large stretch of land near his fields and set up a huge tent and decorated it out with lights, homemade decor, a dance floor and you would have with normal city ones. It was like a bollywoood scene
In fact it was slightly better because all the ladies hand-made the decor prior to the wedding which really let the wedding mood set in.
I find people in villages are more hospitable and friendly than city folks, since they all practically know each other. it makes it better!
only downside is that when it rains, since the ground in villages are mostly mud, it will get very muddy. but im sure that doesnt matter in the grand scale of things.
have attended countless wedding in the village - i find them to be a lot more fun - but depends on how far your village is from a major city - if not far - you could always get up early , get your makeup done in the city and then come back !
More than heat or rain, I am afraid it’ll be very foggy. Last time we went in the winter (in 2012) the fog wouldn’t go away until the afternoon. I don’t care if it kind of cold because pakistan cold in that area is like spring here in Northeast US.
As far as daigs of biryani go we are getting the food catered. Doesnt usually catering mean that theyll probably make sure nothing goes bad…