The Indian and American cultures are completely different when it comes to weddings. Even though a wedding has the same meaning in every culture, the celebration is unique from the rest. American weddings tend to be more elegant and simple, while Indian weddings are more loud and extravagant. American and Indian weddings are essentially different in attendances, expenses, decorations, outfits, and rituals.
Most American weddings are a celebration of the bride and groom being joined together in a union of love. However Indian weddings are never about the to-be couple, instead it is about the union of merging two families into one. American weddings contain usually around 100 to 150 guests that are close relatives and friends. Indian weddings …show more content…
American dresses have many varieties such as poufy dresses, lace, strapless neckline, and some occasional beading. They are also altered and adjusted to fit the bride perfectly. American wedding decorations are usually around the colors white, cream, and gold. Some rarely use colors such as purple, orange, and green. The brides dress is usually around the cost of $500 to $2,000. The bride also wears a modern necklace of her liking. It can be something old, something new, something borrowed, or something blue. The traditional color for Indian brides dress is red. In the Indian culture red is the holiest color that symbolizes marital bliss and purity. Saris are two-piece outfits that consist of many bejeweled sequences and intricate designs. Most of the embroidery is done by hand making the dress more expensive. The dress is not tailored to the bride professionally; instead Indians use pins to hold any part of the sari together. The bride also wears actual gold jewelry throughout the two to three hour ceremony. Indian wedding color scheme are occasionally red, white, and gold. However many other Indian weddings have unique colors such as sea-foam green, maroon, sky-blue, and many more. The brides dress and the grooms outfit each cost around $500 to …show more content…
American wedding is a one-day process that last typically an hour or two. The bride walks down the aisle, with her father, to her soon to be husband. After a priest initiates the brief ceremony, the newlywed walks out the church while guests are throwing uncooked rice that symbolizes fertility. During the receptions there are the occasional speeches about the newlywed, dancing, and cutting of the cake. Traditional Indian weddings last a week. Staring with the pre-wedding ceremony is the Haldi, which is where married women apply turmeric to both bride and groom. Following Haldi is the Mehendi ceremony, in where the bride’s hands and feet are decorated with intricate pattern from henna. It is believed that the deeper the color, the stronger the groom’s love is for the bride. After all these rituals, finally comes the three-hour wedding ceremony. The arrival of the groom at the wedding is filled with amusement, music, and dancing. The bride waits under the venue for the groom with a decorated garland. After both bride and groom have reached the venue they are asked to exchange garland. Whoever puts the garland on first is said to have the upper hand in the marriage. During the exchange of garlands, the bride’s family welcomes the groom’s family with a religious ritual called Aarti. During the process of the wedding, the sisters of the bride hide the groom’s shoes, and demand money to have them
Most American weddings are a celebration of the bride and groom being joined together in a union of love. However Indian weddings are never about the to-be couple, instead it is about the union of merging two families into one. American weddings contain usually around 100 to 150 guests that are close relatives and friends. Indian weddings …show more content…
American dresses have many varieties such as poufy dresses, lace, strapless neckline, and some occasional beading. They are also altered and adjusted to fit the bride perfectly. American wedding decorations are usually around the colors white, cream, and gold. Some rarely use colors such as purple, orange, and green. The brides dress is usually around the cost of $500 to $2,000. The bride also wears a modern necklace of her liking. It can be something old, something new, something borrowed, or something blue. The traditional color for Indian brides dress is red. In the Indian culture red is the holiest color that symbolizes marital bliss and purity. Saris are two-piece outfits that consist of many bejeweled sequences and intricate designs. Most of the embroidery is done by hand making the dress more expensive. The dress is not tailored to the bride professionally; instead Indians use pins to hold any part of the sari together. The bride also wears actual gold jewelry throughout the two to three hour ceremony. Indian wedding color scheme are occasionally red, white, and gold. However many other Indian weddings have unique colors such as sea-foam green, maroon, sky-blue, and many more. The brides dress and the grooms outfit each cost around $500 to …show more content…
American wedding is a one-day process that last typically an hour or two. The bride walks down the aisle, with her father, to her soon to be husband. After a priest initiates the brief ceremony, the newlywed walks out the church while guests are throwing uncooked rice that symbolizes fertility. During the receptions there are the occasional speeches about the newlywed, dancing, and cutting of the cake. Traditional Indian weddings last a week. Staring with the pre-wedding ceremony is the Haldi, which is where married women apply turmeric to both bride and groom. Following Haldi is the Mehendi ceremony, in where the bride’s hands and feet are decorated with intricate pattern from henna. It is believed that the deeper the color, the stronger the groom’s love is for the bride. After all these rituals, finally comes the three-hour wedding ceremony. The arrival of the groom at the wedding is filled with amusement, music, and dancing. The bride waits under the venue for the groom with a decorated garland. After both bride and groom have reached the venue they are asked to exchange garland. Whoever puts the garland on first is said to have the upper hand in the marriage. During the exchange of garlands, the bride’s family welcomes the groom’s family with a religious ritual called Aarti. During the process of the wedding, the sisters of the bride hide the groom’s shoes, and demand money to have them