My partner and I are having a South Asian wedding (in the US), but his customs and mine are very different. In particular, he and his family are very adament about the ceremony. in his religious/cultural tradition, weddings begin at the crack of dawn (auspicious time), and last 4 hours. I just don't see how this would be logically possible given the size of our wedding. Can you imagine forcing 200 people to wake up at 4:30 am and get ready for for a 6 am ceremony for 4 hours? I just imagine the audience yawning the whole time, or worse, skipping out entirely. I'm not even sure a venue could set up that early! The way the ceremony is done is extremely important to his family. He argues that a ceremony is "not for the guests, it's for us and our families". Whoever else who wants to attend can attend. However, we will have many out of town guests, so I would hate for them to fly all the way out just for a reception. It's important to me that our friends be there for to support us. Help!
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