Downsizing the $50 Billion Indian Wedding Industry
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3 жыл бұрынAfter the long postponements couples in India are downsizing their weddings, or choosing online ceremonies, shaking up the estimated 50 billion dollar industry out of its COVID limbo. Restrictions and regulations mean that everyone - from vendors to vow-takers- had to learn how to adapt. We meet couples who have walked down the aisle in the middle of the pandemic, to know how they managed their socially distanced weddings. We also meet wedding planners, venue owners and other industry experts to see how the Indian wedding has gotten a makeover.
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@harnoorsingh2866 3 жыл бұрын
In India people don't like most of their relatives but still call all of them in weddings. Some relatives meet only in weddings.
@JeewanthaBandara 3 жыл бұрын
It’s all about flexing your money. Absolutely pointless
@wojak5308 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@aryangupta1971 3 жыл бұрын
@@JeewanthaBandara very true
@ayush0477 3 жыл бұрын
@@JeewanthaBandara true
@dasalekhya 3 жыл бұрын
@ Harnoor Singh | because India is an *honour based* society ... based on _izzat_ or _maan_ - it is very *dishonourable / insulting* or _apmaan_ for relatives if not invited ... even if you dislike them
@daytimestudios3678 3 жыл бұрын
In USA, it’s half for wedding and half for divorced.
@FoodRecipes108 3 жыл бұрын
Hahahah XD
@aniketadhav2737 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@codemonster8443 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, just how many divorces are there in US?
@TheALLisMind.TheMindisALL 3 жыл бұрын
wrong 25% for wedding and 75% to the woMAN
@shortvideos4719 3 жыл бұрын
😂
@slj1537 3 жыл бұрын
Ok I am Indian and in my early 20s, but am I the only who thinks these large weddings are kinda pointless. Sure they are fun, but I feel like it kinda ruins the point of a wedding in the first place. Like if I had 2000 or more people show up to my wedding I am pretty sure most of those people will be people I have never met in my entire life. Why should they be there? Also why would anyone wanna spend tens of thousands of dollars on people you have never met or met on occasion. I feel like weddings should just be immediate family members and your closest friends on each side. But hey that’s just me
@EASTERNSHARK 3 жыл бұрын
I completely agree with your opinion
@coliedeekenzo 3 жыл бұрын
I agree! Take that money to start your life as a married couple!
@s.k4426 3 жыл бұрын
BUT WHAT WILL THE PEOPLE SAYS?!?!?! - every indian parent ever
@tintin931 3 жыл бұрын
I can agree, but it's always the tradition man, and I respect tradition
@devtyagi7198 3 жыл бұрын
2000 people are kidding either you are son of a big politician or gangsta that's a hell alot of people
@holliegollie8702 3 жыл бұрын
My friend got married in the last lockdown at a temple with only 10 people as guests. She is very happy (secretly) coz they managed to save a lot of money
@michelleayres5608 3 жыл бұрын
Indian women wear the most beautiful, flattering clothing in the world.
@civilengineer3349 3 жыл бұрын
@AlanTuring was Murdered Didn't western female clothing in the 1800s fit tight to reveal the curves and exaggerate the hip size with hoops in the skirts? Sure, they were more modest than today, but it wasn't as if they were wearing burqas or whatever.
@aoclive6710 3 жыл бұрын
Hell to the no , that honor is reserved for the women of Milan and Munich
@michelleayres5608 3 жыл бұрын
@MY AVIATION Is it? I bought a few clothes from India and they don't seem expensive. The problem is they don't fit me. I'm an average big American. I would LOVE to walk around in those beautiful colors and patterns.
@ASO-ze6sj 3 жыл бұрын
@@aoclive6710 You are so wrong my friend.
@CutegirlYuki 3 жыл бұрын
@@michelleayres5608 The big designer ones are expensive he meant. Especially the ones worn in these big fat weddings. Some roughly cost around 10-15 grands which the bride is wearing. My own sister had approx 16 grand one.
@9towine782 3 жыл бұрын
My dream come true...Best time to get married in India so that u have good reason not to call ur stupid relatives
@JaspreetSingh-dh4nf 3 жыл бұрын
So true!
@MrX-dd1qu 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly bro...Sale g**nd tak khayenge bhi, aur g**nd phula k jayenge bhi .😂😂😂😂
@VivekKumar-rb7zk 3 жыл бұрын
Every Indian dream wedding , to marry without stupid relatives
@anonymousanonymous6424 3 жыл бұрын
@@MrX-dd1qu And would sometimes insult bride and groom also. Like bride is not white, groom does not earn well, etc.
@ganeshanair 3 жыл бұрын
@@VivekKumar-rb7zk Actually if life is going good for you it's the best time invite stupid relatives to flex...
@TheSunMoon 3 жыл бұрын
Huge weddings are a scam anyways, just like diamond rings. Well, unless you really can afford it, without taking loans and going into debt, just to please your other half and his/her family. I've seen this too many times..
@yeetnation1979 3 жыл бұрын
broke boy lmao, my shawdys vvs dancin.
@O.Ez8 3 жыл бұрын
@@yeetnation1979 quit the cap jack
@sabihatanveer8494 3 жыл бұрын
Better half
@amanb8 3 жыл бұрын
It’s hardly a scam you want a big wedding you have one, you want a small one have a small one.
@michaelmccarthy4615 3 жыл бұрын
There is pressure from culture and industry to spend money to impress...
@r.m7921 3 жыл бұрын
The concept of family is different out here in India than in the west. Everyone from your 2nd cousin to your grandma's siblings are invited. Plus your college mates, parents colleagues and neighbours etc etc. It's a reciprocated gesture and you get similar invites as well. It's unnecessary and expensive but it has become a social norm and to not do so brings with it a lot of stigma. Several parallel industries rely on large Indian events for their livelihood from caterers, lights and sounds people and resorts, event management, hired vehicles, textile retaily etc. So it sustains a lot of people and is their primary source of income. It's just the ground reality. I thought the pandemic would change it but these events are bouncing back.
@thesealofcamelot-darksouls2265 3 жыл бұрын
Cultures are the death of logic alot of cultures need to throw out the irrelevant parts that do more harm than good
@Baasnhuish 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, you are right.
@aprilleerose 3 жыл бұрын
Ughhh that would suck lol
@imonsarker3766 Жыл бұрын
@@aprilleerose why it would suck?
@Harrison.13 3 жыл бұрын
I couldn’t imagine pouring my life savings into a singular event that’s not buying a house.
@bilaltm9707 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@JulieStardoll 3 жыл бұрын
a lot of these families own houses too or save up enough for one. thing is weddings are usually paid for by the parents (primarily the bride's which sucks) because weddings are just important to the parents as it is to the bride and groom if not more. sadly, many parents are pressured by society to have grand weddings they cannot afford which is certainly a problem.
@renukadevi6744 3 жыл бұрын
A man's life has four very important moments which changes one's perception completely in our culture. The day he gets into school, the day he gets married, the day he has a child and the day he dies. Money comes and goes, it's the experience you get out of these events.
@bilaltm9707 3 жыл бұрын
@@JulieStardoll yep and Its just depressing.
@kunalrawat5949 3 жыл бұрын
@@renukadevi6744 yah um but this experience should not be on the cost of being in dept for the rest 15 years of your life. I would rather have a decent wedding and have no loan then impressing 10 random auntie for a month and being in debt for more that a decade. It's just me tho
@IKEMENOsakaman 3 жыл бұрын
Indian weddings are the best. My sister (Japanese) married an Indian man. The Indian family invited 2000 people, and they danced until midnight. It was so exciting!
@sanuanwer1306 3 жыл бұрын
Bro send me your contact
@FoodRecipes108 3 жыл бұрын
Why you ask for contact lol ?
@user-rc2iz2sx5o 3 жыл бұрын
@@FoodRecipes108 😂😂
@sanuanwer1306 3 жыл бұрын
@@FoodRecipes108 If she has one more sister left, I will marry her.
@FoodRecipes108 3 жыл бұрын
@@sanuanwer1306 *hungry simp* jk . but japan doesn’t offer citizenship if you marry the girl over their but still you can live there
@oeyt1982 3 жыл бұрын
i attended an Indian wedding in Chennai in 2019. It was a 6 days affair. While i didn’t understand most of the lavish rituals, i would still recommend a non-Indian like myself to try attend one. It is both an experience and entertaining, in a good way. :)
@rantiamanda1342 3 жыл бұрын
nah covid-19 is more developed ever because huge wedding event
@kakumon8949 3 жыл бұрын
To all the people advising them to spend money on social issues That is not how it works , it is their own money and not charity
@kadnan6111 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly people waste money on lot of useless things but blaming weeding isnt fair
@civilengineer3349 3 жыл бұрын
True. That being said, there's a reason why some societies are better than others. Sometimes it's just the difference in culture. One culture values education more, the other values big parties more.
@rohanrawat8932 3 жыл бұрын
@@civilengineer3349 most of the lavish weddings that westerners are exposed to in india are the weddings of rich people spending millions on wedding... For middle class its also a huge celebration but a bit financially conservative
@akhilsharma39 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly,this is so frustrating how these idiots suddenly become soocialist on everything related to hindus.
@rajadhirajmaharaj 3 жыл бұрын
Anyone who earned money through honest means, wouldn't spend millions for a wedding.
@Sonukumawat23 3 жыл бұрын
Many people are crying here for such a lavish and costly wedding so look guys it's their money how they wants to celebrate is their personal choice so please don't make fuss about it.
@delusionnnnn 3 жыл бұрын
I tell you what, other Americans can look at this and act all horrified (as if we don't regularly idealize a house much larger than we need), and while I've been to dozens and dozens of American weddings, from intimate to "large" by American standards, inexpensive to expensive blow-outs, seeing those opening shots, I feel like I've never been to a "real" wedding. Every culture spends money in ways that other cultures find alienating.
@akkibajaj705 3 жыл бұрын
It’s not just Americans even a lot of Indians including me find this a waste of money
@elle7153 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah. But many of us indians find it utterly ridiculous. Others revel in the colorful big show-off wedding too. It becomes a status thing for upper middle class, same with dowry(which of course they won't call dowry) . Parents are ready to take loans for weddings. Mostly it's a big party and an opportunity to gossip for many upcoming days for all the relatives-close, known, distant and basically unknown while bride and groom sit on the stage all dolled up and most probably bored.
@delusionnnnn 2 жыл бұрын
@@elle7153 My point was less that you can't or shouldn't criticize this, but I get annoyed when Americans act like this is absurd and "exotic" while overlooking some of the weird ways the wedding culture in our own country normalizes excess. Sure, the excess is different in "typical" Indian and American weddings, much more so for the typical upper-middle-class in each society, but we're often able to look past our own "normal" and exoticize what we're not used to. I think the least expensive I've attended was my own, and the most expensive was probably in the low six digits (USD), and if I'm wrong, I'm confusing it with a bar/bat mitzvah. You do work for an events company and they start to blur together a bit.
@KK-rm5kw 2 жыл бұрын
@@akkibajaj705 people's money people's wish. Liberals and wokes should stop targeting Hindu festival and gatherings.
@akkibajaj705 2 жыл бұрын
@@KK-rm5kw ah yes nice insult how original 🤗 stop being offended like a typical Indian when someone states facts and criticizes something about our country. If we keep getting offended then nothing will change in india nor will it’s dumb Society with old mindset. No one is targeting hindu festivals.
@razeenabdulkader7851 3 жыл бұрын
Indian weddings are wealth and power displays of the two families who are forging their bond through marriage.
@VivekKumar-rb7zk 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine what would happen if Indians spent less on stupid wedding and fund the space program . We will surely beat NASA . Stop these stupid big weddings
@VivekKumar-rb7zk 3 жыл бұрын
And also reason of suicide who can't display enough
@razeenabdulkader7851 3 жыл бұрын
@Chris Camez whose bootlicker?
@AYUSHYADAV-lt1mq 3 жыл бұрын
@@VivekKumar-rb7zk I think should do this move first You cannot call some one's best moment of life stupid
@YakuzaSRC 3 жыл бұрын
Indian weddings are a way to show the society that a certain man and a certain woman are a couple now. In ancient times, there wasn't any court system for marriage registrations and so, big weddings with the entire village invited was the way of gaining social acceptance. Though "big fat" weddings no longer serve that purpose, they are a way of the entire extended families of coming together. For many of today's nuclear families, weddings are the only occasions where distant relatives come together. And it is completely okay. Saying that Indian people should not arrange for large weddings if they can afford to, is almost equivalent to saying that Americans should not spend money on Christmas feasts - it is just excessive expenses on family, most of whom you hate to your core.
@birrysund3779 3 жыл бұрын
Best way to save money is to get married during the lockdown, so you can't invite so many people, it's a economy way of getting married, so you don't fall into debt 🤔
@PeterPhinney 3 жыл бұрын
prob best not to have a damn wedding during a global pandemic but that's just me in may 2021
@extremepsyche3135 3 жыл бұрын
Now, if Vice also did a video on the Billion Dollar divorce industry, it would also get a lot of views as well as heated discussions.
@ankitshivhare9549 3 жыл бұрын
They already did that my man😂
@extremepsyche3135 3 жыл бұрын
@@ankitshivhare9549 Not on the skyrocketing divorce rates that are related to Covid and quarantines
@asakurayoh3909 3 жыл бұрын
Murica, we are number 1.
@radbunnie2297 3 жыл бұрын
They did and it was awesome.
@ScottishGoldHunter 3 жыл бұрын
Buying a house is a priority over a wedding! My missus doesn’t agree😂
@tuliplee3924 3 жыл бұрын
We had a courthouse wedding. Was really intimate, was in a private small room. Was not necessary to have something big, which is nice because the focus was just on us.
@raghavmalhan407 3 жыл бұрын
U would spend generously on something that you are going to have just once in your life, like buying a house in your case. Not trying to be disrespectful or something but in western societies marriages tend not to last very long. And you are mostly likely to marry more than once in your life time. In india marriage is in most cases a once in a lifetime event. Two souls are bound to each other forever. So its celebrated in a very lavish fashion.
@clambo7786 3 жыл бұрын
change missus then
@ScottishGoldHunter 3 жыл бұрын
@@raghavmalhan407 having a home to live in should be priority over getting married in any country! Marriage is important but if i have a roof over my head and a place my kids can call home then no offence, I would rather have that!
@ScottishGoldHunter 3 жыл бұрын
@@clambo7786 got a decent missus thanks👍🏻
@rainbowxxbat 3 жыл бұрын
Crashing Indian weddings , oh the sweet memories .
@6c12himanirawat5 3 жыл бұрын
Just get a turban or coat and just say namaste to everyone 😂
@absbbddj 3 жыл бұрын
Waiting for my hat trick
@elguerokabron 3 жыл бұрын
Last time i crashed an indian wedding i partied so hard that i ended up waking up in an alley with stitches on the side of my stomach.
@ashutoshgupta4958 3 жыл бұрын
@@elguerokabron what😂😂
@dss6838 3 жыл бұрын
Not all Indian weddings are lavish. Some prefer simple weddings. In my culture, we haven't seen this amount of splurging. It's a north indian thing
@DoneDealAC 3 жыл бұрын
A lot of new generation south Asian newly weds now make the wedding small and use the rest of the money for a nice luxurious honeymoon
@6c12himanirawat5 3 жыл бұрын
😂
@noblesse4728 3 жыл бұрын
Ya, I saw the trends, and also I got the chance to talks to couple of my friends before and after their wedding (in 2020). From lower to upper class. They chooses to do a little and more intimate wedding ceremony inviting only their inner circle of families and friends. The rests of their saving goes to their house and planned travel honeymoon after pandemic.
@noblesse4728 3 жыл бұрын
@Rambo 2365 what are you even talking about
@6c12himanirawat5 3 жыл бұрын
@Rambo 2365 😂 Traditional Indian Parents and Relatives 😂👍
@6c12himanirawat5 3 жыл бұрын
@Rambo 2365 😂
@AnkitGupta-mo7lc 3 жыл бұрын
Here in India, a private ceremony still encompasses 300 guests from both sides, as who doesn't want to meet their great-grandpa's 3rd wife's sister's grandson's neighbour?
@dss6838 3 жыл бұрын
That's messed up bro.
@Baasnhuish 3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@dhananjay8494 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@swanlilly100 3 жыл бұрын
3rd wife?!..haha...haven't ever seen that in India!
@vitaminprotein325 2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@sankalp5475 3 жыл бұрын
"50 100 200 intimate wedding started coming up" Americans: you have more than that???
@sowrabvattipalli5981 3 жыл бұрын
Yes actually I'm not even kidding
@lSeKToRl 3 жыл бұрын
Yep 500+ not uncommon even in south asian weddings in the US.
@vinayvk8399 3 жыл бұрын
Avg wedding starts with 1200+ ppl
@Brimfulofbeauty 3 жыл бұрын
100-250 is intimate!?
@lSeKToRl 3 жыл бұрын
@@Brimfulofbeauty that's a very small wedding you'd be ashamed to hold
@universtar-me 3 жыл бұрын
Indian weddings are the best and no you don’t have to spend millions of dollars
@amritanshuraj6895 3 жыл бұрын
Well these weddings might be a wastages of money for you guys but for 10 million Indians, It offers their bread & butter. I do support big fat wedding for middle & upper classes.
@mahindrasrikanth9880 2 жыл бұрын
@@div2954 are you from UP 🙄😅
@yoman7873 2 жыл бұрын
@@div2954 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@jessicaklym4975 3 жыл бұрын
My gosh I love India’s beauty from the food to her beautiful people I hope one type in my lifetime I am able to visit such a beautiful place.
@gujjuboy3995 3 жыл бұрын
Dear, Wel come to india, i invite to attend my wedding.... 😉😂
@ashaypallav4158 3 жыл бұрын
@@gujjuboy3995 Is it going be huge?
@tromboner6061 3 жыл бұрын
As a foreigner it might not be a great experience, if not well planned.
@elhamel3988 3 жыл бұрын
Having expensive wedding are a terrible ideal especially since one of the most common reasons for divorce is financial troubles. Its best to have a simple ceremony than to try and show off to your distant relatives and friends.
@TheWaleedKhalid 3 жыл бұрын
Divorce rates are very low in India.
@manjindermultani1998 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheWaleedKhalid this number is slowly increasing as society is moving forward
@aniruddhxie2k215 3 жыл бұрын
You are the same person who would buy Apple Phone if given the choice
@aniruddhxie2k215 3 жыл бұрын
Weddings in India are not like weddings in europe or America like marrying and divorcing everyday
@manjindermultani1998 3 жыл бұрын
There’s no need to generalise a country by looking at the divorce rates. You should look how society is moving forward and how females have more power of independence in regards to the previous years generation
@FinancialShinanigan 3 жыл бұрын
How do these weddings have hundreds of guests? I had less than 20 at mine and that was already exhausting
@King_of_Africa 3 жыл бұрын
Right 😓
@BritneyHolt 3 жыл бұрын
There's over a billion people in India, I don't think it's hard to imagine how each family is so large lol
@christianchiles588 3 жыл бұрын
@@BritneyHolt BILLION? In a country that big??? Wow
@prudhviram1457 3 жыл бұрын
2019 my cousin's marriage 2000 people came, about 3500 were invited, whole office, hometown everyone
@sammybeloved1673 3 жыл бұрын
Talent of India.
@ashafeigelson3990 3 жыл бұрын
my parents only had 80 people and was considered average size
@Falconof96 3 жыл бұрын
last birthday party i attended of a 6 yr old had atleast 1500 to 2000 guests.
@tintin931 3 жыл бұрын
@@Falconof96 I hope there was booze
@ashafeigelson3990 3 жыл бұрын
@@Falconof96 how many 6 year olds does that kid know
@dasalekhya 3 жыл бұрын
@@ashafeigelson3990 | if you are a westerner, then you have to *CHANGE all your baselines to understand Indian numbers* Majority Indian families are *extended families* in structure - & they live their entire lives like that - just from mother/father of bride & groom - there can be 100-200 immediate family + 100 first cousins + office colleagues of bride/groom/parents/siblings + neighbours + school friends + religious affiliates - that *immediate joint/extended* family helps with money & man power for each wedding - so an *average Indian attends at least 50 wedding or more in their lives*
@6c12himanirawat5 3 жыл бұрын
@@dasalekhya lol I'm just 18 and I have attended more weddings than that, and I didn't even knew 90% of these weddings 😂
@ishaansrivastava2008 3 жыл бұрын
"We wanted to minimise the parental control... " Desi Parents : We don't do that here!
@woodpecker-hg4nr 2 жыл бұрын
i live in mumbai and i can confirm that inviting 200+ relatives to a wedding, most of whom you dont even know properly, is the most indian thing ever
@SandyRiverBlue 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, both couples are so great together. It's been so long since I've seen adults acting like, well, adults. And they're obviously in love. Well on you 4.
@razeenabdulkader7851 3 жыл бұрын
Don't know why but feels like this is going to be one really good documentary without even watching it
@Naallaa 3 жыл бұрын
Why don't they talk about the elephant in the room? Which is the arrange marriage with no love. They let strangers get married to each other live in loveless marriage because their family arrange it and spend lots of money on wedding. Ask them how they met and fell in love and decided to get married?. Yoy will find out quickly this is not love story.
@razeenabdulkader7851 3 жыл бұрын
@@Naallaa Love marriages also takes place. Plus to say that there is no love in arranged marriage is pure ignorance. I could argue that what was supposed to be a love marriage ended up being a loveless married life. It doesn't matter whether it was a love marriage or arranged one. All it matters is that they marry with each other's consent not according to the family's likes.
@Kenlydford 3 жыл бұрын
@@razeenabdulkader7851 do they have a choice? Sorry but the thought of arranging marriages sounds more like control and selfishness. I am not Indian but I have a few great friends that are and they tell me a whole different story about it. Lots of abuse.
@magicbloo 3 жыл бұрын
@@Naallaa That is a TOTALLY different topic though. This wasn't just a documentary about India and weddings. It was India, weddings, COVID and how that is changing the culture of weddings themselves. Not the institution of marriage in India
@anonymousanonymous6424 3 жыл бұрын
@@Kenlydford Yeah, selecting your partner in India sucks for most people. Indian parents are an issue for many people. Hopefully, the situation is improving day by day in big cities, but villages where around 900 million people lives is pretty much same.
@tiad2125 3 жыл бұрын
Theses weddings are days long, so many traditional things to do, and SO much money! This is crazy to me!! I'd have a decent wedding..nothing close to one of these days and then get a house and take a sweet honeymoon!
@elguerokabron 3 жыл бұрын
Alot of parts in mexico its kind of similar with the tradition of making a big wedding, you are kinda of forced to invite alot of people from distant relatives to friends of friends, it would be considered rude if you dont even if its people you hardly ever talk to. I think its pointless.
@rainbowxxbat 3 жыл бұрын
Can you tell me How can someone join a cartel ?
@manishthakur9851 3 жыл бұрын
I guess Latin America and South east Asia (India Pakistan Bangladesh Nepal) have somewhat same tradition
@AS-jo8qh 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly south Asians and south Americans are family oriented community oriented cultures. Wypipo would do well saving their moralizing to their billionaires who fund exploitation in africa and developing countries like ours
@davidz2808 3 жыл бұрын
Why do many couples/families borrow a large amount of money for a wedding, leaving themselves impoverished & in debt for years?
@tuliplee3924 3 жыл бұрын
For the image. It's beyond stupid.
@VivekKumar-rb7zk 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine what would happen if Indians spent less on stupid wedding and fund the space program . We will surely beat NASA . Stop these stupid big weddings
@VivekKumar-rb7zk 3 жыл бұрын
It's like caste system weddings are opportunity to taunt and flex others with wealth which u don't even have
@user-ds8gf3ki2g 3 жыл бұрын
well it is a once in life time event unless you get married again so people want to make it special and splash out make memories
@davidz2808 3 жыл бұрын
@@user-ds8gf3ki2g But how can that be worth going through years of poverty for?!
@voodoo-doc 3 жыл бұрын
Stupid people in the comment section saying the wedding industry is a scam and is pointless. Its a job source for a lot of small business owners who earn well only like 3-4 months a year. This industry has been a part of indian culture since the very beginning. We cant take employment of so many people without providing them an alternative.
@immortalwarrior2695 3 жыл бұрын
Spending too much money on one event is pointless as well.
@Sonukumawat23 3 жыл бұрын
@@immortalwarrior2695 for you not for us
@immortalwarrior2695 3 жыл бұрын
@@Sonukumawat23 Yeah. You can spend money on future needs rather than wasting it
@jinfin221 3 жыл бұрын
@@Sonukumawat23 us? Speak for yourself.
@jinfin221 3 жыл бұрын
@Slavic Melody European countries waste the most amount of food.
@ShanTalks-Podcast 3 жыл бұрын
Dang I don’t even know five people. I’m sure if I was to get married I might as well go to the courts. It’ll just be a waste.
@Baasnhuish 3 жыл бұрын
Lucky.
@vikramchavan1513 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine an introvert person and not known by many and at wedding a whole crowd of 500 people comes to watch ur wedding out of which u only know 10 people hardly Ya this a normal wedding in india
@vedita4317 3 жыл бұрын
😂exactly with me
@Baasnhuish 3 жыл бұрын
Same here. You see their faces, they see yours.
@TrueCrimeQueen 3 жыл бұрын
These videos are so well produced! Love it. Stay safe everyone ❤️
@gurjeetsaini1867 3 жыл бұрын
For those saying just stop with these large weddings right now...i dont think this can happen right away not even in like 10-15 years...People are dependent on these.. Literally there are marriage palaces even in small towns,my town bas a population of at max 20k and there are 7-8 marriage palaces here..not considering the fact that most of the people celebrate by putting a tent of their own in a big field,only wedding caterers,tent renting people, some dudes who only waiters in the wedding for a side income,wedding car decorators, Rentals of luxury cars for wedding,dance groups who only performs in weddings, these are only some of the examples which i quoted who r directly deoendent on these large weddings,my sister's marriage will proly be this year,as much i hate it,we will also be spending on all these unnecessary things,thats just how it works here,this will change in the future,for eg-for my kids or my kids for their kids,i am sure they or me wont be spending this much on the wedding but for 10-15 upcoming years yeah its here to stay.
@realitycheck3672 3 жыл бұрын
*Same with Middle Eastern weddings, we invite 500-600 people and it’s a buffet.* *Unlike white peoples wedding where they invite 100 people and it’s not a buffet, you have to decide 3-6 months before the wedding what you want on your plate.* 😂
@extremistcontent1337 3 жыл бұрын
Dunno where you get your info on 'white people weddings' (whatever that means as there are literally hundreds of different cultures in Europe with many different wedding styles and customs) but I can tell you pretty much every single one has a buffet. Last one i went to had a massive buffet and then an entirely separate four course meal after the buffet.
@realitycheck3672 3 жыл бұрын
@@extremistcontent1337 HAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😂 White American weddings!!!!! Europeans are NOT white!!! They speak another language other than English!!!! White is British and American!!!!!
@deepanadagouda 3 жыл бұрын
Indian weddings is 2000 average. My wedding was small 450 people. Even we have buffet .
@extremistcontent1337 3 жыл бұрын
@@realitycheck3672 so the french then, they must be asian right? How about the dutch and the Swedish? They aren't white? Hahahaha you absolute weapon 😂😂😂
@extremistcontent1337 3 жыл бұрын
@@realitycheck3672 think your in need of a reality check mate 😂😂😂
@ilsunnylo3562 3 жыл бұрын
The whole point of the wedding is to celebrate the marriage. Safety is your priority.
@VivekKumar-rb7zk 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine what would happen if Indians spent less on stupid wedding and fund the space program . We will surely beat NASA . Stop these stupid big weddings
@thedrunkendude6456 3 жыл бұрын
@THE ZOLDICS yes but a marriage can end anytime,anywhere. It can end within 10 minutes of being wed.
@Kenlydford 3 жыл бұрын
@THE ZOLDICS it happens everywhere unless one can’t escape the marriage. Stop the nonsense.
@VivekKumar-rb7zk 3 жыл бұрын
@THE ZOLDICS u live in suppress society that's why even if a woman suffer in India she doesn't have right to break marriage , that's not Greatness of our society but a evil
@Kenlydford 3 жыл бұрын
@THE ZOLDICS and you would know how? Do you know where I am from, pretty presumptuous of you. I don’t disagree with you on moral decay but I can tell you it’s happening in your very own neighborhood, so stop acting righteous
@sanansa4567 3 жыл бұрын
In America they still spend way too much money, when you consider the high incident of divorce rates, its a bad bet. In NYC, its over $60,000 on average. And I am sure that doesn't include ancilliary expenses. I think you are better off having a modest wedding and putting that money into savings or a down payment on a house.
@manishthakur9851 3 жыл бұрын
A big fat wedding costs about $100,000 in India. Divorce rates are very low as compared to US. So they don't mind spending such huge amount.
@faustoalcantar4345 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks vice it’s interesting 🧐 how some part of the world 🌎 works
@MaujL8fe0 3 жыл бұрын
Usa : 50billion 😳 India : Rha Nhi Jata Tadap Hi Kuch Aisy Hai😂🤣
@WeaponOfMyDestructio 3 жыл бұрын
These weddings seems like its more for the famlies than the couple it should be flipped.
@anayahfatima9184 3 жыл бұрын
My wedding was scheduled on 11th April 2020 things were all set, everything booked & suddenly this covid curtain draws then lockdown in march ...all plans ruined but then with some talks n discussions in family we had an intimate home wedding in June 2020 hoping that next year ll b better so v ll celebrate our 1st Anniversary with alot alot more than could do on our wedding but God has his plans & c this year situation is even worse😞😞 just happy abt 1 thing that v are together this time in this crisis hoping to b such forever😇🤲🏻
@jatin7230 3 жыл бұрын
Happy anniversary in advance 🎉
@anayahfatima9184 3 жыл бұрын
@@jatin7230 thanku
@mrityunjaytiwari6224 2 жыл бұрын
Happy anniversary 🎉
@cliffyleathersons5848 3 жыл бұрын
This was pretty interesting. Thank you Vice.
@indianweddingphotographerbipin 3 жыл бұрын
downing sizing of weddings is becoming a norm, and the focus becomes on being beautiful couples special day
@anuronguha0898 3 жыл бұрын
good to know from a wedding photographer
@np2679 3 жыл бұрын
I love that 200 is small for India. People must be really close in the culture so beautiful
@xxvish24xx 3 жыл бұрын
Believe me, they're not
@akkibajaj705 3 жыл бұрын
Nope they are not 😂
@karthikvadloori 3 жыл бұрын
Indian Wedding = Investment of a Political Campaign. As simple as that. Here we invite people from various walks of life. Like if you had a friend during your days in a hostel, then as you grew up you'll invite his entire family to the marriage. So the extravagant weddings that you see are mostly by the Rich. They can only afford to spend upon inviting in thousands. If not, consider that person to be dumb and ready to go bankrupt. (Although this is a rare phenomenon)
@divyanshchalgotra2681 3 жыл бұрын
You don't know from an outsider point of view Indian families might seem like a really closed knit thing, but it's all monopoly inside. At least that's the case for my extended family, not being around them living in a different place for most of my childhood and early teens was the best thing ever.
@V7B817 3 жыл бұрын
They r surely very close to food
@vincentv1790 3 жыл бұрын
Damn almost all of the guest speakers talk really fast and felt rush... Russell Peter brought it up and made multiple jokes about it 😅
@sammybeloved1673 3 жыл бұрын
Talent of India.
@brightington7080 3 жыл бұрын
Leave the pandemic aside, what vice really needs to cover up is now days married couples divorcing just months after having a so called "big fat Indian weeding"
@asiad.mcclain7345 3 жыл бұрын
Now THATS and the arrangements of their marriage would be great to see 👀
@IKNFLY666 3 жыл бұрын
I know wedding guests will just gossip behind your back or complain about the foods while you put up a show on stage with your partner, their blessings are not sincere,why bother?
@gurpreetbhamra9752 3 жыл бұрын
*Yup!*
@anonymousanonymous6424 3 жыл бұрын
Good video by Vice. Perfectly portrayed the Indian Wedding Scenario in Covid. No stereotypical 5-10 year old stocks photos or videos of India.
@rohanexplore 3 жыл бұрын
And what about the photography and video segment? You haven't covered that here. :)
@jamescarter4964 3 жыл бұрын
It's weird when u don't know half of the people who u invite and ur parents do
@manishthakur9851 3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes my parents take me weddings whom I don't know. This is how India works.
@dead3ye209 3 жыл бұрын
@@manishthakur9851 i jus went to wedding for food 😂
@aprilleerose 3 жыл бұрын
People spend more time planning the wedding than they do planning the marriage.
@MrViyasan 3 жыл бұрын
The Indian Wedding-Industrial complex melting down. It's great to witness.
@sidradzz 3 жыл бұрын
Memories of lifetime! But subtle weddings can save lot of money..
@CurseOfZeSnail 3 жыл бұрын
I was engaged once. A huge wedding was one of the reasons I changed my mind about my fiance and got the hell out of there. If you are going to be the person closest to me and the mother of my children and having a fucking chocolate fountain or appetizers during the "drink hour" is more important than a roof over our heads....I'm gone ghandi (no pun intended). And it was "ONLY" going to be 200-250 ppl!!!
@elguerokabron 3 жыл бұрын
Hm you have a point there but what if that chick really loved you and all but also wanted a “beautiful” and memorable wedding with those details to make it better.
@CurseOfZeSnail 3 жыл бұрын
@@elguerokabron Well she did love me and I loved her. Unfortunately, love is usually the easiest thing to come by in a relationship/marriage. There are so many factors on marriage being successful. In our situation a gala wedding wouldn't have made us happier or a stronger family. On the other hand, some financial stability, a healthy amount to put down on a house and entering our marriage with very little debt would have proven far more beneficial.
@ipshita5147 3 жыл бұрын
It clearly shows you both have different priorities and thank the Lord y'all got separated because it would not have ended up as a successful marriage. I'm speaking from experience because my parent's marriage is the same. My father loves to spend a lavish lifestyle whereas my mum is a practical, secure-your-future kinda lady and heavens forbid how many times they both have knocked heads in the married life.
@CurseOfZeSnail 3 жыл бұрын
@@ipshita5147 I agree the best course of action was for us to split. It would have ended that way eventually. Don't get me wrong I have no issue spending money on things that would fall into that category. The difference now is that its 10 years later, I own my home, I'm financially secure, etc. I just don't see the point (at that time) of putting that money out and going to into debt just to be married. Most marriages with money issues fail. I didnt see the payoff of being married and in debt, when we could be just as married and have money towards a he, our children, etc. If you have the money and that's what both parties want, go for it.
@kushal4956 2 жыл бұрын
@@CurseOfZeSnail if she wanted a big wedding, should've just asked her to pay for it
@DA-jv4cz 3 жыл бұрын
man i just love Vice documenting India unlike Fake BBC they do be putting a lot of effort keep it up Vice i love these videos and the real parts of India
@Enlightened0ne 3 жыл бұрын
0:29 they were getting DOWNN!
@UnknownUnknown-xm1qb 3 жыл бұрын
Wedding is a auspicious occasion. It happens only once in our life.
@PJK78 Жыл бұрын
India is a status-driven society. The more you have, the more your spend and show off to impress others. The face is Punjabis & North Indians have the highest divorce rate in India and overseas (it is not me saying, check stats on google). You can hear numerous stories from Punjabi girls, who will keep wingeing about their parents-in-law, dowry and unrealistic demands. This showing of culture ultimately costs their quality of life and relationships.
@switchblade970 3 жыл бұрын
Too early!! So many bots
@jamesdavidson8018 3 жыл бұрын
You gotta dollar sign n it says dollars
@optimistix7309 3 жыл бұрын
I India it's normal to expect 3-4000 guests.
@emilyc4126 3 жыл бұрын
here we can't shell out more on weddings🤪
@tennumachannel1007 3 жыл бұрын
10:04 日本のTVが流してないコロナ禍での外国の日常風景。なんでこういう絵を流さないんだろう、私たちも頑張ろうと元気出るのに。
@alphacause 3 жыл бұрын
India has so much to be proud of, with its rich history, numerous intellectual contributions, artistic achievements, and influential philosophical traditions. One thing, however, that is blight on my culture is our excessive preoccupation on elaborate weddings, which are nothing more than wasteful displays of status that is many times financial onerous and ruinous to the families who host such displays of extravagance. For a culture that, historically, has placed such an emphasis on self-reflection and wisdom, these matrimonial monstrosites show an utter lack of self-reflection and wisdom. The strength of a marriage, after all, bears no relation to the opulence of the wedding. Just ask Prince Charles or any divorced Hollywood celebrity.
@lastchancejatin9476 3 жыл бұрын
True.
@varun2440 3 жыл бұрын
Agree but in india wedding are a dream. But you do realize that this industry gives more employment to 10 million people. More population than new Zealand and Israel. About materialism, i agree some rich indians flaunt their wealth but most of us middle class have large wedding because of culture. Indian wedding last for more than 5 days minimum. Treating guest is very important part of indian and whole asian culture in general. Even in villages, people will make temporary mud and steel houses to accommodate guest and beautifully decorate it. So dont judge a wedding instead go to one indian wedding. You will understand how fun and celebratory it is. Dont go to these rich people indian wedding , go to rural india wedding , they are equally fun and wild.
@lastchancejatin9476 3 жыл бұрын
@BLIP BLOP You are 100% wrong.
@kd6788 3 жыл бұрын
@BLIP BLOP India was far richer during the ancient times. So don't know how are getting your knowledge from😂😂😂
@User56538 3 жыл бұрын
Vice should shed some light on the cast system in India, not the rich-ass weddings.
@a.m.3719 3 жыл бұрын
Intimate wedding 100 people, wow that seems like alot of people to me
@intromanic608 3 жыл бұрын
Hi vice :)
@Reactionmemes541 2 жыл бұрын
We Indian belive to involve everyone in our happiness . Also marriage is not like for about only two people it's about our whole family . And guys most of don't know about it then why are commenting negatively In comment section
@suitelifeofsandt267 3 жыл бұрын
Cant wait to wear my Sabyasachi , as soon as the pandemic 😷 goes away
@muthuk 3 жыл бұрын
Indian weddings were traditionally big events for a host of thoughtful reasons...but just like customs in religions were over time folks forget (& in a generation or so don't even know) the real point & purpose of these events and end up corrupting it for purposes of vanity..in addition lifestyles have changed drastically with rapid urbanization & the nomadic and demanding nature of today's jobs...what were originally whole extended family events that served as anchors for various other current & upcoming family events in addition to various other dynamics have largely been reduced to mere vanity...not that I blame anybody after all societial & peer pressure will make it overwhelming to not follow suit with the lavish extravaganzas for most people..rather I am just making an observation on the why part...
@booksquotes948 3 жыл бұрын
Large weddings create jobs = hairstylist,food catering businessman,waiters,chefs,decoration event managers. Hundreds of jobs r created.
@manishthakur9851 3 жыл бұрын
I never thought about it
@00Cupcake00 3 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work VICE! I hope you also make a new video about Myanmar! My friend who is here in japan are also protesting and they need help to spread about what is happening in her hometown!
@aviator23x 3 жыл бұрын
The reason Indians have low divorce rates is this ! Its expensive and a big social event so couple really do need to stick it through thick or thin. People cant just opt out or switch. Wedding has a value social as well as economic.
@jobsray8702 2 жыл бұрын
their money, their culture, their ways of enjoying the special day...sure the west might think its pointless but fat weddings are a good excuse for easterners to reunite with distant relatives & childhood friends
@jkhajuria2974 3 жыл бұрын
I hate that parents save money for marriage of their kids, rather than spending them on their education.
@shonamanju1244 3 жыл бұрын
Not everybody does that. In my district you can get married in budget from ₹1500 to ₹1500000. It depends upon person to person. If you so much concern about parents money why don't earn yourself then do wedding ?
@ashaypallav4158 3 жыл бұрын
You're wrong
@kushal4956 2 жыл бұрын
they do both
@52_Ronin Жыл бұрын
Well maybe your parents are like that
@LRF84 3 жыл бұрын
0:30 dude was really getting down
@Desipreneur 3 жыл бұрын
This video just showed that Noida from UP is much more developed than the capital City Delhi. Just look at the beautiful greeenery and skyline of noida and hundreds of years old unwanted chandni chowk market
@MrMarkusmulder 3 жыл бұрын
Meeting in a garden is nice 🤪
@aniruddhxie2k215 3 жыл бұрын
I see many people here are saying that such lavish Weddings are Pointless These are the only people who will love to wear Gucci shoes and Buy Apple Phones Wedding is a one time event in India Not like the people in US Divorcing and marrying everyday Wedding in India literally means that you are going to spend the rest of your life with your significant other and so the day you are bonded should be the one to be remembered
@sw-he1tm 3 жыл бұрын
Hard to see, no more words........
@pharrell9024 3 жыл бұрын
I've decided imma have a court marriage and throw a party for the loved ones lmao
@fredgalaxy7632 3 жыл бұрын
Last week marked my 2 years anniversary of my marriage. I remember around 400+ guest just from "my side" alone. As of today I received about 7 congratulation messages about my anniversary! 🤔😑
@manishthakur9851 3 жыл бұрын
They were present for free food. Let that sink in
@ginascobie 3 жыл бұрын
No subtitles? This means no accessibility. Please do your part to make your page accessible.
@thisistheplacetobe 3 жыл бұрын
It's in English.
@irene6607 3 жыл бұрын
@@thisistheplacetobe by accessibility, they mean for people who can’t hear well like you and i do. :/
@sanukumar752 3 жыл бұрын
Band baja barat is a Bollywood movie based on Indian wedding industry
@stereobird4373 3 жыл бұрын
I love everything empty and abandoned
@King_of_Africa 3 жыл бұрын
I thank Covid-19 for so many changes 🙏🏾
@user-jo3go8fe3g 3 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding me? The pandemic is not a revolution. Millions of people have died including a lot of my family members!! Have some shame!
@King_of_Africa 3 жыл бұрын
@@user-jo3go8fe3g 20/20 pandemic opened our eyes & will make us stronger. Their sacrifice will not go in vain 🙏🏾
@amrinderbajwa2813 3 жыл бұрын
What about who loses their beloved, think before u speak,
@King_of_Africa 3 жыл бұрын
@@amrinderbajwa2813 hey great changes don't come without sacrifices 🙏🏾
@samystarfish5056 3 жыл бұрын
Also the trend of wanting to wear sabyasachi lehenga and spending enormous baap Ka paisa!!!👁️👁️👁️
@sabihatanveer8494 3 жыл бұрын
No subtitles y!!!!
@desperado18100 3 жыл бұрын
Well in future indian wedding in urban areas will be less crowded since tfr is really low in urban areas now.
@fgchico98 3 жыл бұрын
We want to see taji and his journey to become a better man
@RinIzanami 3 жыл бұрын
Yeeessssss
@BeGlamourlicious 3 жыл бұрын
I think this development is very positive.
@Adler2935 3 жыл бұрын
Pls enable subtitles. I can't hardly understand her
@bohemianslouch3749 3 жыл бұрын
good PPE for the hotel staff, better than what we have in the US
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