Weddings

Middle-class India has a new obsession: Expensive pre-wedding videos

Middle-class India has a new obsession: pre-wedding videos. They're extravagantly designed and choreographed, with music, dance routines and, often, movie-style sets

Weddings back with a bang in 2022; they cost 33% more than in 2021

Delhi topped the list of the top 3 cities that hosted the maximum number of weddings, with Bangalore and Mumbai following

Over 7 mn weddings likely in next 6 months, Rs 13-trn expenditure estimated

During November-December last year, 32 lakh marriages were solemnised all over the country with an expenditure of Rs 3.75 trillion

Diwali 2022: Dhanteras likely to see bumper demand for jewellery

Industry captains expect a 15-20% increase in demand over last year's high base

Hotels sold out as 'big fat Indian weddings' recover from Covid shock

Despite no 'auspicious' dates in October, hotels are expecting to be 'booked out' as Indians get ready to celebrate weddings on the pre-covid scale.

Not even one-tenth of marriages in Delhi registered in last three years

In accordance with a 2006 Supreme Court ruling, marriage registration is compulsory under the Delhi (Compulsory Registration of Marriage) Order, 2014

Elvis-themed wedding chapels face a new fee for the King in Las Vegas

Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' biopic is set to hit theaters later this month, potentially stoking more interest in weddings featuring the singer's lookalikes

Return of the sounds, smells, tastes and hues of the big fat Indian wedding

While the urge to spend big in the post-pandemic era will always be there, setting a wedding budget will help you get a bigger bang for your buck than you bargained for

Hospitality sector prepares for biz uptick after three waves of pandemic

Led by weddings, hotels see surge in bookings across segments

13 killed after falling into well in UP's Kushinagar during wedding ritual

Ten people were also injured in the incident

A quick guide on financial planning for the wedding and life thereafter

While budgeting is very important for pre-wedding, wedding and honeymoon expenses, couples must also plan for their long-term goals when they finally settle down

Gurgaon Couple Turns Luxury Wedding Dreams Into Reality; Specializes In Interfaith Weddings

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Afghanistan: Music is on at Kabul weddings under the Taliban

At one of Kabul's upscale wedding halls, a celebration was in full swing around midday Tuesday. Afghan dance music could be heard from inside the hall. According to reception hall's manager, Shadab Azimi, 26, at least seven wedding parties have been held since the Taliban takeover of Kabul two weeks earlier, with festivities moved to daylight hours because of security concerns. The Taliban, who during their previous rule between 1996-2001 had banned most music, except for devotional Islamic songs, did not announce a ban of live music, Azimi said. However, wedding singers canceled on their own, for fear of running afoul of possible new Taliban restrictions. He said in recent celebrations, couples played taped music. Azimi said business was down by 80 per cent over the past two weeks, presumably because of a sense of uncertainty. The manager said Taliban patrols check in a couple of times a day, asking if he needs help with security, but have not seemed threatening. And unlike the ..

Festivals, weddings to bolster India's gold demand in 2nd half of 2021: WGC

Higher demand from the world's second-biggest gold consumer could support global prices that have corrected nearly 4% so far in 2021

Mid-air wedding in SpiceJet chartered flight comes under DGCA scanner

A mid-air wedding in the presence of guests and relatives took place inside a SpiceJet chartered flight on May 23 morning wherein COVID-19 social distancing norms were violated, sources said on Monday. The chartered flight left the Madurai airport and remained airborne for approximately two hours on Sunday morning before returning there, they added. A senior official of aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that the flight crew has been off-rostered for not enforcing the social distancing norms onboard. SpiceJet has been directed to lodge a complaint with relevant authorities against those people who did not follow the COVID-19 norms inside the flight, the official said. He also said that the DGCA "will take strict action" after it completes its probe into this matter. Images and videos of the mid-air wedding were circulated on social media on Monday. The images and videos purportedly show people standing extremely close to each other as the couple t

Selfridges to offer wedding ceremonies at London store to attract customers

The luxury department store has acquired a temporary licence to host "micro weddings" for a limited period this year for up to 20 guests

Consider reducing number of persons allowed at weddings, funerals: Guj HC

The number of people allowed to attend weddings (50) and funerals (20) is high in view of the coronavirus pandemic and the state government should consider reducing it further, says Gujarat High Court

People are realising they can't stay locked forever: Sudeep Jain of IHG

In a Q&A, the Southwest Asia MD of the hotel chain says sentiment in the hospitality sector is improving with the reduction in the number of Covid-19 cases and vaccination drive

Small is in as 'Corona' nuptials take over from the Big Fat Indian Wedding

Marriage functions today are more intimate affairs, with couples saving on travel costs and elaborate buffets, spending instead on staycation, gifts and personalised events

The honeymooners who organised a train that helped others get home too

When a close friend of mine had a quiet wedding in Manipur on March 18, it seemed a risk-free affair. The coronavirus hadn't yet travelled to the Northeast