Curious, why are Indian weddings traditionally such HUGE events with often over 600 guests?

My intention is not to offend anyone. I'm planning a wedding and through research, I've come across a lot of beautiful weddings for Indian brides living in the United States.

It seems that traditionally, Indian weddings have LOTS of guests! I couldn't imagine knowing so many people so I'm just wondering...

Is it traditional?

How do you know all of those people?

Do you invite only close friends and family or do you open your wedding to associates and acquaintances since it's a big event?

How do you afford such extravagance? Do Indian families traditionally save up for their children's wedding from a young age?

Thanks in advance for the info! I'm so interested in understanding this tradition! I absolutely love the pictures I've seen of these weddings and wish that I could afford to have one just like it... and that I knew as many people to celebrate with me :-)

Curious, why are Indian weddings traditionally such HUGE events with often over 600 guests?sheet music

Hi there. I think an Indian only can answer u well for this question.Yes it is traditional ceremony and the people we call are either our relatives or friends or well wishers.

See we Indians believe in love and relationships which last for lifetime. Whenever any Indian girl want to marry someone it means she intend to spend her whole life with life partner. As we consider this one of the most important event we call our all relatives, friends, etc. Because for us marriage is not only bonding of two people but two families.

It's like a big get together party where all relatives and close people say as friends come together to wish bride and groom for their weddings and bless for their future.

Weddings is also event where parents of unmarried son / daughter search for their would be son / doughty in law.

And every Indian save some money for his children's marriage as we believe it's as a best, wonderful and most memorable moment of their life. It is depend on every person's economic condition up to how much he can spend or how memorable wedding he wish to be.

Wedding is the most important, happiest event in everyone life. So to celebrate this we call all our loved ones.

Curious, why are Indian weddings traditionally such HUGE events with often over 600 guests?state theatre opera theater

I am not Indian, but from growing up in mixed neighborhoods, this is what I noticed:

Indian and Arab weddings are usually this large because you send one invitation to a family and they bring like 7 people. It's like the entire community is invited.

Ya know like you might mail an invite to a household, and those people might tell their brothers family to come as well.

My wedding was about 300 people, but they were actually people I specifically invited. I have a HUGE family. You know Big Fat Greek Wedding? yeah, that's us...only we're Italian.
I am an indian but not married yet.. It all depends on your finicial situation.. if you can afford it then you invite everyone you know.. if you can't then you invite close families and friends.. Usually it is the first scenario, everyone is invited.

Yes it is traditional..

All those people are your friends and family members (I.e. like american weeding, we don't tell you to leave your kids at home )

Yes most of the indian families save up for their childrens weddings.. l
Actually , a wedding is the mopst imp thing the parent's will have on their mind from the time the child enters maybe the age of 13-14.And if its a girl thjen the worries no know bounds.So they kaeep aside a major chunk of their savings for the child's wedding.Now as for the guests the truth is that u have to invite every single person from ur ex-neighbour who once stayed close to u 800 yrs ago to ur dad's friend's momo's grandma's brother.(It goes oin and on.The moment u fell u've invited everyone u suddenly remember people who've been left out.No matter what ur budget is , ultimately it ends up being an extravagant affair.But the fact remains that Indian weddings have their own resplendence and splendour which makes them exellent
Because its only one time in life....in life in india...!!
i am an indian. and its true that parents start saving since the birth of their child. in india, marriage is not just a paper formality. its the fusion of two persons, two families, two souls. marriage is the thing that indian girls dream since they come into senses.

marriage in india is a gala function which intends to spread happiness to everyone. indian marriages are too good. u should get into one and see it.

being an indian, i bet you will enjoy this tradition.
In a lot of cultures (not just Indian), tons of guests are invited. The list gets so big because everyone even remotely related to the couple is invited. Anyone who has ever touched their lives is also invited, so that basically includes anyone the couple has ever met. When the list becomes that flexible, you find that you really do know that many people.

Yes, weddings are saved up for from a very early age. Also, many family members (usually the bride's) pitch in, like uncles and grandparents.