Wedding At Ancestral Place – Challenges And Advantages

Wedding are life time affair and so is planned as perfectly as possible. All the relatives and friends are invited to be the part of the same. Many people decide to have marriages at the place they are residing in because it is easier to manage things there but many others go for execution of wedding at their ancestral village; a place which is seldom visited. Arranging a wedding at a place where one doesn’t dwell is difficult task as all the arrangements needs to be carefully planned and supervising things by family members is also essential.

The preparation of wedding begins much before the actual day. Decoration, stage, lights, seating arrangement, menu all are planned much before so that the last minute confusion does not happen. A person knows everything about the place he resides in and has several acquaintance and friends that can be called for help but when planning a wedding at some remote place one gets handcuffed as he has to ask about each and everything. All these and many other reasons are not able to deter those who decide to have marriage in their village. They have their own arguments for preference to ancestral village:

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Blessings of ancestors’: Many believe that this is the way the couple would get blessings of the forefathers and they will have blissful life.

Local touch: The customs and rituals are preserved in villages and still these are performed with much dedication and so the wedding gets local flavor.

Unique: The idea of having wedding at one’s village is something that only some think and so the whole concept is unique and entertaining.

Calm Environment: The village life is much calmer when compared to hustle and bustle of a city and so execution of a wedding is much easier.

Wedding planners: Hiring a wedding planner makes all the work easy; as it won’t require family members to go and visit the wedding venue again and again.

Easily Available: The wedding venue is easily available and no booking needs to be done.

Wedding at one’s village is something that gives one the feeling of association; that he still retains the values and custom of the place where he has born and brought up. Hindu Wedding cards generally have the names of the parents of bride and groom along with their villages as it has recognition and one is known by the village or Thikana he/she belongs to and this shows the importance of ancestral village that one hails from.

Although planning wedding at one’s ancestral village has many challenges and one may often find it difficult to counter them but the idea itself is fascinating and would certainly make wedding an enjoyable experience. It is essential to make a map of wedding venue behind the wedding card so that the guests can reach the venue without any hassle. Such weddings have a Traditional Touch to them which greatly inspires the new generation and helps them understand the basic nuances and traditions of the society they belong to.

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