Boom time for big fat winter weddings
The Hindu
The pandemic may have shrunk guest lists but the spend remains high on venues, jewellery and packages
A Gurgaon-based top executive at a leading telecom company had planned a grand wedding for his daughter early this year, but the second wave of the pandemic scuttled his plans. Now, with COVID-19 cases on the wane, the couple will have a Hindu ceremony later this month, following a court marriage earlier in July in the U.S.
With the increased pace of vaccination, an ebb in infections, and State governments relaxing rules for gatherings, the floodgates for weddings have opened up this winter.
The Confederation of All India Traders recently said in a press statement that approximately 1.5 lakh weddings were expected during the auspicious period of November 14-December 13 in Delhi alone, and as many as 25 lakh weddings could be solemnised across the country.
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