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Our neighbors have invited us to the wedding of their son. They are both originally from India, but have lived in the US for decades. The son is their only child, the bride is not Indian. We are not all that friendly with the family, but I'm flat out thrilled to have the opportunity to experience what the invitation describes as a "Formal/Indian" wedding.
There is a one hour wedding at 4pm, followed by 1.5 hrs for cocktails, then a reception that ends at midnight. Everything will be at a local, nicer hotel.
Obviously, we are honored to be included, and want to respect the cultural protocols and traditions. Can anyone help with advice - what do we wear, gifts, other things I haven't even thought of?
I wore a suit and tie to my sisters wedding, she married an Indian dude. She will get dressed up in Indian attire frequently for various events and her Indian husband will wear just regular American attire. It's really just what you are comfortable with. Over in India they had another ceremony and that was a whole different deal.
The bride usually wears red so guests should avoid wearing this color. Not certain if this will be the case for this wedding since the bride is not Indian.
You can get into the whole Indian outfit and have fun, but you can also just wear a suit and tie to all the events (to not worry about the outfit part) and just have fun observing the culture, events, dancing, drinking, eating, etc
My "soon to be" son in law is Indian. I was really hoping that their wedding, even if not a totally traditional Indian wedding, would incorporate at least some of their traditions. However they are going with a typical American style wedding (but yet DD chose a European Villa style venue ) . My daughter did say that the Rehearsal Dinner that her future MIL is planning will be an Indian celebration. All I know so far is that we will all be in Indian attire. I'm looking forward to it.
Our neighbors have invited us to the wedding of their son. They are both originally from India, but have lived in the US for decades. The son is their only child, the bride is not Indian. We are not all that friendly with the family, but I'm flat out thrilled to have the opportunity to experience what the invitation describes as a "Formal/Indian" wedding.
There is a one hour wedding at 4pm, followed by 1.5 hrs for cocktails, then a reception that ends at midnight. Everything will be at a local, nicer hotel.
Obviously, we are honored to be included, and want to respect the cultural protocols and traditions. Can anyone help with advice - what do we wear, gifts, other things I haven't even thought of?
An honor.
Dress nicely.
Smile and speak to people.
Observe.
Expect to see some lovely clothes, particularly on the women.
Be complimentary. "Such a lovely day. Such a lovely gathering."
All pretty generic, yes. But... people are people and generally enjoy other nice people.
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) . My daughter did say that the Rehearsal Dinner that her future MIL is planning will be an Indian celebration. All I know so far is that we will all be in Indian attire. I'm looking forward to it.
