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I saved more than $10,000 on my Indian wedding by skipping some traditions and using fake flowers

I'm an Indian Gujarati content creator who got married in a mixed-culture wedding in Ontario in August 2021. My husband is Tamil Sri Lankan, so we had a bit of a mixed-culture wedding with some ...
The New York Times

Not Their Parents’ South Asian Weddings

Some couples who have a foot in two cultures are taking their ceremonies into their own hands. (See: a playlist that blends Bad Bunny and Bollywood.) By Priya Krishna On a visit five years ago to the ...
The New York Times

At Asian Weddings, Cash Is King

Forget registries — in Asia, it is common to give marrying couples envelopes of cash. But unwritten rules on how much to give depend on who you are and which superstitions you believe. By Hahna Yoon ...
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I spent $1.9 million on my five-day Indian wedding, which included a fire show and LED robots

This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Carlita Nair, who got married in a five-day Indian wedding in 2022. The essay has been edited for length and clarity. My husband Sanjay and I ...