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s an Indian, you know that your wedding is
a huge milestone – a personal achievement
Aof sorts. In fact, your nuptials can even be
considered both a family milestone and achievement,
because let’s face it, you need a team of people
who love you to carry out all the requirements of a
colossal celebration. It just so happens that this team
shares your DNA.

We are all familiar with the many festivities that carry
their own set of rituals, and we all know how tiring it
is attending them, never mind planning them. There
is immense pressure to ensure smooth-sailing, yet
everything passes by so quickly, and once the functions
are done, they are done! You can’t go back and change
anything. The best you can do is learn from those who
have been through it prior to your own celebrations. So
while you prep for your own family functions, let’s learn
what others would change, if only they could go back
and redo their wedding.

Should you use an e-invite?

SNEHA SETHI

31-year-old new mum, who got married five years ago

If I could go back in time and edit an aspect of my wedding,
it would be…
“To use e-invitations and WhatsApp messages to invite
family and friends to the wedding festivities.”

Why, oh why?
“To be honest, we did consider using e-cards but certain
questions came up. For example, was this method of
inviting people too informal? Would people even read their
messages? How would the older generation respond?

To me and my husband, it made a lot of practical sense. It

was an environmentally-friendly and efficient option that
would save us ample time, considering how much we already
had to plan. I guess because it was still a new idea, we were
happy to try it, but our parents were hesitant, so we decided
to stick to the traditional approach instead.”
“ It was an environmentally-

friendly and ef cient option that
would save us ample time... “

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