How the pandemic is redefining Indian weddings

With the pandemic seemingly never ending, most people have resorted to living with the spectre of COVID-19 around, while restrictions are still around many have worked within the rules to get married. Here’s how India’s wedding scene has changed since the virus.

Weddings are increasingly becoming efficient, with people opting to curb the amount of waste and also cull massive invitation lists, which is important now more than ever - in the time of social-distancing.

Planners are shifting focus towards sourcing materials - from flowers to food - from nearby locations, reducing the carbon footprint of the occasion, while also working with COVID-19 transport issues.

Brides and grooms are now taking to the concept of a wedding registry - where they list items they would like as gifts - which greatly reduces the waste generated from gifts.

Since the pandemic, everyone’s been working from home, and now wedding planners are too - with many families able to easily shop and choose from online catalogues, planners can rely on technology to work for them and even send out digital invites.