India is a country where diverse cultures mingletogether without any malice. Weddings in India are a great deal and so are the rituals followed. Indian Christian Weddings have a unique ring to them. They offer a merger between two cultures. Christians give very much importance to the auspicious ceremony of matrimony. They take it as a blessing from God.

The most interesting fact regarding Indian Christian Matrimonial is the beautiful mingling of Indian traditions and culture with that of western culture and tradition. Christian weddings in India are not wholly westernised. The rituals followed differ from community to community and place to place.

Christian weddings are known for its simplicity and noextravagant affair of events on the wedding day. They are considered as the epitome of simple yet fun filling event. Though Christian weddings in India happen to follow traditional Indian rituals but the rituals are followed by the
community in a different and unique way.

Instead of Haldi ceremony, a similar kind of ceremonytakes place in Christian Indian wedding where coconut paste is used instead of Haldi. The bride and the bridegroom are filled with coconut paste and coconut milk from head to toe signalling a new and fresh beginning.

Before the official wedding ceremony, a dinner partyis arranged for both the sides of the relatives where everyone cheer for the bride and the bridegroom. The dinner party is one of the most cheerful events of the ceremony.

A unique and interesting facts with the Christian Weddings lie with the raising of objection. Before conducting the official wedding ceremony, an objection notice is released related to the bride and the bridegroom and the community is made aware of the upcoming matrimonial alliance. If anyone has some objection with the alliance, they can come forward to stop the ceremony but the reason of objection to the union must be legal and reasonable.

The bachelor party and the bachelorette party are alsoorganised by the friends of the bridegroom and the bride respectively to celebrate their last days of being single. The party is usually filled with youngsters with all kinds of food, drinks, dance, and games.

A heart-warming interesting fact of an Indian Christian Wedding is the vows taken by the bride and the bridegroom in the church with their family, friends, and relatives present by their side. They are said to write their own vows for each other filled with adoration, admiration, love, respect, and understanding. They say their vows before saying I Do’s and committing to each other for whole of their life.

Traditionally in India, a mangalsutra is tied aroundthe neck of the bride by the bridegroom while the wedding is in progression. Same thing happens in the Christian Wedding but with a twist of their own and keeping in mind the religious sentiments attached to it. A pendant with a cross known as Thali is tied around the neck of the bride as a symbol of being tied together in the sacred matrimonial alliance.

Another interesting and fun filled fact is related tothe bouquet of the bride. All the bridesmaids hurdle behind the bride after the completion of the ceremony. The bride tosses her bouquet backward in the air towards the bridesmaids to catch it. Whoever gets their hands on the bouquet are said to be next in the line of getting hitched.

The wedding festivities end with a reception partywhere the newly wedded couple lights a lamp seeking the blessings and starting on the journey of a new life while committing to each other. Every guest present blesses them and the party goes on in its full swing.