As we all know the wedding is like a festival in India. It is celebrated with great enthusiasm. But will the celebration remain the same after COVID? Lets find out the future trends in Indian Weddings post covid-19 – #covidwedding
Surely the celebration will be the same after COVID but with more precautions and awareness. People will be more concerned about health and hygiene than usual. There will be changing trends. The will be trending changing for the betterment and safety.
In India around 82% are very positive and they are not planning at all to cancel their wedding bookings. The remaining few are considering to either re-scheduling it later this year or in 2021. People have a very strong wish to celebrate their weddings as per their set plans, they are not willing to reduce their guest in India and they don’t want to cut down their spending also but as per the government regulations weddings need to be planned as per their permit.
Weddings in 2020 reduce the score to 2021, and they land on the calendar at the top of weddings that were planned for 2021 before the corona virus arrived. There is certainly no way to predict if the “wedding season” as we know it will be until next year. Many states are still likely to have stringent preventive measures – some of which will be difficult for vendors for weddings.
Wedding day planning should be significant and it must be one of the attractive and engaging experiences for guests along with the necessary precautions. Some also believe that the lockdown period has given couples, as well as wedding vendors, enough time to reconsider the idea of a weeklong wedding celebration and go low-key. This outbreak follows a change in trend, automatically with a pause.
The era of COVID-19 has revealed the new reality of Indian weddings as the ‘digital’ prefix for wedding planning continues. The wedding industry will consider some of the health and safety standards which will be followed to give a boost to the guest experience.
People are requested to follow the guidelines laid down by the government:
1. People should follow the norms of social distancing throughout the ceremony.
2. They should wear masks during the ceremony.
3. Guests should use sanitiser and
4. The function should be kept as short as possible.
5. No drink or food is taken during the ceremony unless necessary.
But, also we have to agree that weddings will no longer look the same there will be new trends emerging. This predicted Future Trends in Indian Weddings might change what you have planned but will not reduce the excitement for the wedding. Some are the new trends that might emerge after the Covid-19.
1. Digital weddings is the Future.
Weddings will shift more toward digital, like e-invitations instead of going door to door for invitations people will start sending them through mail or WhatsApp and also prefer video conferencing to invite the wedding guests.
Weddings will turn into intimate weddings; gatherings will turn small. The scale will shift smaller; people will shift to Live Streaming the wedding, it will be more foreseeable in the future. So that they can attend the wedding safely from home, also overseas guests may prefer being a part of the celebration virtually.
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2. Health and safety measures
The banquet halls will install sanitisation fans so that the guests get sanitised without manual effort. Taking the temperature reading will be mandatory whenever the guest enters the place. Hygiene kits will be given to all the guests at the entrance.”
This way everyone will be safe, the top priority of the couple will be to keep themselves sanitised before and during the wedding. All venues should diligently be dis-infecting spaces pre and post the wedding functions.
Pre and post medical tests of the guests should be done, after the two weeks of the wedding; the guests should get their medical tests done to avoid further consequences. The health of everyone attending the wedding, the groom and the bride and the staff will be the utmost priority.
3. Social distancing during ceremonies
As we knew there are 3-4 days of celebration with a lot of ceremonies, but with a reduced number of guests, the seats can place 6ft apart. This way there will be social distancing maintained and everyone will be safe. The norms of handshake and hugs should be put to no preferences and ‘Namaste’ should be the new preference.
4. Wedding planners team
The team of wedding planners, like the florists, decorators, hair and makeup artists (look at these guys), etc. all will be wearing PPE kits for the safety of guests. Artists will be focusing more on eye makeup and hair of the bride and there will be beautiful designer masks. All the products and tools that will be used will be sanitised and then brought into use.
5.Dividing the wedding into smaller parts
Some couples do not agree to make their wedding gathering smaller, so the wedding can be divided into smaller parts or shifts so that people can come in a group of 10 and give their blessings. This will be more preferable for weddings having gatherings more than 50. Shift wedding will be the new Future Trends in Indian Weddings.
6. Shopping
The shopping for the wedding will go completely online or the shopping will be done in smaller parts and only 2-3 people will be going for shopping. The orders coming online will be sanitised and then bought into use. Now in the market there is designer mask for the brides and grooms which will match their wedding day attire.
7.Food
Serving food is the main challenge for weddings but, this can be resolved with the idea of reduced sitting, the tables can be arranged at distance, for example, a table for 10 should be assigned to 5 guests only and the serving will be done by the designated server, the buffet services will be at least priority, as a precautionary measure the contactless serving of dishes will be the norm. Food will be prepared with complete precautions and the temperature. The chefs will be checked before entering into the kitchen. The dinnerware would be disposable.
8. Venues
Open-air venues will turn into greater demands and also the air will be bigger with open space so that it is easy to conduct social distancing weddings. Even contact less automatic sanitiser machines will be available which will not be touched by hands at all for safety purpose. It has to be pressed with legs and you can sanitise the hands easily.
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9. Rise of health beverages
Instead of serving drinks containing alcohol, there will be a serving of fruit juices and drinks that will help you stay energetic and boost your immune systems. As per the Government rules and regulations it is advised to have varieties of exotic mocktails, aerated beverages, smoothies, and juices which will be really loved by the guest also. This will be followed in the weddings also.
10. Wedding gifts
The trend of giving gifts to the wedding will also turn digital. People will start money transfers for the couple as a blessing. Also, people will start choosing vouchers or order gifts online for the couple.
11. No waste wedding
Weddings with no waste will be preferred as it will have a sustainable approach. Now weddings are going to be greener some imperishable materials like recycled textiles, disposable dinnerware etc can be used and that can be easily sourced and can be definitely be customised as per the requirement of the client whether it is related to decoration with Jute or canvas.
12. Wed now celebrate later
People might start preferring to marry early and then throw a grand celebration party for the relatives. This will help people economically and also in terms of health. People will start preferring wedding with limited guests or in courts and then throw a grand celebration to their relatives. Weddings will turn from big fat to small virtual weddings.
13. Enhance entertainment
Planners will shift the dance floors into entertainment sets, this way the guests will remain seated. The ideas can be like performances will be conducted, the guests can dance where they are being seated, etc. They can turn the wedding more interactive by planning some small, fun tasks. Also there can be live digital performances by the relatives that could be entertaining for faraway guests who could not attend it.
The wedding budgets will come out to be reduced by 80%. Yes, 80%.
To summarize, big fat Indian weddings will now be history; the new Indian virtual wedding will be the future trend in Indian weddings. To have a perfect virtual wedding, we only need a good planner. Also, if you’re planning a wedding, you’re probably starting to worry about the expenses. Wedding loans might help you pay for your wedding without draining your savings. The excitement will be the same. As we all have heard, a wedding is to take the person you love with you forever, and for this, we do not have to have a big, fat, unsafe wedding; a virtual safe wedding with your loved ones, family, and friends is enough. Nothing is more important than having your family and friends with you, even if it is virtual. Blessings and wishes are the same, even if given virtually.