Request for Proposal 1. Statement of Work 1.1. Purpose Wedding of my daughter is scheduled to take place on 21st December 2014. The event needs to be professionally managed by an even management team. The team will be responsible for the preparation, planning and execution of the wedding as well as the ceremonies leading up to it. 1.2. Scope The following events will take place on mentioned dates. • 1st December – “Engagement Ceremony” followed by Dinner for 50 people. • 19th December – “Haldi” and “Mandap” followed by Dinner for 50 people. • 20th December – “Mehandi” and “Sangeet” followed by Dinner for 50 people. • 21st December – Wedding followed by Lunch for 100 people. • 21st December – Reception followed by Dinner for 1000 people. …show more content…
Initially this ceremony was attended only by women. But with changing times, even the groom and his family are present in many weddings. In this ceremony many members prepare dance and musical performances. Sometimes even bride and groom prepare a dance number. This event’s main aim is to get to know each other, specially the distant relatives who are meeting after a long time. When both bride’s and groom’s families are present, it becomes a fun way to get an introduction of the family members. • Wedding Ceremony – The wedding ceremony starts when the Groom arrives at Bride’s doorstep with his friends and family called “Baraat”. At the door step, the groom’s party is welcomed by bride’s family. This is called “Darwazza”. The bride’s mother performs “Aarti” of the groom and invites him. He is taken to a stage where he is soon joined by the bride. A ceremony called “Jaymaal” takes place on the stage. This comprises of exchange of flower garland by the bride and groom. After this, the bride and groom are taken to the “Mandap” (set up during Mandap ceremony). The priest chants the holy verses and several rituals are followed including “Knayadaan” by father of the bride, bride and groom taking vows around the holy fire and lastly “SindoorDaan” by groom where he applies “Sindoor” to bride’s
For those of you that don’t know, I am Trey Rongisch and I am currently a student at Midland University. It is quite ironic how Nick and I first met, it was during my first college class. I would have never expected him to ask me to be his Best Man at his wedding in the short span of four months, but when he asked me, I just couldn’t turn down the offer. But I’m going to be honest, I’ve been feeling quite nervous about giving this speech for some time. But I’m pleased to say last night I slept like a baby – I woke up every two hours, crying my eyes out. With this in mind, I am ready to get this speech going and I must share how honored I am to be here today and speak on behalf of Nick and his beautiful wife, Katie.
... A final prayer ends the ceremony. The women then rush to the kitchen to serve dinner while the men set up the tables. After dinner the afternoon is spent visiting, playing games and matchmaking. Sometimes the bride will match unmarried boys and girls who are over 16 years old to sit together at the evening meal which ustarts at 5:00 P.M. The day usually ends around 10:30 P.M.
The bride is then assisted in adorning herself for the public ceremony which begins with a feast at the family’s home.
This is to educate the newcomers as to what the ceremony entails. The ceremony is always rehearsed before it is performed. After the lecture ,there is a large potluck feast to keep everyone energized for the evenings festivities. The processional~ When the sun sets, the processional begins.
Despite people celebrating marriage in different ways it all comes back to one thing; marriage is a social ritual that by which two people affirms one abiding contracts between. The ceremonies are composed of rituals which symbolize facets of married life and the obligations being undertaken. In Hinduism the marriage celebration can start weeks before the actual ceremony depending on the preferences of the family. Once the day of the ceremony comes around the day starts with the brides’ family welcoming the groom into their home and both families are formally introduced. Both the bride and groom sit at the Mandap- tent where the ceremony is held under,-and are offered a drink. Gifts between the two families are generally exchanged at this point. The groom's mother gives an auspicious necklace to the bride, which is essentially an emblem of the married status in the Hindu religion. Then scared fire is lit and a pundit recites t...
“Arranging a Marriage in India” by Serena Nanda is a well written, informative article aimed at sharing the view of the Indian culture on arranged marriages and also showing how much effort is put into the process of arranging a marriage. Our own culture has evolved into accepting the fact that we are all independent individuals who could not imagine having someone else make such a significant decision for us. Serena Nanda does an excellent job of using her sources within the society as evidence of the acceptance of the arranged marriage aspect of their culture.
The first difference between American culture and Indian culture is marriage. A wedding is a great social event in our society, which establish a new bond between two individuals and families. Marriage is a joyful occasion with plenty of music, dance, partying and merrymaking. It also brings together a long-lost friends, relatives and acquaintances. In India, the parents choose the mate for their child, which is called an arranged marriage. In most cases, the bri...
Differences in culture make country has its own traditional customs. Wedding, an extremely important event on one's life, has specific ritual observances. However, thanks to the cultural exchange, Vietnam wedding customs and those of a foreign country – America, have both similarities and differences.
Takht jami (Dari for: wrap up the program) is another special ceremony held on third or seventh day after the wedding. Close relatives and friends are invited, and they bring gifts for the bride. These are mostly furniture and dishes for the newly established house.
Takht jami is another ceremony held on the third or seventh day after the wedding. Close relatives and friends bring gifts for the bride. The gifts are mainly dishes and furniture for the new house. A few days after the wedding party, the groom goes and greets his father-in-law with expensive gifts. Later, the couple’s relatives come and they begin inviting the couple to their houses.
The Hindu wedding is a complex ceremony whose various components has all a specific meaning and has all a relation to
Making up the two largest religions in the world, Christianity and Islam, both look at marriage as a major part of one’s life journey. Thus the idea that the sacred ritual of marriage in both Christianity and Islam are full of rich symbolism, ceremony and grounded in religious and cultural traditions, can be explored. However, the ritual of marriage differentiates between Christianity and Islam, as Christianity is founded on deep symbolic meaning and religious tradition in contrast to the culturally rich marriage ceremony found in Islam. This can be further investigated through an in depth analysis of the ceremony, symbols, religious and cultural traditions involved in the ritual of marriage.
This book includes all the basic materials that take place with a Hindu wedding including words to speak and what they mean, wedding rituals and the complete ceremony.
Almost every culture around the world have the idea of bringing together households in marriage. In the United States, this a coupling of two people who will start a life on their own. In India, a marriage is more than two people falling and love and getting married. Family, religion and casts play a role for the future bride and groom. The Indian culture’s weddings have different traditions when it comes to proposals, ring traditions and ceremonies not only for the couple but for the families as well.
People around the world have many different kinds of wedding due to the differences in their religions and cultures. Since most Thai people are the Buddhists, the traditional Thai wedding is mainly related to Buddhism. However, it is also blended with Thai culture and Thai people’s ways of life. Traditional Thai wedding can be organized in various ways depending on the local people’s beliefs. In this essay I will describe some details of the general traditional Thai wedding.