A Beautiful Inter Caste Wedding In Bengali Matrimony

Generally Bengalis are considered to be conservative when it comes to the decision of marriage. I got lucky to attend the wedding of my friend who recently got married to a guy from Bihar. The wedding was fun as we got a chance to see a mix of customs from both Bengal and Bihar.

My friend Soumi was so happy to get the life partner of her choice. The bridegroom was also beaming with happiness. The family members of the bride seemed to be a bit tensed about the rituals which were to be performed during the wedding. This issue was very wisely solved by the groom’s mother. Who said that the wedding would be a mix of wedding rituals of Bihar as well as the Bengali Matrimony?

Although there was a kind of miscommunication between both the families as both were unaware of the local languages which people from Bihar and Bengal speak. The atmosphere was so overwhelming to see the family members from both sides trying to respect the sentiments of the other side. The families took care of the fact that it was an inter caste and inter community marriage, and a small misunderstanding would create problems during the wedding. Another friend of mine acted as a mediator, who was actively involved in the marriage, as she was the person who made both families understand about the rituals from both sides according to Bihari and Bengali Matrimony

The wedding was arranged in Delhi, and it was mostly attended by the friends and the close family members from both the bride and groom’s sides. The bride elegantly embraced the groom’s Bihari background, and wore sari as per the choice of her mother-in-law. She looked stunning in a red sari with a golden border. On the other hand, the groom wore topor like a Bengali groom, and the wedding was happily solemnized with the rituals of both Bihari and Bengali matrimony.

Author: Rashmi Karan