The sight of colours.

2026 Day 142. #PersonalDays.

Indian weddings are full of colours and are best enjoyed in the summers. There are some set themes as to what people wear, but the decorations are all over the place. The sun adds a crispness to the colour that cannot be matched in the winters. The same colours that inspire joy and life, feel like the colours of defeat in the winters.

Not every Indian wedding is extravagant but all of them are chaotic. In the chaos lies the fun.

The children enjoying some unsupervised time off while their parents are busy in the festivities.

The teenagers and young adults are trying to sneak a little bit of alcohol without their parents knowing.

Unmarried 26+ years are being constantly asked to get married soon as they have now “come of age”.

Recently married couples are trying to avoid the questions about “what next?”.

Married couples with children are either too worried about their child or are too busy helping out others.

Older people are just here for the celebration. They don’t really take part in the festivities but extract the most fun they can out of them. Free flowing liquor does help a lot too.

The maximalism of the colours is just as chaotic. It offers an escape from the general monotonous life. People often don’t dress in such exquisite colours and obviously don’t walk around in coordinated outfits.

Seeing some of the more colour driven traditions of Haldi or Mehendi, you will feel you have just walked into a flash mob. It can be a little overbearing for some, but it is a sight to enjoy. People showing up in yellow Kurtas and Sarees for Haldi, and green Kurtas and Sarees for Mehendi.

The decor in these two events is specifically very exciting. It’s the pastel summer pallet wedding and you can ideally wear any colour you want but the unsaid ideas are already floating around for people.

The wedding night can be a little uncoordinated. Outfits are not colour driven but general driven by comfort or people trying to look their best. The groom usually ends up in some shade of white or pink while the bride’s outfit ranged between white and red. Of course some people try to be exotic and break away from there colours and that is absolutely fine. The idea for the bride and groom is to look like the absolute best version of themselves, as they should.

The decor on the other hand has the theme of red/pink. You can find various colours here too but the backdrop follows the major theme. It is such a contrast to the other events where the people are coordinated and the decor thrives in vibrancy.

Maybe the beauty does lie in the chaos. Either the people come together or the decor does.

While the traditions are something that are very personal to Indians, I feel the decor ideas can be shared across the world. For anyone who likes the vibrant colours, the chic summer, and the chaos, this could be the perfect wedding for you.

See you tomorrow.