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INDIAN WEDDING BEVERAGES

INDIAN WEDDING BEVERAGE IDEAS India has a variety of traditional beverages to offer which are as popular as the cuisine. Ranging from hot to cold, tangy to sweet the options are plenty! Tastefully created, most of these beverages have medicinal values and the recipes are deep rooted. Some of the beverages are specific to particular regions and their origin has been influenced by the culture of the region. Give your guests a true taste of Indian culture by including some of these beverages on your Indian wedding menu! T he chai ‘dhabba '- Chai in and Indian heart has a special corner. From romance to important discussion, everything is accompanied by chai. So how can you forget to include this special drink in your wedding?You can have a special tea counter with Indian variants such as ginger, lemon, mint, masala tea, honey flavoured green tea. Add some Kashmiri touch by including Kahwa on the list! Coffee - You would not want coffee-lovers to sulk while your tea-l

An Appointment with the Marriage Registrar

An Appointment with the Marriage Registrar Not to burst your pre-wedding bubble, but truer words were never spoken. As the wedding bells ring closer and closer, our to-be-wed belles and beaus get so busy with their vibrant religious and cultural jubilations that they often tend to brush off, or altogether avoid, the oh-so-boring legal formality that comes with it. Here’s why it shouldn’t be given the step treatment. It’s  important ! t’s a wedding cakewalk The procedure to register is surprisingly simple, even for all the legal dummies out there. There are two ways to seal the deal in India, depending on your religion: the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act. The Hindu Marriage Act The Special Marriage Act As the names suggests, both partners have to be Hindus in order to register under the Hindu Marriage Act. This Act, however, is a bit old school; it only allows you to register your marriage and not solemnize it. It sets a minimum age limit of