![\"Photographer\"](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/wedding-photographer-1.jpg\")
<\/a>There’s the team of wedding photographers who seem to be everywhere\u2014at the reception desk where the guests have their faces zoomed in, at the stage where the bride and groom are seated, and everywhere else capturing every twitch, giggle, and nudge. \u00a0Neither the guests caught unawares while helping themselves to the banquet spread nor the banana leaves are spared by the shutterbugs.<\/p>\n
2. \u00a0The keys to the bride’s room<\/h2>\n![\"Aunt](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/bride-1.jpg\")
<\/a>wedstories.studio<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe key to the bride’s room are more than what meets the eye; it is a symbol of power. \u00a0The mami<\/em> or chachi<\/em> who holds it practically controls half the wedding.<\/p>\n3. The foodies who analyze and criticize what’s on the plate<\/h2>\n![\"Sweets](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/sweets.jpg\")
<\/a>Savan Gandecha<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou thought Zomato was the only platform for food critics? \u00a0Rewind. \u00a0There are those foodies at weddings, whose verdicts make or break the wedding. \u00a0Want to be certified by them? \u00a0The food better not be anything short of scrumptious.<\/p>\n
4. The cousin who takes more time to get ready than the bride herself<\/h2>\n![\"cousin\"](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cousin.jpg\")
<\/a>Kavita Kapoor<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThere’s that cousin who simply wouldn’t be able to decide if her dupatta<\/em> should be placed on the right shoulder or on the left shoulder. \u00a0Or, if its a guy, \u00a0whether he should wear a blue waistcoat or a black blazer. \u00a0After much ado about the outfit, they might step out and not get a single head turning in their direction.<\/p>\n5. The hotly-contested spot beside the bride<\/h2>\n![\"Snapshot](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/wedding-ritual.jpg\")
<\/a>pee vee<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe shortcut to be in the limelight at weddings is to grab that spot among the few women who are allowed to style the bride. \u00a0You get yourself in, amidst all the jostling, and you can be assured that the force will be with you.<\/p>\n
6. Them saree-gehna<\/em> spotters<\/h2>\n![\"Bringing](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/relatives-at-a-wedding.jpg\")
<\/a>Jit Baag<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThat elite, exclusive circle of saree-gehna<\/em> spotters can precisely point out the material, selling price, and actual value of a saree<\/em>\u00a0or a piece of jewelry in just one glance. \u00a0They know exactly how many carats or grams of precious stones or metals the bride’s necklaces and earrings make up.<\/p>\n7. The gang of matchmaking grandmothers<\/h2>\n![\"Grandmas](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/grandma.jpg\")
<\/a>Mrugesh Karnik<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIf there’s one thing everyone knows about Indian weddings, it’s the grandparents\u2019 \u201cI want to see you married before I die\u201d sentiment. \u00a0What’s more?\u00a0 Weddings seem to lead to more weddings<\/a>. \u00a0All the men and women in the family seem to have got married to their respective wives and husbands only because some grandmother, with the able advice from her comrades, had carefully handpicked them at\u00a0some other wedding.<\/p>\n8. Greeting unknown people<\/h2>\n![\"Indian](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/indian-wedding.jpg\")
<\/a>Deepak Sharma<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAs if smiling, greeting, and posing for pictures with every single one of the relatives and friends weren’t painful enough, the bride and groom are made to do the same with\u00a0a bunch of people whom they barely know, who claim to be distant relatives or acquaintances of even the extended family!<\/p>\n
9. That \u201cRemember me?\u201d moment<\/h2>\n![\"Struggling](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/struggling-to-recogonise-guests.jpg\")
<\/a>pee vee<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nEvery kid at a wedding is bound to bump into some Auntyji<\/em> or Uncleji<\/em> who would go “Remember me? \u00a0The last time I saw you, you were crawling on all fours!” \u00a0That question is almost always followed by \u201cLook how much you have grown!\u201d \u00a0How does one even respond to that?<\/p>\n10. The kids faced with “Look at X; be like X” moments<\/h2>\n![\"Getting](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/wedding-season.jpg\")
<\/a>Ajay Tallam<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou thought a wedding would be a welcome change from all the advice you get at home? \u00a0You’ll realize that it’ll only get worse at weddings, because when your parents see that polite, straight-As<\/em>-scoring niece or nephew, you can be sure that a “Look at him\/her. Be like him\/her” is about to come your way in under 3 seconds.<\/p>\n11. The kids who are pushed by their parents to get advice on JEE from the IITian cousin<\/h2>\n![\"Getting](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/getting-advice-from-successful-relatives.jpg\")
<\/a>Gomagoti<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAs if all that cramming at “coaching” centers wasn\u2019t enough, every kid is pushed by their parents to seek the advice\u00a0and blessings of that cousin who successfully cleared the IIT-JEE<\/a>. \u00a0Then they promptly ask their kids if they had absorbed everything that the cousin had to say, because, of course, it’s that 5-minute gyaan<\/em> session\u00a0that’s going to get you through. \u00a0Right?<\/p>\n12. Father-of-the-bride’s moment of nervousness<\/h2>\n![\"Anxious](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/father-of-the-bride.jpg\")
<\/a>Raffi Youredjian<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nEveryone at the dining hall will be witness to some tense moments when the bride’s nervous father poses the most important question to the groom’s parents: “Did you like the food?” \u00a0If the response is in the affirmative, it’s almost like the groom’s parents\u00a0have\u00a0vouched for the honor of the bride’s family.<\/p>\n
13. That over-enthu person who takes three return-gift bags<\/h2>\n![\"Ed](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/relatives.jpg\")
<\/a>Ed Carlo Garcia<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nJustification: “There are piles of return-gift bags at the reception desk. \u00a0It’s not like taking a couple of extras would deprive someone else of one, right?”<\/p>\n
14. Kids who generously help themselves\u00a0to toffees at the welcome table<\/h2>\n![\"Candies](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/candies-at-wedding.jpg\")
<\/a>Caroline Tran<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRemember that moment when Air India\u2019s stewardesses used to come around with a basket full of candies and the enthusiastic few among us would grab a handful? \u00a0It’s pretty normal to see that happening at the reception desks at weddings, with\u00a0the coy relatives stationed there unable to do much when a kid takes a disproportionate share of\u00a0the goodies<\/a>. Tsk. Tsk.<\/p>\n15. The male gang<\/h2>\n![\"Zachary](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/groom-and-party.jpg\")
<\/a>Zachary Hunt<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAnother common sight is a round-table discussion on who’s likely to win the next elections,\u00a0who’s the most corrupt leader, whose career is going places and whose is not, who are the hottest eligible females at the wedding, and which Auntyjis<\/em> tried setting them up with a daughter or niece. \u00a0There’s always that uncle who can dole out facts and statistics in a jiffy, leaving his audience either bowled over or furtively glancing their watches. A couple of raunchy Khushwant Singh-style bachelor jokes are sure to be heard from the groom’s friends and cousins.<\/p>\n16. Those awkward couple moments while posing for the wedding album<\/h2>\n![\"Weird](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/posing.jpg\")
<\/a>Marcia O’Connor<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhen the wedding album comes out with all its colorful photographs, everyone is overjoyed, but no one knows the pains behind the photo shoot\u00a0better than the bride and the groom. \u00a0Be it for striking that awkward Titanic pose or for struggling to recreate that Tanu Weds Manu<\/em> poster, they definitely deserve an award.<\/p>\n17. The car that is as decked up as the bride and the groom<\/h2>\n![\"Decorated](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/decked-up-car.jpg\")
<\/a>Jooleeah Stahkey<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn a drive to get everyone and everything decked up for the wedding, even cars are not spared. \u00a0While meters of colorful ribbons, heart-shaped pillows, and shiny stars and what-not are stuck on the car’s front and rear, some go the extra mile and even pimp\u00a0up the headlights.<\/p>\n
18. The matriarch who declares one’s clothing appropriate or inappropriate<\/h2>\n![\"Indian](\"https:\/\/www.jodi365.com\/singledout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/matriarch-at-a-wedding.jpg\")
<\/a>Raffi Youredjian<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCries against moral policing will fall on deaf ears when the matriarch’s decree on the appropriateness of one’s clothes is passed. \u00a0If she twitches, that’s the cue to go back to the room and change into a more modest outfit.<\/p>\n
19. Enough paan\u00a0masala<\/em>\u00a0for an entire lifetime<\/h2>\n
<\/a>The key to the bride’s room are more than what meets the eye; it is a symbol of power. \u00a0The mami<\/em> or chachi<\/em> who holds it practically controls half the wedding.<\/p>\n You thought Zomato was the only platform for food critics? \u00a0Rewind. \u00a0There are those foodies at weddings, whose verdicts make or break the wedding. \u00a0Want to be certified by them? \u00a0The food better not be anything short of scrumptious.<\/p>\n There’s that cousin who simply wouldn’t be able to decide if her dupatta<\/em> should be placed on the right shoulder or on the left shoulder. \u00a0Or, if its a guy, \u00a0whether he should wear a blue waistcoat or a black blazer. \u00a0After much ado about the outfit, they might step out and not get a single head turning in their direction.<\/p>\n The shortcut to be in the limelight at weddings is to grab that spot among the few women who are allowed to style the bride. \u00a0You get yourself in, amidst all the jostling, and you can be assured that the force will be with you.<\/p>\n That elite, exclusive circle of saree-gehna<\/em> spotters can precisely point out the material, selling price, and actual value of a saree<\/em>\u00a0or a piece of jewelry in just one glance. \u00a0They know exactly how many carats or grams of precious stones or metals the bride’s necklaces and earrings make up.<\/p>\n If there’s one thing everyone knows about Indian weddings, it’s the grandparents\u2019 \u201cI want to see you married before I die\u201d sentiment. \u00a0What’s more?\u00a0 Weddings seem to lead to more weddings<\/a>. \u00a0All the men and women in the family seem to have got married to their respective wives and husbands only because some grandmother, with the able advice from her comrades, had carefully handpicked them at\u00a0some other wedding.<\/p>\n As if smiling, greeting, and posing for pictures with every single one of the relatives and friends weren’t painful enough, the bride and groom are made to do the same with\u00a0a bunch of people whom they barely know, who claim to be distant relatives or acquaintances of even the extended family!<\/p>\n Every kid at a wedding is bound to bump into some Auntyji<\/em> or Uncleji<\/em> who would go “Remember me? \u00a0The last time I saw you, you were crawling on all fours!” \u00a0That question is almost always followed by \u201cLook how much you have grown!\u201d \u00a0How does one even respond to that?<\/p>\n You thought a wedding would be a welcome change from all the advice you get at home? \u00a0You’ll realize that it’ll only get worse at weddings, because when your parents see that polite, straight-As<\/em>-scoring niece or nephew, you can be sure that a “Look at him\/her. Be like him\/her” is about to come your way in under 3 seconds.<\/p>\n As if all that cramming at “coaching” centers wasn\u2019t enough, every kid is pushed by their parents to seek the advice\u00a0and blessings of that cousin who successfully cleared the IIT-JEE<\/a>. \u00a0Then they promptly ask their kids if they had absorbed everything that the cousin had to say, because, of course, it’s that 5-minute gyaan<\/em> session\u00a0that’s going to get you through. \u00a0Right?<\/p>\n Everyone at the dining hall will be witness to some tense moments when the bride’s nervous father poses the most important question to the groom’s parents: “Did you like the food?” \u00a0If the response is in the affirmative, it’s almost like the groom’s parents\u00a0have\u00a0vouched for the honor of the bride’s family.<\/p>\n Justification: “There are piles of return-gift bags at the reception desk. \u00a0It’s not like taking a couple of extras would deprive someone else of one, right?”<\/p>\n Remember that moment when Air India\u2019s stewardesses used to come around with a basket full of candies and the enthusiastic few among us would grab a handful? \u00a0It’s pretty normal to see that happening at the reception desks at weddings, with\u00a0the coy relatives stationed there unable to do much when a kid takes a disproportionate share of\u00a0the goodies<\/a>. Tsk. Tsk.<\/p>\n Another common sight is a round-table discussion on who’s likely to win the next elections,\u00a0who’s the most corrupt leader, whose career is going places and whose is not, who are the hottest eligible females at the wedding, and which Auntyjis<\/em> tried setting them up with a daughter or niece. \u00a0There’s always that uncle who can dole out facts and statistics in a jiffy, leaving his audience either bowled over or furtively glancing their watches. A couple of raunchy Khushwant Singh-style bachelor jokes are sure to be heard from the groom’s friends and cousins.<\/p>\n When the wedding album comes out with all its colorful photographs, everyone is overjoyed, but no one knows the pains behind the photo shoot\u00a0better than the bride and the groom. \u00a0Be it for striking that awkward Titanic pose or for struggling to recreate that Tanu Weds Manu<\/em> poster, they definitely deserve an award.<\/p>\n In a drive to get everyone and everything decked up for the wedding, even cars are not spared. \u00a0While meters of colorful ribbons, heart-shaped pillows, and shiny stars and what-not are stuck on the car’s front and rear, some go the extra mile and even pimp\u00a0up the headlights.<\/p>\n Cries against moral policing will fall on deaf ears when the matriarch’s decree on the appropriateness of one’s clothes is passed. \u00a0If she twitches, that’s the cue to go back to the room and change into a more modest outfit.<\/p>\n3. The foodies who analyze and criticize what’s on the plate<\/h2>\n
<\/a>4. The cousin who takes more time to get ready than the bride herself<\/h2>\n
<\/a>5. The hotly-contested spot beside the bride<\/h2>\n
<\/a>6. Them saree-gehna<\/em> spotters<\/h2>\n
<\/a>7. The gang of matchmaking grandmothers<\/h2>\n
<\/a>8. Greeting unknown people<\/h2>\n
<\/a>9. That \u201cRemember me?\u201d moment<\/h2>\n
<\/a>10. The kids faced with “Look at X; be like X” moments<\/h2>\n
<\/a>11. The kids who are pushed by their parents to get advice on JEE from the IITian cousin<\/h2>\n
<\/a>12. Father-of-the-bride’s moment of nervousness<\/h2>\n
<\/a>13. That over-enthu person who takes three return-gift bags<\/h2>\n
<\/a>14. Kids who generously help themselves\u00a0to toffees at the welcome table<\/h2>\n
<\/a>15. The male gang<\/h2>\n
<\/a>16. Those awkward couple moments while posing for the wedding album<\/h2>\n
<\/a>17. The car that is as decked up as the bride and the groom<\/h2>\n
<\/a>18. The matriarch who declares one’s clothing appropriate or inappropriate<\/h2>\n
<\/a>19. Enough paan\u00a0masala<\/em>\u00a0for an entire lifetime<\/h2>\n