– We say it is something everyone must experience. To the sound of Indian drums, Dipshi Sharma and Arun Singh enter the wedding venue. An Indian wedding is a feast of opulence, which one will not soon forget. – Norwegian friends who have been to Indian weddings say: “Oh, I’ve been there once. It’s like the best thing I’ve ever experienced,” says Arun. The wedding venue does not stand out from the outside, but inside it is a big and colorful surprise. The dhol drums are important for the entrance of the bride and groom. In the news series “Wedding fever”, Arun describes the day as a Bollywood film: – Wow, I’ll never forget that. Large and colorful In a traditional Indian wedding, it is not uncommon for up to 500 guests. It is often colorful and lasts for several days. – Indian weddings are BIG, says Dipshi to news. Arun and Dipshi agree that having a completely Indian wedding in Norway can be challenging. – What is special about an Indian wedding is that there are many ceremonies and rituals ahead of the wedding itself, Dipshi explains. The bride and groom vacation their Indian wedding in Ski with friends and family. Now there are more offers It can be difficult to get hold of, for example, the right DJ, food and decorations that represent the cultural background of the bride and groom. But there have been major changes in recent years. The multicultural wedding industry is only getting bigger in Norway. Nosheen Iqbal runs wedding supplier The Gate. She says many people have previously traveled abroad to get married. But now she sees that there are more and more people who find what they need in Norway and get married on Norwegian soil. There is a larger and comprehensive offer which means that more people want to get married here. PARTY: The bride and groom celebrated their wedding with Indian traditions in Norway. Photo: ALTAMASH DAR – Some nationalities have come further than others. Thus, there are different offers for everyone. It has nevertheless become easier to carry out a multicultural wedding in Norway, says Iqbal. Young wedding planner 19-year-old Bawer Abbasi runs the wedding venue and bakery Kakehuset on Strømmen outside Oslo, together with his family. He works with a variety of wedding traditions. DECORATIONS: 19-year-old Bawer is a wedding planner. Photo: news / news He is responsible for turning ordinary premises into fairytale wedding venues. – We have slightly less spectacular premises than what you are used to abroad, he says. Bawer notices that more people are demanding a more diverse wedding industry. – Having big parties and spending a lot of money on weddings is not as common and available in Norway. At least not in the wedding industry that is here now. The 19-year-old usually works with up to 200 guests. When family and friends gather, there can be many guests. Bawer says that multicultural weddings often have many people on the guest list. – It is common to have 300-400 guests, maybe even 1,000. Dancing is important For many, the wedding day is one of the biggest days of their lives. Every year many hundreds of thousands of kroner are spent on Norwegian weddings. Dipshi and Arun dance a Bollywood inspired dance for their guests. Make-up artists, flower decorators, interior designers, photographers, chefs and wedding planners create weddings brides and grooms will not soon forget. For Dipshi and Arun, one tradition has perhaps been more important than anything else: – We cannot have an Indian wedding without dancing or entertainment. Then it’s a boring party. Hi! So glad you read the article! Did you get any thoughts when you read it? Do you have any tips about other things I can write about? Feel free to send me an e-mail. I am a journalist at news Stor-Oslo and work in a group that aims to highlight diversity. Tips and information are treated confidentially.
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