There are long calls from parts of society to make great Indian weddings become more moderate and intimate affairs.
But the way the pandemic has shrunk celebrations has brought everyone surprised and left the wedding industry – planners, catering, decorators, clothing designers, photographers and other vendors – struggling to survive.
Close to the guest number, mandatory health screenings, travel challenges and other covid obstacles have forced partners and families to drop plans for complicated ceremonies.
Under the current guidelines, a maximum of 40 people can attend the event.
Some marriages in the district are now on the veranda and in the small hall.
Close relatives bring potluck food and take photography assignments.
It can alleviate the pressure on the family to set aside a large budget, but many people also feel that the most important day in their lives is reduced to formalities.
The size of the Indian wedding industry is around $ 50 billion, and the state sector contributes 25 percent, according to Sanjeev Kapoor, president of the Karnataka event management association (KEMA).
In the local business conditions, he said: “We are now zero.
Pandemic has damaged the back of the industry.
The skilled employees are on the bench, and there is a pain in the segment, both catering, photography, decoration or entertainment.” M Indira, a retired Economic professor from the University of Mysore, said that Covid restrictions have lowered the costs associated with marriage, which are good in several ways.
“But it was disappointment as far as the sentiment.
For many people, marriage is a lifetime memory,” Indira said.
Before the pandemic took place, Shrinivas Deshpande, a retired school teacher in Dharwad, thought he had to use the percent of Rs 21 Lakh and took a loan for his daughter’s wedding.
“In the end, I saves around RS 3 Lakh and doesn’t need a loan,” he said.
Joyal d’Souza, who had to postpone three of his marriages due to the Covid-19 crisis, said that the moment was more important than money.
“The limitation is good; Some money can be saved.
But what is the pleasure of marriage if the person you love is not invited.
In the end, money goes and comes, but not a lifetime memory,” Joyal said, who worked in Qatar.
Prajwal Prajwal Wedding Photographers and Hemanth Kumar said some of their friends in the industry sell their cameras and gadgets because they could not pay bank loans.
The catering owner and the hall wondered how they would handle it.
“What advantages can we get from orders or bookings only for 50 to 100 guests? Orders over 300 guests Ideal,” said Primus d’Souza from Prince Caterers.
According to Sathyanarayana from the Association of the owner of Choultry Mysuru, a Choultry provides livelihoods to 35 to 40 people, from cleaners to guards, and they all struggle.
C Narayana Gowda, Coultry owner in MySuru, hopes for recovery after a year.
Kapoor from Kema said that things would increase so increased vaccination coverage and family became more confident to organize social functions.
“A father needs hope that he and his family are safe from the third wave.
That’s the only hope we have now,” he added.