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The Big Fat Indian Wedding

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Weddings!!!  The first thing that comes to everybody's mind when they think of this word is "Amazing food, Clinking bangles, Beautifully decorated hotels and halls, Beautiful Bride,Joy and Pomp, Romance, Culture Blah!!!" But what is the first thing that comes to the mind of the bride's father when he realises that his daughter is getting married? What does the bride's family go through when they think about the wedding? Will she be able to adjust to the new surroundings? Whether her in laws will take care of her the way they did? Is she going to feel alone? Will she have someone to talk to? Is the guy going to keep her happy? the list goes on...To add to that the family has to fulfill the expectations of the grooms parents..Some people ask for a lavish wedding while some ask for dowry... Not only is the bride's family fighting emotionally, the marriage would cost her dad his entire life savings, it would burn a big hole in his pocket.. How can people be so hea...