To find the Ambani wedding distasteful

[Soonenough]

I know everyone can do what they like , it's their money . But such an extravagant event in a place where a large proportion of the population live in slum conditions is rather unsettling.? Plus the bride is stunning but the groom unfortunately does not come across as an individual with a lot

of intelligence . Before I get flamed , he and his family are encouraging the public to view them and I guess are expecting admiration.

BTW the groom is asthmatic and is on steroids so cannot control his weight. He is marrying his childhood sweetheart who belongs the biggest Pharma tycoon, usual billionaires marrying billionaires… no surprises

Ahhh I see, I was a bit puzzled, because all the comments have been saying it's just a financial marriage, but in all the pictures I looked at the Bride seems rapturously happy, which if it was just marriage for convenience would be a tad difficult to feign. Her happiness truly appears genuine.

The asthma must be very severe. Not nice.

Omg this is HILARIOUS!!! You're so clever!

Who shall we take the piss out of next? People with ADHD? Cancer? MS?

Exactly and we have children using food banks here or whole families in hotel rooms because there is no social housing and nothing private affordable. At least they have used their own money

Some of the stuff on this thread is judging the religion, not the wealth, which I'm sure none of you mean to do, so I'll clarify a few things.

Hindu weddings do go on for days, a one day event is very alien to me.

The bride and groom would not have had control of their guest list, it's more than a wedding, it's a business event in this case. Even if you aren't a big business family, the first wedding in a generation for example is often used to bring the community together or reciprocate wedding invitations you've had (this could go back 20 years or more!). It's about togetherness of more than just the couple.

Although the wealth for these events has trickled down, I do struggle with the rich/poor disparity in these areas.

However, MN and the UK in general don't like it when other people become too successful, even if they're self made. I've asked numerous times on here what figure you're allowed to make before being vilified on here but no one has been answer me yet.

I'd also agree with PP that the colonial mindset is strong. I'd read up a little more of the impact of British rule on various colonies before you begin to comment.

They are self made due to corruption. Yes weddings go on for days but you don’t invite random people you don’t know.

They’re showing off and it’s tacky.

In contrast another Indian billionaires family wedding.

Murthy/Sunak.

www.weddingsutra.com/celebrity-weddings/celeb-weddings/akshata-murthy-and-rishi-sunak/

@AutismHelp1980

Yes weddings go on for days but you don’t invite random people you don’t know.

Yes you do

It’s always people at least the parents or grandparents know, not bloody Kim Kardashian! That’s like me inviting Shah Rukh Khan lol

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wedding_guests_of_Prince_William_and_Catherine_Middleton
Just saying...lots of commonwealth leaders and officials were invited to William and Catherine's wedding but guess that is ok as they are The Royals! I wonder if anyone in the Royal family knew any of these official people personally!

Weddings for the rich are sometimes business opportunities for those people to get even more richer and it's not just about celebrating the people about to get married.

The whole Ambani wedding was distasteful and tacky in my view but guess each to their own. Some of the Jubilee celebrations and Kings Coronation are also just as over the top.

Tell that to the bloke sleeping on a bit of cardboard as you drive past in your 10k car, back to your 300k house, to reminisce about your 15k wedding.

Yes, they might be able to help millions with their money, rather than spending it on mansions and rolls Royce’s, but they don’t. You might be able to help one person with your money, rather than spending it on a house in the right catchment area and car that’s either new or only a couple of years old. But you don’t. It’s all relative.

It’s all relative, but that doesn’t excuse arguing that black is white - extremes still exist and the bigger the gap between one end of the extreme and the other, the less defensible the gap becomes.

Maybe. But they do nothing and you do nothing. I’m not seeing much of a difference.

I’m seeing more than a billion pounds of difference 🤣. Societies which recognise the difference tend to score more highly in terms of happiness. Basically, there comes a point where inequality between the wealthiest and the majority is so great that any perception of fairness is lost and the concentration of that much wealth and power in so few hands is seen to be abusive, particularly when so blatantly flaunted. This family is advertising that they can click their fingers and get politicians, popstars and other leaders of industry to come running.

Was Kim Kardashian actually paid to attend the wedding 💍?

Looking at her outfit.. I think they must have assumed she was the entertainment

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13638047/Kim-Kardashian-BLASTED-wearing-red-wedding-guest-attend-lavish-Ambani-ceremony-India.html

Well yes, you would see that difference, wouldn’t you? 😁 Because if you didn’t see it, you’d have to acknowledge that you’re no better than they are. You’ve said it’s all relative, so what are you doing on a smaller scale to help those in poverty? And by ‘you’ I mean everyone on this thread that has said they should be using their money to help people.

Go and find anyone sleeping in a doorway and ask them if they think you have the moral high ground because your wedding only cost 15k rather than the millions spent by that family.

@Soonenough
Do you find it distasteful that someone will pay $300million for a painting? Or a super-yacht? Or have properties worth several millions in countries across the world that stand empty for years on end?
The list is endless. Rather than singling out one couple about whose culture you seem to know little, why not just post 'do you find conspicious displays of wealth distasteful'?

It’s bombed my social media account with reels. Apart from researching months ago small group tours of India, I have no idea why it’s on my story line up.

i dont know who these people were to start with. Good luck to them for having the equity to afford such a wedding, but why do I need to know about it?

The situations are different. Murthy and Sunak were from totally different castes and so there was no point pushing a big fat south Indian wedding as the groom is Punjabi. Also, I should point out, she got millions of pounds worth of shares (as the value back then) as wedding / birth gifts.

She and Isha are friends.

🤣 Where have I actually said I am “better than” them? Although given the fact I have less power and wealth, I am utterly incapable of doing either as much harm, or as much good, as people with that much power and wealth, however hard I try.
Do you not believe the saying that, with great power comes great responsibility? Or do you think a King, Prime Minister, or business magnate have no more responsibilities than anyone else? In which case, why should they have more influence than anyone else?

I think it’s really sad how people have chosen to comment on the grooms looks! If it was the other way round you would all be raging that someone was saying the bride was too ugly for the groom. Is he instantly an appalling human because he’s rich?

You can think it’s too much but seems like a traditional Indian wedding to me, they’ve just spent a bit more money. I think it’s pretty over the top but so what. Did you all have the wedding you could afford or did you say hold on there are people starving so let’s only spend 50% of what we can afford and then donate the other 50%?

@Ozanj when was being Punjabi a caste??

Punjab is a divided state in India and anyone from Punjab is Punjabi. It’s not a caste

@ThisDaringGoldHedgehog a bit more money?!

Yes, this isn’t that big a deal for them. A typical Indian wedding is big, this is in proportion with their wealth. Did you have issues with the last royal wedding which was a huge amount of money that wasn’t even theirs, at least this was their money. It will have provided people with paid work too.

Why the constant comparisons to royal weddings? Are the Ambanis now rulers of India? Are they obliged to invite other world rulers to their weddings? Or do they actually have the freedom to decide for themselves?