To find the Ambani wedding distasteful

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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.

If this is what people can afford- I know quite a few people who invited colleagues who had big weddings for a few hundred people and it was not just aunties and uncled who attended. Weddings for very wealthy people are 'usually' a bit different from your cousin. A friend who got married to an Indian man had hundreds at her wedding whom neither her nor her husband have ever heard of, it was a totally different world.

Look, people in this country get themselves into thousands of pounds of debt to have their 'fairytale' wedding. You have engagement parties, hen/stag events, bridal showers, etc.
Then you invite people unwanted, but are family so you have to, or their are friends of the parents.
You have flowers, favours, meals etc.
People even forgo property deposits to spend £10000000s on a wedding.
So what if its 20k or 2650 mill? None of anyone's fucking business. At least she looked stunning and not like a meringue

This thread is just to have a pop at another culture, isn't it?

It still happens. Bill Gates Foundation? John Caudwell?

OP picked on a wedding, but let's face it, the display of wealth for show is everywhere- anyoen criticised Made in Chelsea, or my Sweet Sixteen (the ridiculous programme where rich kids were having their birthday organised by rich parents- Henry Cavill's girlfriend was on it at one point), do you criticise Mpappé for his collection of luxurious cars when he does not even have a driving license and is chauffered around, or in general astronomical contracts of football players or many other sportsmen.
We have built a culture where spending excessively is a sport people watch for pleasure.

There's plenty of child poverty in this country yet every day, every Saturday, people have tacky, expensive weddings
The hypocrisy on this thread is breathtaking, as is the barely-disguised racism

I don't know anything about the people but when you complained he was getting married in India I assumed it was a destination wedding but you were actually complaining about an Indian couple getting married in India

And how much do you redistribute your wealth?
What do you spend your cash on?
It isn't any of my business, though is it? I don't pass judgement on your spending, you have novright to critcise that of others

Imagine paying someone to attend your wedding. I'm embarrassed for them.

@DodoTired you are about the only responder her who has any decency. You have hit the nail completely on the head.
Anything to have a racist dig, it will be taken, under the guise of some moral outrage by we in the west. Who apparently are the only arbiters of taste...

I just want to point out that in regards to the space program India has launched multiple meteorological satellites that predict cyclones etc. this enables weather warnings. If you haven’t been in the middle of nowhere during a monsoon you don’t know how important that is for communities to protect life, property and livestock. Also technology progress tends to filter down and benefit more people over time. It is never a bad thing, look at the Industrial Revolution in the west.

On the wedding, I mean yeah it’s rich people doing rich people shit. I haven’t stopped flying because I could be donating to a homeless charity with my holiday money instead. Indian weddings also tend to be community affairs, friends, family, neighbours and business partners etc will be invited. A bog standard non wealthy Indian wedding can involve 500+ people. It’s not just a wedding, it’s a networking event. Yeah it’s over the top but a lot of people will also be making a lot of money working on this. You have to invited everyone who has ever invited you to their kids wedding. To exclude anyone is a serious snub.

I also don’t think many Indian people care if non Indian guests wear traditional Indian clothes. They are likely to appreciate the effort and recognise it’s a chance for people to get dressed up.

Hindu weddings are a programme of events.my cousin’s wedding was about two weeks. Many of the guests were not Asian but wore Asian clothes.

these are off the scale wealthy people and in many cultures it’s deemed fine to show off your wealth. Of course they’d pay for high profile guests and the dress code was traditional south Asian attire. The Royal weddings are rammed full of high profile people who have probably never met the bride and groom. It’s about contacts and maintaining your place in society.

but agree, it’s not a great look.

Oh dear. Comments like these are so stupid.

Extravagant events happen in India every day.

Indian weddings do tend to go on for a long time, there are lots of different ceremonies.

You do invite many people not just family and close friends.

The Ambani family do have philanthropic interests as do many other rich families.

Foreigners wearing Indian clothes is appreciated and often encouraged.

I know people who were at the wedding.

I am of Indian origin. Can only speak for myself, but I don't think being horrified at this excessively vulgar display of wealth is racist. I am. Many Indians are. Even in a country where it is custom to invite everyone you have ever met to your wedding.

Many Indians are also appalled by inequality- we aren't completely callous as people think we are- but it's a huge problem to solve, beyond the power of any one person. Some progress has been made- millions have been lifted out of poverty- but nowhere nearly enough because of the scale of the issue.

I also don't think it's cultural appropriation for people to dress in Indian clothes, though Kim K looked beyond tacky and inappropriate. ( but that's her brand).

Other points that people have raised: the space programme, the caste system, and so on are fairly complex and need a whole new thread!

I’m half Indian. Indian weddings are supposed to be big but with people you know and love. I cringe for the Ambani’s. Inviting all these celebs they must barely know…screams insecurity.

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I will start off by saying yes I do find it distasteful but….

you can easily compare it to the likes of the kardashians having endless parties for their kids that won’t even remember it, hiring private islands during Covid, having lavish weddings in Paris.

one thing I will say about the Ambanis is that they do have hospitals, support centres etc (and make money from oil so kind of negates it haha) but unlike say, the royal family, they actively do things for the community over just appearing at a charity in a nice dress and smiling and calling that support.

Mumbai is a weird place which seems to swing between utter poverty and extravagant immeasurable wealth. I think lots on the west maybe just haven’t seen it before.

Also, how well do you know the groom to judge his intelligence?

I find it all fascinating.
The clothing is so beautiful and colourful.

I can’t judge because I don’t know much about Indian culture and weddings.
At least the wedding supported the local economy unlike many celebrities who pick castles abroad or similar.

I would like to BoJo having a conversation with Shah Rukh Khan though 😂😂

🤣🤣🤣🤣

🏆for best use of the word vol au vents

Even Indians are laughing at this! The pre wedding, the pre pre wedding, the blah blah😂

Actually this is not true. The groom has a medical condition for which he is on steroids. He has gained a lot of weight because of this. When he got together with the bride, he was slim. He has been with her over seven years.
Say what you like about the wedding, but this is not true.

Boris looked like Tracey Emins unmade bed.

I think it's being deliberately obtuse to not see the difference between the usual weddings of wealthy and powerful people and this one. It happening in India is neither here nor there, and comparisons to royal or other celebrity weddings are just trying too hard.

We expect expensive garments, abundant food, the odd celebrity performer, massive guest lists and multi-stage celebrations. These types of weddings happen all the time.

This wedding is deliberately seeking out to be noticed by the whole world for it's spending and obscene display of wealth. A bit like an informal guiness world record of wedding spending attempt. It's completely different and deliberately seeking to shock.

I agree that some of the decadence seemed a bit much, but then so does that of many UK weddings, and since we also have an unequal society it's perhaps unwise to point fingers

We also don't have the Hindu beliefs around cause, effect and reincarnation and how they relates to poverty, which may be worth bearing in mind ...