New Wedding Trends in Kerala due to Corona Outbreak

Kerala Wedding Trends due to Corona Outbreak

Kerala wedding trends have been ever changing and there has never been a turning back as far as imbibing the latest trends and cultures practiced in other states and even countries are concerned! So what is concerning the wedding trends in Kerala these days? Of course, it is the Corona! Weddings in Kerala- whether Hindu matrimony, Muslim matrimony or Christian matrimony- have always been an out-of-the-world affair. The corona season has dimmed the weddings in Kerala, but it is bouncing back by adjusting to the ‘new normal’.

The way of conducting weddings have changed dramatically owing to the corona outbreak. While some choose a low profile wedding with minimal celebrations and limited attendees, some are arranging the nuptial ceremony in the virtual mode. Air services are all under cessation and grooms/ brides working abroad are being unable to join their family for wedding. This has grown the usage of digital mediums and virtual platforms for video meetings to do the virtual wedding ceremonies!

Let us come back to the regular way of how marriage is conducted. Lockdowns and new regulations/guidelines regarding how weddings can be conducted during these adverse times have urged many families to postpone their wedding plans. However, some are proceeding with their plan to conduct weddings as planned with guests limited to the numbers allowed by the new protocol issued by the government of Kerala. 

Corona Weddings safety assurance steps 

• Families making sure that the health history of the invited guest is all-clear
• Consent letter obtained from police and authoritative groups for conducting the wedding
• Temperature monitoring
• Following hygiene protocols
• Social distancing measures taken at wedding venue
• Limited number of attendees
• Wearing masks
• Sanitizing frequently

Lock down Weddings

The big fat Kerala weddings are now things of the past and it is presumed that it will take quite some time to get things back on track as far as the way Kerala weddings are done. It should be only befitting to comment regarding the way Kerala weddings have changed. Then onlookers are of the impression that wedding ceremonies have become smaller and more bosom.

Experts are trying to infuse technology so that physical distances are nullified and the presence of close friends and family members are attained through virtual platforms during the happening of weddings. Everyone who was dependent on the wedding events like caterers, florists, beauticians, decorators, planners etc. are now uncertain.

Since destination weddings cannot be even thought of for a long period of time, people are looking for ideal locations at drivable distances hoping for some uniqueness in the venue-perspective. Having seen how deadly coronavirus is, it is obvious that people choose life over luxury for organizing weddings. 

Wedding organizers have to vividly discuss three critical aspects like safety, costs and permissions with the family during these days. If the family chooses a certain event organizing team to host the wedding, both the parties will have the responsibility to ensure that the attendees and the staff are safe and the venue is corona-proof. The wedding event observers are under the presumption that this new ‘Corona’ trend in Kerala weddings shall be in practice until the ‘new normal’ settles to ‘normal’!