A traditional Indian wedding begins long before the actual wedding ceremony. Ther are many events that reflect Indian traditions, customs, and heritage. These events are fun, exciting, and joyous. Over time, the Indian traditions have changed due to migration of Indian people, interfaith and inter culture mixtures and evolution of time. Ancient rituals were done in the means of what they had, and now there is so much more technology and resources for rituals and events to be done differently.

 

Some pre-wedding ceremonies are engagement ceremony, Sangeet, Mehendi, and Maticoor also known as Halid Ceremony. There are also western traditions such as bridal/wedding showers and bachelor/bachelorette events.

 

Each of these events varies based on cultural exposure and migration. In the early 1800s, the British brought indentured laborers from all over India to the West Indies, especially Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica. Throughout history, it was not only the British but also the Spanish and the Dutch. 

Many of the Indians served their years working on plantations and were denied returning home to India in which they made new homes in the respected places. Marriages and weddings were still happening, with the beliefs they brought from Indian and other places. Each generation passes down the traditions and rituals as they know it and the meaning of why, how when have gotten lost in translation.