Hosting a Winter Wedding
With December being the wedding season in India, you need to be prepared to host a Winter Wedding.
Wedding Arrangements.
Have your wedding indoors so people don't have to deal with the biting cold.
If you are having your wedding outside, use a canopy and transparent plastic sheets to keep out the cold.
Inform your guests of the weather and the arrangements made, so they are prepared with shawls and sweaters.
Keep a couple of shawls handy so guests can use them if they want to.
Also, arrange small bonfires or furnaces to keep guests warm.
You can also keep small clay pots with charcoal every few feet to keep them comfortable.
Cuisine Serve hot chai or coffee throughout the wedding to keep your guests feeling warm.
You can also serve Glu Wine, which is a hot, spiced red wine.
Ensure that the food is served piping hot.
The soups should literally have steam coming out of them as should the curries you are serving.
Heat up the plates and the napkins so they can add to the comfort of the guests.
Serve hot deserts like Jalebis or Gulab Jamuns.
You can also serve ice-cream with hot chocolate fudge.
Decoration Decorate the wedding venue, keeping in mind a wintry theme.
Use winter flowers for bouquets and vases.
Make draperies with thick material in warm colors for the mantap.
Use several candles and diyas to lend warmth to the venue.
You can also use rich colors for cushions and throws that you can scatter about on low lying diwans.
Winter Apparel Dress yourselves in warm clothes, using materials such as silk for sarees or wool for suits.
Keep a shawl handy so you can cover yourself with it if you get cold.
Wear thermal underwear to keep the chill away from you.
Protecting Against the Cold Make sure that you don't drink cold items and eat ice creams for a couple of days before the wedding.
Drink honey, hot water and lemon to protect yourself from falling ill.
Ensure that the wedding venue has enough cough syrups and cold medicines for you and for your guests.
You don't want any one taking ill during your wedding.
Also, make sure that there is always good, clean water so that no one takes an infection or a fever because of the water.
Wedding Arrangements.
Have your wedding indoors so people don't have to deal with the biting cold.
If you are having your wedding outside, use a canopy and transparent plastic sheets to keep out the cold.
Inform your guests of the weather and the arrangements made, so they are prepared with shawls and sweaters.
Keep a couple of shawls handy so guests can use them if they want to.
Also, arrange small bonfires or furnaces to keep guests warm.
You can also keep small clay pots with charcoal every few feet to keep them comfortable.
Cuisine Serve hot chai or coffee throughout the wedding to keep your guests feeling warm.
You can also serve Glu Wine, which is a hot, spiced red wine.
Ensure that the food is served piping hot.
The soups should literally have steam coming out of them as should the curries you are serving.
Heat up the plates and the napkins so they can add to the comfort of the guests.
Serve hot deserts like Jalebis or Gulab Jamuns.
You can also serve ice-cream with hot chocolate fudge.
Decoration Decorate the wedding venue, keeping in mind a wintry theme.
Use winter flowers for bouquets and vases.
Make draperies with thick material in warm colors for the mantap.
Use several candles and diyas to lend warmth to the venue.
You can also use rich colors for cushions and throws that you can scatter about on low lying diwans.
Winter Apparel Dress yourselves in warm clothes, using materials such as silk for sarees or wool for suits.
Keep a shawl handy so you can cover yourself with it if you get cold.
Wear thermal underwear to keep the chill away from you.
Protecting Against the Cold Make sure that you don't drink cold items and eat ice creams for a couple of days before the wedding.
Drink honey, hot water and lemon to protect yourself from falling ill.
Ensure that the wedding venue has enough cough syrups and cold medicines for you and for your guests.
You don't want any one taking ill during your wedding.
Also, make sure that there is always good, clean water so that no one takes an infection or a fever because of the water.
