Indian wedding industry prepares for marriage equality ruling
Colorful lights, dance, music, food and lots of guests: Welcome to the Indian wedding. India, a country of 1.4 billion people, has one of the world’s most ancient cultures and traditions.
The country celebrates its festivals and culture in different styles and weddings are no different. In India, a wedding is not only the union of two people, but two families coming together to form a new bond.
The country’s wedding industry is worth $210 billion a year. The Indian wedding industry is continuously expanding and sees a promising opportunity if the country’s Supreme Court rules in favor of marriage rights for same-sex couples.
According to the 2012 Census, 2.5 million LGBTQ people live in the country, and awareness of it in society is also increasing.
