Indian weddings are feasts of abundance, spread over several days with up to sometimes thousands of guests, fanfares, horses and if it can be an elephant or two. But because of the coronavirus everything lies still, because of which millions of caterers, waiters, make-up artists and musicians are suddenly out of work, writes The Wall Street Journal. #Indiasebruiloften


In her book Wedding Day Lieve writes:
'Devika sits in a tailor-made chair surrounded by a horde of staff and photographers. “The three-hundred-year-old traditional wedding jewels are now in my possession. I belong to an ancient, feudal, Bengal family of the highest caste. My mother is of royal blood. This pure gold that I will wear today on my wedding day weighs a ton. I grew up in India but was at boarding school in England. I had a career in banking when Raghav came into my life. On a hot beach, he asked me to marry him on his knees. I closed my eyes and said yes. That day, we were drunk and stoned. Very romantic. Six months ago, for the time being, I ended my career to organize this party.”

The docu is unfortunately no longer visible there are pictures of Lieve on the website.

For this impressive successor to the bestseller Birth Day, Lieve Blancquaert travelled to wedding parties and ceremonies all over the world. Her personal account of all the strong, sometimes intimate moments she experienced on that unique day when two people embark on one of the most important explorations of their lives.

Lieve Blancquaert has made a wonderful series of documentaries about marriages, including an episode about marriage in india. Every day more than 111,000 couples get married. In whatever circumstances people live, at some point they want to connect with each other. What is it like to get married in the Bible belt of the Netherlands or in an extremely wealthy family in New Delhi? What happens during a group marriage in the last Maoist village in China? Arranged or love marriages: what's the difference? Is a long marriage commitment worth it? What is the meaning of a polygamous marriage in Muslim country Senegal, of child marriages in Nepal or of marriage in a Syrian refugee camp?

Coronavirus cancels the spring weddings in India and spreads pain