Sunday, 22 December 2024
Sunday, 22 December 2024
In India, weddings are more than just a celebration, they’re a festival, an emotion, and sometimes, a battleground for social media-worthy moments. As the wedding season hits full swing, Twitter (or X, as we call it now) has turned into a showcase of hilarious observations, economic insights, and relatable struggles.
The Telegraph Online combines how users are reacting to the grand Indian shaadi season, one tweet at a time.
1. Refresh feed, someone gets married
"November and December should be called the Wedding Season instead of the Winter Season. Ek bar feed refresh karne pr ek shaadi ho jaati hai."
Here the user states, scrolling through social media feels like attending a dozen weddings in a single swipe. Forget winter; the real storm is the endless flood of wedding reels, photos, and hashtags. Who needs snowflakes when you can see candid couple photos in different locations?
2. The sherwani dilemma
"There are 48 lakh weddings in India, and only 4 lakh intelligent people will rent the sherwani. Others will buy to store it for a lifetime in their cupboard."
The big fat Indian wedding is all about expensive outfits worn once and forever kept in cupboards. Those who rent sherwanis are the unsung heroes, silently saving closets and wallets. The rest of the lot are eternal victims of nostalgia.
3. Insta-wedding confusion
"Watching all the wedding stories on Insta, now I am so confused who is getting married to whom and what is my relation to them."
Every Insta story looks the same, with the same filters, the same fireworks, and the same caption templates. By the end of it, you’re not sure if it’s your cousin’s wedding or a random influencer’s. But one thing’s clear: you’re still scrolling.
4. Mehendi and social media breaks
"Inactive due to my friend's wedding. See you guys soon. Till then, rate my mehendi out of 10."
Wedding season is the perfect excuse for a digital detox. Some users before becoming inactive sneak in mehendi pictures and demand ratings. To such posts it is always better to say it’s a 10/10. Anything less and you risk social media wrath.
5. The timeless lie
"Barat at: 7:00 pm, dinner at 8:00 pm."
This age-old promise of punctuality is the ultimate shaadi myth. The baraat never arrives on time, and the dinner’s ready only when your stomach is protesting louder than the DJ’s speakers. In the end, it’s all part of the grand Indian wedding charm.
6. Invitation overload
"Waise invitations ni aata. Ab overlap ho rha hai ; ) Dene wala jb bhi deta deta chappar phar k..."
The wedding invites come in waves, either none or too many at once. One moment you’re free, and the next, you’re deciding which shaadi to attend and which one to RSVP with a “Sorry, urgent work!” excuse. Shaadi season is truly survival of the fittest.
