Finally after a long and extensive search for your ideal partner for matrimony and countless dates later, you have decided to tie the knot. It is an occasion to celebrate it with your family and friends in the most memorable way. As a leading marriage bureau, we completely understand the stress of planning your marriage brings! After all, you would wish a wedding to be as perfect as you imagined, and you have your family, friends, and future family to help you. Well… that may not be the case every time. Your friends and relatives have your best interests, but they might add more to your stress rather than reduce it. Therefore, to enjoy your marriage the way you imagined, ignore the listed unwanted advice from others.

• Brides Must Not Wear Unconventional, Revealing Attire:

Hello! We are in the 21st century with independent and strong women deciding their life partners on their terms and expectations. And amidst this, listening to someone dictate about your choice of attire is simply ridiculous. It’s your marriage, and it must be your decision to wear the dress you feel is perfect for you. No matter if it comes with a revealing back, deep neckline, or something that is not gaudy and expensive designer lehenga.

• You Must Always Follow the Wishes of your In-Laws:

Your in-laws must undoubtedly have your respect and acceptance as future family, but that does not mean that you must heed to their every single wish by sacrificing your own. Of course, they are happy to see their son getting married and welcoming you as their family member but, ultimately it’s your marriage. And so you should follow your wishes and desires rather than following dictates and thinking what others would say?

• Lose Your Weight:

One of the topmost pieces of advice every bride hears before her marriage is to lose weight or keep exercising to maintain her weight as she prepares herself for matrimony. Such advice comes with hectic workouts or diets that leave you starving before the special day of your marriage arrives. First and foremost, if you have decided to enter matrimony with someone, then the person has seen you and accepted you the way you are. Therefore, there is no need to push yourself too hard amidst the stressful planning and get concerned over your weight.

• The Guest List:

If you plan to have an intimate wedding with friends and family, there is no need to invite your cousin’s wife\\\'s sister and her husband. More importantly, you must ignore the names suggested by relatives to be included in the guest list because you do not know them! Your relatives do. In such cases of low-key marriage getting overwhelmed with a guest list, it is ideal to invite only those whose presence really matters on the special day of your life.

• Brides must only wear Red or Pink on their Marriage:

It’s a hard time that people start accepting that not every girl is fond of pink or red, and matrimony still takes place with any other color attires. Brides must choose the attire of their choice of color and pattern beyond the conventional red or pink. It is natural for a bride to prefer white, ivory, pastel color, or even dark hues of grey and black. That neither changes the significance of marriage for her nor brings a bad omen to the matrimonial relationship. Remember, that matrimony is a commitment for a life that has nothing to do with the color of attire you wear on the marriage day.

• Brides are shy and blushing:

One question for this advice, Why? The reason that a bride must always be shy and blushing throughout         

rituals is still a secret. If you are happy with your decision to marry a person and spend your life with them, you have every right to enjoy every moment of matrimony. You can dance, sing, or laugh to your heart’s desire without caring about the other’s opinion. It’s your marriage after all!

• Only the Bride’s Family Bear the Expenses of Marriage:

Matrimony is the union of two individuals and their families. So why should the expense be exclusively from the bride’s family? Gone are those when families considered splitting the expenses as a humiliation. In today’s time, if we speak of marriage equality, we must adopt it from the marriage expenses itself.

• Brides must cover her arms with Mehndi:

Seriously, what is the obsession among aunties for bridal mehndi? Mehndi plays an important role in Indian matrimony, but it does not mean to cover your arm with it even if you are not comfortable with it. It is important to understand the difference between respecting the tradition and applying mehndi to almost your shoulder in the name of tradition. If you prefer a simple or unconventional mehndi design, follow your heart and ignore the unwanted advice from aunties of the neighborhood.

• Wedding must have an extensive menu:

The extensive wedding menu partially ends up in the bin. Guests, particularly kids, have no idea the amount of food they wish to eat. So they rather fill up their plate full and once the realization hits, throw the food in the bin. On the other hand, some people are deprived of a minimal amount of food due to poverty. Therefore, instead of spending thousands over a single plate, plan a menu that is tasty and in optimal quantity for guests.

• Wedding Night Advice:

Lastly, the conversation initiated by female relatives about what to expect on your wedding night (accompanied by uncomfortable giggles and whispers). It is inevitable as long as it is humorous banter but, the moment it starts turning into a session about personal experiences, IGNORE AND RUN!