u/okogiht

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Attending my first Indian wedding and meeting my partner's fam

So I'm white / European and female whereas my partner is Indian and male. We've been together for some time, and this year we're both invited to one of his cousin's weddings.

I've been warned that my partner will most likely be asked to dance, increasing the likelihood that I as well will be asked to partake in the dance performances, which I assume is the least of my worries as that would grant me a clear objective and rules to follow for at least that part of the celebrations.

His Mamaji / uncle + fam will host us for most of the time. They're located in Varanasi.

My partner was born and raised in Kolkata, the wedding is a destination wedding near some national park, I don't know which one tho, but apparently in a big city.

My most important question is gifts:

What should I prepare for the part of the family hosting and how many other family members should I prepare gifts for, as I will probably meet a lot of extended family throughout the wedding celebrations.

Obviously I will bring something for his mum (but what?) and I assume for the cousins I know will be there and he's close to...anything special for the bride (his cousin is the bride)?

My partner isn't really feeding me much information, probably because he doesn't want me to stress about it, but it only causes me to stress more.

I'd also really appreciate general tips.

I'm focusing to get my Hindi on a conversational level by the time of the wedding, but as contextual as this language is, it's only teaching me so much etiquette.

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u/okogiht — 10 days ago