WITH the current trend to make marriages believed to be made in heaven as heavenly (read ostentatious) as possible, this theme wedding is a pleasant departure from the regular pattern.
So disposable utensils and all kinds of synthetic food are a strict no-no, with all the pandal (canopy) decoration, too, donning natural bling-bling.
At this organic event scheduled on Tuesday, Jitu Shah, a city-based textile merchant is going all the way to avoid anything synthetic in his brother’s marriage.
“While the pandal is all decked by natural flowers and a lot of diyas (lamps) of castor oil, the invitees will be served food on traditional bell metal dishes. Not only that, the food will be cooked on traditional chulhas instead of LPG stoves,” Mithun Shah, the wedding planner told the Express Newsline on Monday.
“Also, any kind of synthetic soft drinks do not figure on our list. Instead, guest may savour ayurvedic sherbet and fruit juice,” Shah says.
And there’s more to the conventional catering as the guests will be served food in a traditional manner instead of buffet.
“We don't want to call this a theme marriage,” said Shah, adding, “But for us, this is a way of living.”
Shah has had an such a natural experience before when he had organised one such wedding for a Marwari family in Chembur, Mumbai.
For Jitu Shah this paradigm shift in life was propelled by the teachings of his preceptor Hitruchi Vijay Maharaj. Guruji taught us the importance of inculcating traditional values in life,” he said, adding that his family for years have been living life the organic way.
“My grandmother is well above 90 years of age and she has never taken any allopathic treatment in her life,” he says, adding that his family believes in ayurveda and for all ailments resort to the same.
"While we will serve only organic food to our guests, we have also decided not hire any professional caterer for the function,” says Jitu as his family members will personally supervise cooking to ensure nothing synthetic is used."
"Some of our family members and friends are still a little sceptical about the entire decision. But I want to prove it to them that even in this age, such endeavour is possible and feasible at the same time,” he says."
"For us, this is not just another fad as we want to pass on the message to the society,” Jitu adds.
Our traditions are rich and it is important that we realise their value and revive them for our own interest,” he says matter-of-factly.
Courtesy : Expressindia.com
So disposable utensils and all kinds of synthetic food are a strict no-no, with all the pandal (canopy) decoration, too, donning natural bling-bling.
At this organic event scheduled on Tuesday, Jitu Shah, a city-based textile merchant is going all the way to avoid anything synthetic in his brother’s marriage.
“While the pandal is all decked by natural flowers and a lot of diyas (lamps) of castor oil, the invitees will be served food on traditional bell metal dishes. Not only that, the food will be cooked on traditional chulhas instead of LPG stoves,” Mithun Shah, the wedding planner told the Express Newsline on Monday.
“Also, any kind of synthetic soft drinks do not figure on our list. Instead, guest may savour ayurvedic sherbet and fruit juice,” Shah says.
And there’s more to the conventional catering as the guests will be served food in a traditional manner instead of buffet.
“We don't want to call this a theme marriage,” said Shah, adding, “But for us, this is a way of living.”
Shah has had an such a natural experience before when he had organised one such wedding for a Marwari family in Chembur, Mumbai.
For Jitu Shah this paradigm shift in life was propelled by the teachings of his preceptor Hitruchi Vijay Maharaj. Guruji taught us the importance of inculcating traditional values in life,” he said, adding that his family for years have been living life the organic way.
“My grandmother is well above 90 years of age and she has never taken any allopathic treatment in her life,” he says, adding that his family believes in ayurveda and for all ailments resort to the same.
"While we will serve only organic food to our guests, we have also decided not hire any professional caterer for the function,” says Jitu as his family members will personally supervise cooking to ensure nothing synthetic is used."
"Some of our family members and friends are still a little sceptical about the entire decision. But I want to prove it to them that even in this age, such endeavour is possible and feasible at the same time,” he says."
"For us, this is not just another fad as we want to pass on the message to the society,” Jitu adds.
Our traditions are rich and it is important that we realise their value and revive them for our own interest,” he says matter-of-factly.
Courtesy : Expressindia.com