Of the several aspects that come up once the marriage is finalized, the most important are probably the shopping and marketing. This is an extensive process, and as is quite obvious, involves a lot of expenditure. It begins with the purchase of the apparel for the bride and groom respectively .The groom makes the choice of his wedding suit which he would wear at the marriage reception, popularly known as ‘bou bhat’ in Bengali marriages. Previously it was some stylish 'dhoti' or 'churidar' or 'pajama' and 'panjabi(kurta)' with lots of embroidery which was the most favourite among grooms for this occasion . But these days they are opting for the alternative called 'sherwani', the preference of which is growing day by day........More

As the famous saying goes, you can never predict about birth, marriage and death. Hence, these are the occasions that are given the maximum focus and reverence in more or less all communities. While birth and marriage provide a reason to cheer for the family members, death no doubt creates a shadow of remorse. But what is common to them is the fact that they are either marked or followed with a ceremony. Among them, it is the ceremony of marriage which is the most lavish and extensive.

Anything on a large scale requires a grand planning and preparation done in detail. A traditional Bengali marriage is no exception. All the intricacies that are part and parcel of it are looked into and taken good care of. After the purchase of all the outfits, presents and other necessities, the next big expenditure that crops up is that of placing orders for various purposes. The orders vary from products and materials that are multifarious to different forms of service.......More.

To invite the guests, we follow the tradition of doing so with cards. Invitation cards are specially ordered, and shops specializing in it are given the responsibility. The substance that goes into it, including all the facts and other details, is carefully planned and chalked out by the family concerned. The text is written with utmost humility, and special care is taken to see that every name mentioned in it is correct and rightly spelt.

The design of the invitation card is generally selected by the party concerned then and there. On other occasions, they ask the card-makers to prepare a design as wanted or stated by them, and a later is fixed when they check it out and finalize the deal. Traditionally, the text of the invitation cards of Bengali marriages have been written only in Bengali, but lately we find some of them supplemented with English also.......More.