Surabhi HR, a marketing professional and an activist from Bengaluru, has a different plan for her wedding. On 23 October i.e. a fortnight before her wedding, she did a Facebook live to announce her wedding to the world and invited everybody to be a part of it.
Every girl, when she is young, dreams about how her dream wedding would be, and whenever I dreamt of my wedding, I always wanted the whole city to be a part of it. Especially those who are never invited to such events and parties where they can have good time and a good meal.Surabhi HR
Surabhi is getting married on 6 November and the only guests in her wedding would be around 500 under-privileged kids. She has named her wedding #SevaSeShaadi. There will be a mehendi ceremony with these children, a dance show for them and other activities.
While the kids will be the guest of honour, everybody in her friends list is also invited to be a part of the wedding. She wants them to be the volunteers, who can help organise the event, engage with kids and make this event special for everybody.
Anything that can help them have a good time is more than welcome. If you think you can get a few bangles or you can get some clothes or sweets or things these children may need, (you can bring along). We also have a donation portal going on. Anything we receive as gifts during our wedding, will be donated to different organisations.Surabhi HR
Surabhi’s fiancé is all along with her in spreading the message and execute the idea. More than 9,000 people have seen Surabhi’s FB live and the shares are increasing. Almost everybody seems to have liked the idea.
Hats off to you Surabhi for such a brilliant initiative. I hope more and more people follow you. My regards & many many Congratulations for the Big DayA friend on her Timeline
Charity Begins At Wedding
Getting away from the big-fat Indian weddings to put the money and resources to better use, is an idea picking up in the Indian society.
In 2012, a young sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) of the tribal district of Narmada made a social statement when he chose to get married at a mass wedding to set an example before his community that the marriage of an IAS officer needs not be flashy.
In Hyderabad, a couple cut the wedding ceremonies short to donate refrigerator, chairs, printers, blankets, carpets, books, utensils and playing equipment on their son’s wedding.
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