28/12/2025
🎙️ The big fat South Asian wedding a cultural celebration or financial pressure?
We are on the move with Chaii & Charcha, as our podcast series heads out into the community for its first-ever roundtable discussion.
Filmed at the buzzing Chaiiwala, Fosse Park in Leicester, the episode asks a question many families quietly wrestle with: Is the Big Fat South Asian Wedding a joyful cultural celebration, or an increasing financial strain?
Here one of our guest shares a strikingly honest reflection on her wedding in India. With around 1,500 guests invited to the wedding lunch by her parents, the scale of the occasion became so overwhelming that she chose not to attend her own reception.
A powerful reminder of how tradition, expectation and personal choice can collide.
đź’¬ Do you relate to her decision? Join the conversation in the comments and do watch the full episode on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/e5aKgWWa
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