I Thought I Had Heard Of Most Forms Of Tourism,

but this is a new one for me,

 wedding tourism, for a fee you can attend a wedding in India, it might sound a bit bizarre going to a strangers wedding, but think of this, you get to put on traditional Indian clothing, taste exotic food, witness and take part in beautiful wedding customs, and soak up the unique atmosphere, as for the couples getting married, they get to share the happiest day of their lives not just with family and friends, “but with the world” and make some extra money in the process,

“If you think about it, there’s nothing more cultural than a wedding because you have every cultural element present: The local people, local food, customs, the outfit, the music, basically every cultural element is right there,” Orsi Parkanyi, the founder of JoinMyWedding, told CNBC, tourists interested in attending a traditional Indian wedding through JMW have to pay a fee of $150 for one day’s attendance, or $250 for two days, which covers the entrance to the wedding plus food and drinks, as well as a dedicated person to welcome them and explain all the traditional customs, transportation to the wedding, accommodation and traditional costume rentals are extra,

“The first time that we got tourists to attend an Indian wedding was two years ago and since then we have helped scores of international travelers – around 100 at least – attend over 25 weddings in India,” she told India Times, "The demand is growing. There are hundreds of travelers who we know are keen to attend these weddings", one Hungarian tourist said, "the monetary contribution I made was the best and easiest way to thank the couple for their hospitality and this extraordinary experience," couples, on the other hand, are excited to know people from other countries and the extra money doesn’t hurt either, despite the increasing popularity of wedding tourism, entrepreneurs like Orsi Parkanyi are aware that such ticketed weddings are vulnerable to fraud, which is why companies facilitating these arrangements have a validation procedure for both couples and guests, so paying to attend a strangers wedding, would you go for it, as a guest? or as the bride or groom would you want strangers to attend your day of days?