A woman in India loves her dog so much that when it was time to plan for her wedding, she did not have second thoughts of getting the dog in it!
Sultan was adopted by Mansi Khanna in New Delhi, India when she found him near her home some 8 years ago. Since then, the two became such good friends that they were virtually inseparable.
Recently, Mansi got married. She told her fiancé, Kunal, that she wants Sultan to be part of their wedding – and the love-struck man readily agreed.
Mansi told The Dodo blog, “For us, it wasn’t even a big deal or a matter of deliberation or contention to have him be there as a part of our special day.”
Photo credit: Mansi Khana / The Dodo
Everyone in the family had new clothes sewn for the wedding – even Sultan! Mansi personally chose the fabric and design for Sultan’s clothes. He looked so grand during the wedding!
But Sultan’s role in the wedding wasn’t just as a pet or a guest because he would soon become the “best boy”. He stayed by Mansi’s side throughout the wedding and even participated in the ceremony.
During the ‘pheras’, a wedding tradition wherein the bride and groom walk together around a holy fire as a symbol of their union, Sultan followed the couple around the fire.
Mansi laughingly recalled, “Sultan not only took the pheras, he also happily lapped up the leftover yogurt that I had fed Kunal as a part of the ceremony.” When it was Kunal’s turn to feed Mansi with sweets, Sultan also ate the leftover food.
Aside from enjoying the wedding snacks, Sultan also played the part of a gracious host as he “shook hands” with the guests and mingled with them like he knew he was a special part of that joyous celebration.
What are Wedding Customs?
Wedding customs are different rituals and things that people do during weddings – be it giving a dowry to the husband or doing things together like dancing around a fire or having the couple’s hands bound together as a symbol of their union.
Wedding customs differ in various countries and in different communities or specific tribes.