Has anyone planned or attended a mini / non-traditional / condensed Indian wedding? Trying to think of creative ways to keep it under budget but still maintaining the niceness of it.

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Doing a rehearsal dinner/welcome reception Friday night and having a mehndi person there, 2 hours for our Indian ceremony at our hotel in the morning with chai and biscuits (not providing lunch), and then doing civil ceremony/reception in the evening. I didn’t really want to do the other ceremonies but it’s important to my family so doing that the weekend before back at home. Having those at the house/a cheap hall In a smaller town but my family can invite anyone they want and I can keep guest list shorter for the actual wedding.

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Tons of DIY decor stuff online (and on Etsy) for Indian decor/mandaps/backdrops

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Yes, went to an 8 hour ceremony. It was quite opulent in its flowers/decor but otherwise relatively modest. The ceremony took place outside in a courtyard with food and drinks catered inside for folks to step away and have something to eat/relax mid ceremony. It was really lovely!

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