Its one occasion you want to share with your friends,family relatives, in any means accomodation,food and stay will, and apart from that the entertainment, the arrangement of the venue.
You gotta spend another few lakhs....when added at the end it comes to a whopping amount dats it!
Even if u wanna do a normal marriage very closely without inviting anyone, your parents wont approve it. Its a pride for them to see their beautiful daughter to get married to someone special! Indians believe in sharing happiness with big hands.
It never slim indian wedding.. its a big fat indian wedding...