Comments on: Marriage Reform! http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/ Pointless Wanderings: Musings of a mind looking to make sense in a Pointless World. Not really, but that sounds Cool! Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:46:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sachin Shenoy http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-1134 Sachin Shenoy Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:39:10 +0000 http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/#comment-1134 Aditya, today's fun is tomorrows reality... and some times its today's reality :-). Well, there are crazy people out there who have done some of these! Marriage 2.0 ! e-invites happen, the other day I got one! The best thing about the e-invite was that you can see who all are coming and how, so that you may pool. http://www.evite.com My friend even setup a site, which explained how they (couple) met, what their background where, what attracted each other, what their friends said, testimonial etc. etc. :-) http://www.prasadandsuji.com/ Gifts & Presents - this is already implemented around 6 years back [I was suggested to make such a wish list for my marriage!]. The real world equivalent, you can even share with people. Like, say if there is an LCD TV and you cannot afford to pay for whole TV, then you can make part donation. http://www.kaboodle.com http://www.youcouldgetme.com As far as webcast goes: I have heard it has been done, but I have never seen one, or been part of a marriage which was webcasted. A simple google search tells me that there are people who provides the service. www.ourweddingcast.com Aditya, today’s fun is tomorrows reality… and some times its today’s reality :-) . Well, there are crazy people out there who have done some of these!

Marriage 2.0 !
e-invites happen, the other day I got one! The best thing about the e-invite was that you can see who all are coming and how, so that you may pool. http://www.evite.com

My friend even setup a site, which explained how they (couple) met, what their background where, what attracted each other, what their friends said, testimonial etc. etc. :-)
http://www.prasadandsuji.com/

Gifts & Presents – this is already implemented around 6 years back [I was suggested to make such a wish list for my marriage!]. The real world equivalent, you can even share with people. Like, say if there is an LCD TV and you cannot afford to pay for whole TV, then you can make part donation.
http://www.kaboodle.com
http://www.youcouldgetme.com

As far as webcast goes:
I have heard it has been done, but I have never seen one, or been part of a marriage which was webcasted. A simple google search tells me that there are people who provides the service.
http://www.ourweddingcast.com

]]> By: Vidya http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-1124 Vidya Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:50:43 +0000 http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/#comment-1124 ROTFL!!! I agree :P :P ROTFL!!! I agree :P :P

]]> By: Aditya Kulkarni http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 Aditya Kulkarni Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:46:02 +0000 http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/#comment-1123 I thought of some more advantages: Since you are going to take a photo, you can retouch it in photoshop before you upload it! You can change the color of your saree or paste some additional zaree work! All for free! I remember there used to be this photo studio that we would go to get passport sized photos. That guy had a half-suit with a tie pasted on it. It was basically only 12 inches long in the front and nothing in the back, but when you looked through the camera's lens, it looked like a real suit! I'm sure we can have stuff like that too! I thought of some more advantages:
Since you are going to take a photo, you can retouch it in photoshop before you upload it! You can change the color of your saree or paste some additional zaree work! All for free!

I remember there used to be this photo studio that we would go to get passport sized photos. That guy had a half-suit with a tie pasted on it. It was basically only 12 inches long in the front and nothing in the back, but when you looked through the camera’s lens, it looked like a real suit!

I’m sure we can have stuff like that too!

]]> By: Aditya Kulkarni http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-1122 Aditya Kulkarni Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:43:04 +0000 http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/#comment-1122 Ah! I've already got some support for Marriage 2.0! This is wonderful news! Ah! I’ve already got some support for Marriage 2.0! This is wonderful news!

]]> By: Vidya http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 Vidya Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:40:47 +0000 http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/#comment-1121 Hillarious!!! I wish this system cud come into effect before dari(going by ur tradition of preserving the identity) got married! It cud save her whopping 50k that she spent on the wedding saree!!!! :P Hillarious!!! I wish this system cud come into effect before dari(going by ur tradition of preserving the identity) got married! It cud save her whopping 50k that she spent on the wedding saree!!!! :P

]]> By: Saravanan http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-1119 Saravanan Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:56:52 +0000 http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/#comment-1119 I would say the days are not far away. Already, now it is a custom to send invitation by mail... and uploading marriage photos and videos to blogs ... online banking is already available ... even, we have online pooja registration ... And recently, I came across a wedding, wherein, couple of links were given for online donation (CRY...) to social causes instead of giving gifts .... time is changing ... so, i would not be surprised if someone thought of following what you said ... it's practically possible ... I would say the days are not far away. Already, now it is a custom to send invitation by mail… and uploading marriage photos and videos to blogs … online banking is already available … even, we have online pooja registration … And recently, I came across a wedding, wherein, couple of links were given for online donation (CRY…) to social causes instead of giving gifts …. time is changing … so, i would not be surprised if someone thought of following what you said … it’s practically possible …

]]> By: Anonymous http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-1118 Anonymous Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:46:17 +0000 http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/#comment-1118 just touched my heart. around two years back, had seen a girl. couldn't marry her because of one stupid reason that the girl's parents wanted marriage in their town and my parents wanted it to happen in our town. never been able to forget her since then .. :( The problem would have been solved so easily if Marriage 2.0 was in place at that time :(( :(( just touched my heart.

around two years back, had seen a girl. couldn’t marry her because of one stupid reason that the girl’s parents wanted marriage in their town and my parents wanted it to happen in our town. never been able to forget her since then .. :(

The problem would have been solved so easily if Marriage 2.0 was in place at that time :( ( :( (

]]> By: Aditya Kulkarni http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-1116 Aditya Kulkarni Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:33:39 +0000 http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/#comment-1116 Funerals? Hmm..... I've gotta think about that man... Funerals? Hmm….. I’ve gotta think about that man…

]]> By: Bharath http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 Bharath Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:51:50 +0000 http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/#comment-1112 Nice post....I heard funerals are boring and lead to a lot of waste of resources. Any ideas... Nice post….I heard funerals are boring and lead to a lot of waste of resources. Any ideas…

]]> By: Aditya Kulkarni http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 Aditya Kulkarni Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:48:32 +0000 http://pointlesseverything.com/blog/2008/02/marriage-reform/#comment-1111 All great ideas seem ahead of their time. There will come one day where this will be the "fashionable" way to do weddings, and that day will be a true triumph for Adityaism. All great ideas seem ahead of their time. There will come one day where this will be the “fashionable” way to do weddings, and that day will be a true triumph for Adityaism.

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