This is going to be a touchy subject for Indian-American kids across the country. Especially those from Northern Indian provinces. One quick and easy point of contention for newlyweds-in-the-making and parents on their Indian side is this: “Are we going to have a horse or not?” Any one of my Indian-American peers who brings their significant other home for marriage approval, the whole question of the wedding planning gets real complex real fast. For one, this is not a parentally-sponsored match. Instead, it is the early stages for what's called a “love marriage." Bollywood makes a big hoopla of love marriages. In fact, they are the plot for each and every Bollywood film. Indian weddings in America Nonetheless, our story is focused on the U.S. of A., and all the difficult stuff that comes with being a second-generation Indian person dealing with planning a wedding. More importantly, a second-generation Indian person with zero clue about what an Indian wedding is “supposed” to be like. Has anyone out there been to a really authentic-feeling Indian wedding in America? What I've noticed at them is this--- Instead of a white horse to transport the groom to the bride's place, for example, like they do in Northern Indian provinces on the day of the "procession," you might have something else. Like a white car. At one wedding I went to, the groom pulled up in a white BMW. The idea is to show wealth and stuff, so I guess that works. But taken out of context (the colorful and random chaos that is India), I get the feeling a certain special something gets a teensy bit lost in translation. See related posts at Design Kompany: Design Kompany's short-short film set to an 'Ameri-bolly' soundtrack Why Indian women wear bindis Indian jewelry A miniature painting from Rajasthan