{"id":17331,"date":"2022-01-18T07:36:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T07:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=17331"},"modified":"2022-01-18T07:39:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T07:39:22","slug":"culture-metaverse-wedding-ceremonies","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/culture-metaverse-wedding-ceremonies\/","title":{"rendered":"Saying &#8216;I Do&#8217; In The Metaverse: Weddings That Are *Literally* Out Of This World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every little girl has dreamed of her fairytale wedding; from picking out the perfect dress to securing the perfect venue, and possibly a semi-important part: finding the perfect partner. It&#8217;s been spoon-fed to us since childhood from watching rom-coms like Bride Wars and seeing our favourite celebs grace the cover of bridal magazines. So when you&#8217;ve finally found your perfect match, and are ready to walk down that aisle towards the man of your dreams, would you switch your pretty peony bouquet for a digital one? Would you swap that mesmerising Elie Saab couture gown for a NFT version? And would you rather have an avatar computer-generated version of you read your vows than read them in real-life?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17334\" style=\"width: 531px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/01\/08MetaverseWedding1-superJumbo.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17334 \" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/01\/08MetaverseWedding1-superJumbo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"802\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave and Traci Gagnon hold wedding reception in the metaverse | NY Times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the world quickly adapting to the creation of the metaverse, everything from fashion shows to events and parties are transferring to the digital world; and it seems as though weddings are the latest trend in the metaverse. Last year, Dave and Traci Gagnon held a wedding ceremony in the metaverse shortly after they said &#8216;I do&#8217; in real-life. Avatar versions of themselves, along with a ring-bearer and a flower-girl, walked down the aisle of an algorithm-generated wedding. And more recently, a couple from India, Dinesh S P and Janaganandhini Ramaswamy, announced that they will be hosting their wedding in the metaverse, making it &#8216;India&#8217;s first metaverse wedding.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Dinesh, the groom, took to Twitter to show a snippet of what his wedding would look like.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I feel so proud and blessed that I have seen and taken advantage of many great opportunities in this world before millions of people have seen them, Beginning of something big! India\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/metaverse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#metaverse<\/a> marriage in Polygon blockchain collaborated with TardiVerse Metaverse startup. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jTivLSwjV4\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/jTivLSwjV4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dinesh Kshatriyan \ud83d\udc9c (@kshatriyan2811) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kshatriyan2811\/status\/1480739883681415169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Possibly coming as a shock to most women who dream of a real-life wedding, his fianc\u00e9, Janaganandhini, was &#8220;thrilled&#8221; with the idea of hosting her wedding virtually, considering the couple had met virtually, &#8220;It&#8217;s apt in a way as we met on Instagram and will be having our wedding reception on Meta,&#8221; she said according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/offbeat\/tamil-nadu-couple-to-wedding-reception-in-metaverse-2712084\" target=\"_blank\">NDTV.<\/a> The theme of the digital ceremony will be Harry Potter, as the couple declare themselves as mega-fans.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17333\" style=\"width: 495px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/01\/metaverse-wedding.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17333\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/01\/metaverse-wedding.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"495\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinesh S P and Janaganandhini Ramaswamy&#8217;s avatars for their metaverse wedding reception | Twitter @kshatriyan2811<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whilst some of us may still not comprehend or ever adapt to the digital changes our world is facing, the couple&#8217;s wedding reception, which is set to be held on the 6th of February after a real-life ceremony, seems to be as close to an average &#8216;normal&#8217; wedding as ever; with guests attending to celebrate the happy couple, and even gifting them as you would in a conventional ceremony. &#8220;We are accepting marriage gifts via Metaverse. Guests can transfer gift vouchers, or Google Pay, and we are also accepting cryptos as gift,&#8221; says Dinesh.<\/p>\n<p>Although this may inspire more virtual weddings in the future, it&#8217;s fair to say that we&#8217;re still suckers for a typical and ordinary good-old fashioned real-life wedding, where we&#8217;ll be able to feel just how suffocating our couture gown is, clenching into our waists and dance the night away in our ridiculously painful but glamorous Manolo Blahniks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30736,"featured_media":17335,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[3764,35],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>These Couples Are Hosting Their Weddings In The Metaverse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Last year, Dave and Traci Gagnon held a wedding ceremony in the metaverse shortly after they said &#039;I do&#039; in real-life. 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