Talk about taking the plunge! Instead of a normal ceremony on land, an Indian couple decided to be unique and tie the knot 18 metres underwater.
V Chinnadurai and S Swetha said ‘I do’ in what is considered to be the world’s first underwater traditional Hindu ceremony, according to the Times of India. The pair tied the knot in their traditional wedding finery on Monday, February 1 off the coast of Neelankarai in Chennai, the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
“It was a traditional marriage ceremony, only it was underwater. We dived in at an auspicious time in the morning and exchanged garlands and tied the thaali before 7.30 AM as per instructions from our priest,” groom Chinnadurai told the outlet.
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The groom is a licenced scuba diver and had been scuba diving for 12 years, whereas the bride only learnt the skill in the months leading up to the wedding after the groom’s family suggested they marry underwater.
“I was nervous and so were my parents, but we had eight divers with us. It was exciting too because we’ve been trying to tie the knot since last week,” she says. “It was all in the hands of the sea.”
Luckily for them, it went off without a hitch and now they have a truly remarkable wedding video to look back on.
Picture: Screenshot from video
