By, Sept. 28 -- Fahid Fayaz Darangay

"But waste not by excess: for Allah loves not the wasters." (Quran, 6:141).

The Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said that "The marriage which is most greatly blessed is the one which is the lightest in burden [expenses]. However, if people are well catered for, without extravagance and show, there is no problem with that either." (Reported by Bayhaqi).

In the current times in a normal wedding the guest count ranges from 700 people to sometimes the extravagant ones whose guest list exceed 2,000. If calculated the cost per plate or per head count is almost 700-800, in total making the total catering cost from 50000-60000 to 1.5 lakh. This cost is only of the main wedding date. The engagement and cup ceremony ...