New Delhi, June 27 -- The world may be breathlessly watching all the drama surrounding the Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez wedding in Venice, but in India, a new trend is unfolding: the non-wedding wedding party. In cities like Pune, Delhi and Bengaluru, event managers, clubs and bars are organising "wedding-themed parties" (some are brashly calling them fake weddings, no cap) and they are a hit with Gens Z and Alpha.

More than 1,500 people turned up over the course of a few hours for his "big fat fake wedding", says Rahul Avadhani, a Bengaluru-based events curator who recently "hosted" a mega wedding party at the JW Marriott Hotel. Most of the attendees were between 21-30 years old, and it was put together by 8club.co, a private members club ...