Simplicity is the hallmark of Arya Samaj weddings.

There are a literally scores of ways in which a marriage ceremony can be performed, though usually the religion/caste of the bridegroom (and sometimes the bride), decides the kind of ceremony and the nature of rites. Sometimes, the bride and groom choose to have an Arya Samaj wedding.

This kind of wedding is very different from the other types in many ways One of the basic rules of the Arya Samaj is that it conducts marriages only for Hindus, since the movement’s founder Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati sincerely believed Hinduism to be the ‘original’ religion and that conversions accounted for the spread of other religions from Hinduism. Simplicity is the hallmark of Arya Samaj weddings. The rituals performed are the ones prescribed by the Vedas and the mantras are translated into the / Hindi / English so that the couple know what the meaning of their marriage vows.