How do Hindu weddings work?

[sidetrack]

Since there are many different sects in Hinduism I wonder if that also means that there’s different kinds of weddings as well?.Also are Hindu weddings always arranged and with dowrie’s?.Thank you very much so for your time.

 

[Ahimsa]

Since there are many different sects in Hinduism I wonder if that also means that there’s different kinds of weddings as well?.Also are Hindu weddings always arranged and with dowrie’s?.Thank you very much so for your time.

The Guru lineage of Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (of the Siva Tradition) has specific guidelines for marriage, including:

SUTRA 111: CONSIDERATIONS FOR MATCHMAKING
Siva’s followers arrange the marriages of their children, seeking sameness of lineage, astrological compatibility, harmony of the two families, total consent of both boy and girl and, foremost, their satguru’s blessings. Aum.
SUTRA 112: FORCED MARRIAGE IS PROHIBITED
Siva’s followers are forbidden to force any marriage arrangement that overrides astrological incompatibility, the couple’s feelings or the *guru’s *advice. To do so would bind them to a life of unsolvable problems. Aum.
**SUTRA 113: KEEPING WEDDING COSTS REASONABLE **
Weddings are spiritual events among Siva’s followers. Ceremonies must never burden the families financially and, while the bride may bring wealth to the marriage, families are forbidden to demand or pay dowries. Aum.