Indian couple gets married in metaverse

With invites limited to 100 guests because of the COVID-19 pandemic, one couple in India decided to host Asia’s first ever metaverse wedding reception on Sunday.

The metaverse is a virtual reality platform that uses augmented reality, 3D holographic avatars and videos for social interactions.

Dinesh Sivakumar Padmavathi and his wife Janaganandhini Ramaswamy are both Blockchain IT professionals who decided to put the technology to more personal uses.

“I didn’t want to spoil my big day with limited guests so I thought to throw a party on metaverse and invite people from around the world who can virtually join our special day,” Mr Dinesh said before the wedding.

The couple was married in a small traditional ceremony in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Sunday morning but was joined by over 3,000 guests at the reception in the evening.

The celebration, which nearly lasted two hours, was Hogwarts-themed to match the couples’ interests, and guests from all over the country were invited to participate as avatars within the virtual space.

“It was an exciting experience," Vignesh Selvaraj, the owner and creator of TardiVerse, told The National.
"About 3,000 people attended the reception. I spent days and nights creating this space and I feel proud that it was a huge success.”

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