Wedding Guest Limit in India - Latest Government COVID Wedding Guidelines for 2022

We all thought 2022 would be the year the world would be rid of COVID. And for a while there in between, it seemed like that too- but 2022 is coming with the threat of Omicron and Deltamicron, so it really isn't going anywhere anytime soon- a fact that is sort of being confirmed by state governments all over the country who are clamping regulations and guidelines to keep the spread of COVID in check. If you have your wedding slated anytime soon, we are sure your panic, frustration and blood pressure both are all rising fast right now- and for good reason! Uncertainty seems to be in the air again. But take a look at the latest guidelines in your region- in a lot of places, especially big cities, the choice would be either to scale down the wedding, or postpone it by waiting to ride the wave out depending on how it goes, maybe to Feb-April 2022 for now. What are the new government guidelines for weddings in India? What's the wedding guest limit? Are there any COVID banquet guidelines? - We are sure all these questions might be arising, and perhaps, causing stress. We are here to answer all those questions to the best of our abilities and sources!

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As far as the latest COVID 19 guidelines for weddings are concerned, they differ from one state to the other and one metro city to the other. Here is a comprehensive list so far, which are bound to impact the weddings the weddings in end December 2021 and early-mid January 2022:

Wedding Guidelines in Delhi

• Delhi Government eased restrictions and has allowed up to 200 people for weddings.
• There is a daily night curfew from 11 pm to 5 am.

Wedding Guidelines for Mumbai & Maharashtra

• Marriages may have guests upto 25% of the capacity of the open ground and banquet halls - or 200 people, whichever is lower.
• No more Night curfew 

Wedding Guidelines for Bangalore & Karnataka 

• No more night curfew
• Restaurants, hotels, clubs, pubs are now supposed to function with 50 per cent of their seating capacity strictly adhering to COVID appropriate behaviour.

Wedding Guidelines for Kerala

• Kerala government has announced a night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am between December 30 and January 2.
• Bars, hotels, clubs, and restaurants in Kerala will be allowed to operate during this time with 50 percent seating.
• The government has asked citizens to avoid unnecessary travel.
• The government is expected to announce a curb on number of guests at weddings soon.

Wedding Guidelines for Punjab

• No guidelines specified for night curfew or weddings for now.

Wedding Guidelines for Chandigarh

• Haryana government as well as the Chandigarh administration have banned the entry of unvaccinated people at public spaces from January 1.

• The administration is also considering imposing a night curfew from 11 pm to 5 am.

• A gathering of more than 200 people will not be allowed in public places and other programs.

Wedding Guidelines for Gujarat

• Eight major cities of Gujarat will go into a night curfew from 11 pm to 5 am. Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Junagadh and Gandhinagar. 

Wedding Guidelines for Rajasthan

• A gathering of 100 people allowed at weddings. 

• There is a 11 pm-5 am night curfew in the state.

• COVID vaccination made mandatory, masking rules to be adhered to. 

Wedding Guidelines for Haryana

• A gathering of 100 people allowed at weddings. 
• Night curfew - 11pm to 5am only in major districts like Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ambala, Panchkula & Sonipat.

Wedding Guidelines for Uttar Pradesh

• Section 144 has been imposed in the state from 1 December, which will stay in place till 31 December.
• There is a Night curfew  in place from 11pm to 5am with effect from 25 December.

Wedding Guidelines for Uttarakhand

• Uttarakhand Government has imposed night curfew in the state as Omicron cases rise. Night curfew will be in effect from 11 pm to 5 am. 

Wedding Guidelines for Madhya Pradesh

• Madhya Pradesh has also imposed night curfew from 11pm till 5am as a “precautionary measure."

Wedding Guidelines for Goa

• No restrictions imposed in the state yet except COVID appropriate behavior.

Wedding Guidelines for Jammu & Kashmir

• The Union Territory Administration has mandated that all passengers travelling to Jammu and Kashmir by road shall have to take a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT).

Wedding Guidelines for West Bengal

• Only a gathering of 50 people are allowed at weddings.
• There is a night curfew in place from 10 pm to 5 am. 

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Updated as of December 29, 2021*

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