The couple – Dinesh SP and Janaganandhini Ramaswamy – held their wedding in Sivalingapuram, a small tribal village of Tamil Nadu. However, friends and family from across the world attended the wedding reception in the virtual world
A couple from Tamil Nadu on Sunday threw their first-of-its-kind in India wedding reception on the Metaverse, an online universe of interconnected 3D virtual worlds.
The couple – Dinesh SP and Janaganandhini Ramaswamy – held their wedding in Sivalingapuram, a small tribal village of Tamil Nadu. However, friends and family from across the world attended the wedding reception in the virtual world.
“I am into Blockchain, NFTs, and technology for the past few years. I used to be always unique and I wanted to keep my life event as a memorable one. As a techie, we always look into the problems and see the possible solutions through programming languages,” Dinesh was earlier quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
The couple had planned a Harry Potter’s Hogwarts-themed since both are Harry Potter fans.
A start-up called TardiVerse worked for a month to create the metaverse where the reception was hosted. Dinesh decided to make an ‘avatar’ dedicated to Janaganandhini’s late father too, the one who presided over the function, as a homage.
“To give importance to my better half, a realistic 3D virtual avatar of her father has been created in NFT, thus she can feel her father’s presence virtually in the metaverse and bless our marriage,” said Dinesh.
Photos and videos from the function have now gained traction on social media.