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What to Expect at a Danish Wedding (part 1) with Kriti Prajapati | 173
Danish weddings have rules, rituals, and a lot more kissing than you think. Indian weddings have fire, midnight ceremonies, and enough momentum to leave everyone exhausted before sunrise. Kriti Prajapati joins Derek Hartman and Conrad Molden to compare the two, and the result is equal parts culture shock, comedy, and genuinely useful advice for anyone attending a wedding in Denmark.
Kriti is a comedian, content creator, and longtime Copenhagen insider who brings her own cross-cultural wedding stories to the table, from a wedding where she brought a very personal gift to the bride, to the Danish traditions that caught her completely off guard.
If you are headed to a Danish wedding, living in Denmark, or just love hearing how the same milestone can look wildly different across cultures, this one is packed with the kind of details you only learn by being there.
You'll discover:
What to expect from a Danish wedding ceremony, dinner, and partyWhy speeches can feel like a full-on variety showThe strange but important rules around kissing the groom, standing on chairs, and going under the tableWhat not to wear, what to bring, and how gifts actually workHow Indian weddings handle timing, rituals, guests, and the infamous shoe-stealing tradition
Kriti also shares stories from performing comedy at Danish and international weddings, teaching Bollywood dance, and building a new solo show for the UP Festival in Copenhagen. Along the way, you\ll laugh through hilarious comparisons of how different cultures celebrate, flirt, host, and overcomplicate a very happy day. Essential listening if you have a Danish wedding on your calendar, love cross-cultural comedy, or want the inside track on what really happens once the invitations go out.
More of Kriti:
Tickets for Kriti's show at Up Festival: https://upfestival.dk/om/komikere/kriti-prajapati
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kriticalcomedy/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KritiPrajapati
Other WAYDID episodes with Kriti: https://pod.link/1704607322/episode/NjczMjdkOWE0N2JmOTIwNTRlMDZkN2Nm
📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCSH6KqKooZmSx1GJu9CWZYjX8esjl2F