Anglican / Hindu wedding in England

And for a change of venue, we go to England and the vicar of All Souls Church in South Ascot in Oxfordshire as he writes about his daughter's wedding to a Hindu (they had the Anglican ceremony first and then a Hindu one):

. . . I recently conducted the marriage of my youngest daughter in our parish church in South Ascot.

What made the occasion particularly special was that she married a Hindu man. We had a very colourful congregation, with a number of ladies in beautiful saris. The bridegroom’s family and friends said how much they enjoyed the Christian service. They felt that we expressed the same things that they did, but in a different way.

To be able to be married within the religious ceremony of a Church of England wedding meant a great deal to them.

We then went on to have a Hindu ceremony, which our Christian friends thoroughly appreciated.

The service was led by two pandits. One chanted the Sanskrit while the other gave a measured and beautiful interpretation and explanation. As families of the bride and groom we were very much involved in this ritual, Indeed, it could be said that this part of the day was about family, and bringing people together. . .

H/t to Faith Central at the Times Online.