The video of the wedding of an Indian groom and a Russian bride is going viral on social media, in which the sister-in-law is seen making a strange demand during the shoe-stealing ritual. He asked for 3 elephants from his brother-in-law, which the groom Mian also promised to give.
Cross Cultural Wedding Moments: Love sees neither religion nor wealth… sometimes it reaches across the border too. Videos of cross culture wedding moments keep going viral on social media. Recently, a video of an Indian groom and his Russian bride is going viral on social media. In this video, after the ritual of stealing the shoes, the bride’s sister is seen making demands from her brother-in-law. He asked for 3 elephants in exchange for the shoe. This light-hearted moment won the hearts of people on the internet.
Funny Demand for three elephants
In the viral video, the bride and groom are seen sitting together after the wedding rituals. The bride is wearing a red traditional wedding lehenga and jewellery, while the groom is seen in a cream colored sherwani and turban. Both of them are wearing garlands of flowers. The bride’s sister stands in front of them and holds the groom’s shoes in her hand. She says something humorously, which the bride explains to the groom in English. Text appears on the video – “POV: her sister wanted 3 elephants.”
The demand for “three elephants” was made entirely in jest, as is typical in this ritual. Actually it was a fun way to ask for gifts or money from the groom.
The groom smiled and promised to give the elephant.
The groom listens to the whole thing smilingly. Laughter and conversation continue for some time. At the end of the video, he is seen wearing his shoes again, which clearly shows that he accepted his sister’s condition. The caption of the video read, ‘I married a Russian woman… and now her sister is hiding my shoes as if it is an Olympic game. There are surprises in a cross-cultural wedding.
This video shared on February 8 got more than one lakh views. Many people made funny comments. One user wrote that brother, give 4 elephants instead of 3. At the same time, many people shared heart and congratulatory emojis.
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What is the shoe hiding ritual?
Shoe hiding ritual is performed in a Hindu wedding. It’s a fun ritual. When the groom takes off his shoes before entering the mandap, the bride’s sisters, cousins and friends hide his shoes. To get the shoes back the groom has to give them money or gifts. This ritual is meant for fun and to increase intimacy.
shoe hide live auction
Another similar video went viral in November 2025. At a wedding in Chicago, an Italian guest turned the shoe-shucking ceremony into a live auction. Guest Richie started bidding for the groom’s shoes. What started as a joke soon turned into a hilarious bidding war. This moment went viral on social media amid the applause and enthusiasm of the guests.
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