What i meant by not eating before hand is, that 95% of weddings take place morning time. So then in a Gursikhs routine he/she would have done Amritvela, Got Tyaar and then went to the Smagam. Surely we can hold our worldly hunger for a few hours and try to indulge in Spiritual Food.
Here are another points that come to mind
6.No Sikheeya Given Before Ardas Arambh Of Anand KaarajPuratan Gursikhs would always give Sikheeya to the Gursikhs getting married. This seems to have been lost.
The Singh and the Bibi were made to stand in front of Siri Guru Granth Sahib jee and an elderly gursikh explained to them the duties and obligations of a husband and wife, according to Gurmat. The Singh was told what the duties, obligations and expectations were on him to carry out after marriage and similarly the Bibi was told the same. In the end, they were asked to matha-tek before Siri Guru Granth Sahib jee, if they agreed to it.
"There is a written record that during the times of Bhai Sahib Bhai Randhir Singh jee, the sikhiya (explaining duties of marriage) was done before the Anand Kaaraj and only if both agreed to adhere to the conditions of Gurmat marriage, their Anand Kaaraj was done. Professor Thakur Singh who has written the life of Bayoo Mal Singh jee, has explained all this in his book "Poorab Janam ke Milai Sanjogi". Bayoo Mal Singh jee himself used to give sikhiya to the couple."
The above is taken from Bhai Kulbir Singh Jees post many years ago.
7.Anand Sahib or Bliss Of MayaIt seems that whenever it is time for the end of the Smagam. As soon as Anand Sahib starts everybody gets up and starts throwing money at the Ragis. 200 people getting up at the same time is going to cause big problems. The talking goes through the roof and one can barely hear the Keertan. If someone is focusing on Gur-Shabad and normally everybody gets up and knocks into the person, then this is wrong.
8.PhotographersAlso there seems to be way to many Camera Men, flashing and filming at Anand Kaarajs. Surely one is enough?
During the Ardas & Hukamnama they don't show much respect they just keep taking pictures.
There was a small incident at a Rensbhai which took place at Bibeksar Sahib, Amritsar. During the Hukamnama the photographer just kept taking pictures and was really in way of the Granthi Singh reading the Hukamnama. One Singh from the Sangat got up and couldn't tolerate the disrespect that was taking place. When the Hukamnama or Ardas happens one should show satkaar two hands folded. When we plea before the King Of Kings, Listen to Command of Poora Satguru then wouldn't be doing these.
We all want that perfect picture, but the only perfect picture, time, moment, day etc for us should be
ਸੁਭ ਦਿਵਸ ਆਏ ਗਹਿ ਕੰਠਿ ਲਾਏ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਊਚ ਅਗਮ ਅਪਾਰੇ
Auspicious is that day, when God, the lofty, inaccessible and infinite, hugs me close in His embrace.
ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਚਾ ਅਪਹੁੰਚ ਤੇ ਬੇਅੰਤ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ (ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਡ-ਭਾਗੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ) ਫੜ ਕੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਗਲ ਨਾਲ ਲਾ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹਨਾਂ (ਦੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ) ਦੇ ਭਾਗਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਦਿਨ ਆ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ
Bhul Chuk Dee Kima
Only Guru Sahib is perfect and can bestow Pooran Bibek Budhi
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕਾਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂਜੀਕੀਫ਼ਤਹਿ