The Kannada wedding traditions are most important parts of their cultural and social life and the wedding parties are the greatest social gatherings for the people belonging to the race. Kannada wedding traditions include several unique rituals or steps that are distinct from rituals followed in weeding of people belonging to other religious communities and even from wedding traditions that are followed in other communities in Karnataka. Some detail regarding Kannada wedding traditions are given below:

Several customs are followed in the pre-wedding period and it starts with Nischay Tamulam (fixing of the alliance). It is done after parents of bride and groom agree to match. The alliance is formalized with supari and betel leaves. Groom's parents go the groom's place and gives a Saree (traditional cloth of Indian women) to her as a gift. A coconut and lots of fruits are also gifted to the bride. Similarly parents of the bride gift a dhoti, fruits and coconut. A priest comes for chanting the mantras and matches the horoscopes of the bride and the groom for fixing the date and time of the wedding ceremony.

Nandi is also a very important part of Kannada wedding traditions. Nandi is a ritual followed a few days before the wedding to make sure that the ceremony takes place without any hitches. A puja is performed with coconut, a kalash (copper pitcher) and aarti and the first invitation card is offered to the Allmighty. After that a ritual named Haven is followed on the day of wedding at the houses of both the bride and the groom.

The wedding attire is a very important part of Kannada wedding traditions. In a Kannada marriage ceremony it is customary for the bride to wear navari saree and green bangles made of glass and gold jewellery. The groom wears a dhoti, a pheta, a turban and angavastram. The groom holds a stick which is sanctified in a holy place before the wedding. After that the groom proceeds with his wedding party toward the wedding venue after bowing down to the elders in his house and the Gods and Goddesses. The bride party welcomes the groom and his party in their traditional style which include an arti performed by the married women from the bride's side and then lead the groom with his party to the marriage hall.

Kaashi yatre is a playful ritual where the groom pretends to get angry as no body taking the initiative to search for a suitable bride for him and threatens to leave the home for Kashi (Benaras). The groom carries an umbrella, a fan, a coconut, a walking stick, some rice, pulses and dhoti. At this point of time his maternal uncle steps in and promise to bring a suitable bride for him.

After that the wedding ritual start with the Mandap Puja, followed by Jaimala (garland) recitation of the marriage mantras, exchanging ceremony), Dhare Herdu (giving away of the bride to the groom), Shaptapadi (encircling the wedding spot seven times), vidaai (farewell of the bride) and Graha Parvesh (welcome of bride into her new house).