Konda Reddi tribe prefers live-in relationships over traditional fat weddings with the support of their community.

* The traditional Konda Reddi tribal wedding ritual lasts four days and mandates a feast for the guests every day. Chicken and mutton are a must on the menu, and guests from across the gram panchayat and nearby Konda Reddi tribal villages must be invited, irrespective of the wedding budget. * **No dowry system** \- In any marriage or a live-in relationship, the tribe does not give or seek anything in dowry. It is an unwritten practice that exists in their society. However, the man voluntarily helps his in-laws in agriculture work in their fields and receives a payment, which is considered a gift from the in-laws. * **Laagudu tradition** \- In this tradition, the village elders and the groom’s friends would ‘abduct’ the woman when she is alone at the stream, farm field, or carnival. She would be kept in a house alone with the groom for a day or until the wedding talks commence. The bride can reject the marriage during wedding talks. There was no waiting for an auspicious date and time. The next day of the abduction was the ideal time to tie the knot. * **Thokkudu tradition** \- This exists among the Konda Reddis who live on the hills and are still hunter-gatherers, wherein the man can marry a woman of his choice if she is a relative and agrees to the marriage. If both families formally consented to the proposed wedding, the woman’s family will be invited to the man’s house during a community festival. During the festival day, the wedding between the man and the woman is solemnized after the man touches the woman’s feet with his feet at the entrance of the house. * **Moganal tradition** \- In this tradition of the wedding which happens among the relatives, both man and woman who like each other would voluntarily go to any of their relatives' house, where they need to stay together for a week. Later, they would return to the man’s house to be accepted by the family and community to live as ‘wife and husband. * The aim of these live-in relationships or other marriage traditions that have evolved in their tribe was to avoid or minimise the financial burden on the families for wedding rituals. They have been accepting every tradition as long as that does not harm the relationship between man and woman.