Wedding Planning Q&A! Theme & Colors, Budgeting, Bridesmaids? Wedding Series Episode 4 

Hey! There's definitely a distinction between the two (islamic/arabic). When you say arabic you're referring to the cultural elements of traditionnal arabic (or pakistani, indian, turkish, etc) weddings, which are not always related to islamic elements, and sometimes even slightly contradictory. When it comes to the islamic wedding, or the islamic way to legitify a union between muslim spouses in front of Allah (God), it is called NIKKAH and it is extremely simple. The requirements are very easy: First there needs to be a proposal, either from the woman or the man (in the case of our prophet mohammed sws's first wife, for example, she was the one that proposed to him). Then, there is Qubool, which is the acceptance of the proposal. There needs to be at least 2 muslim adult male witnesses to attest that both the bride and the groom accept from their own free will. The "Wali", or guardian, is the one who gives the daughter in marriage, with her consent obviously. It is usually her father, and if he is deceased, her brother, uncle, etc. Finally, there is something called mahr, which is a gift that the bride chooses and that the groom must give (to HER, not to her FAMILY, which sometimes happens and is not religiously acceptable. its an example of divergence between islam and culture). The mahr or gift can be literally anything: a sum of money, jewelry, a trip, or even something small. Lastly, to make the nikkah (marriage) official, the couple and the witnesses must sign a contract that attests of the agreement. Those are all the MANDATORY requirements for a muslim marriage to be official. . Then, there are also MUSLIM TRADITIONS (not arabic/paki/etc , but muslim, which means traditions that come from our prophet sws, other elements that HE RECOMMENDED to add to the nikkah). For example, in islamic tradition, the nikkah is led by an imam (the man who leads the prayer in the mosque, kind of like the pastor in christiannity). He will conduct the ceremony, read some quran, give some words of advice, etc. A marriage banquet is ALSO part of tradition: inviting family, friends, etc. That part is called the Walima, and is held right after the nikkah. It doesnt have to be something extravagant, it can be very simple and modest. That is everything for the islamic wedding part. Anything extra that you have seen or heard of is cultural and will vary (sometimes a lot) from a place/country to another. Also, nowadays, there are often western influences in arabic marriages. I hope this comment helps you a little! (sorry if I mad any spelling mistakes). If you have any questions feel free to ask, ill try to give u an answer.

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There’s a lot of Islamic history in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 as well.

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A day of coordinator especially is key!!

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The ceremony is done before the wedding. The religious ceremony can be done on its own in a mosque, hall, etc etc or can be done on the engagement of the couple which many Arab cultures do. Most North Africans have the religious ceremony a couple days before the wedding while majority middle eastern couples have it when they get engaged.

I've never been but I'd love to go one day inshAllah!

It is different everywhere in Mexico. My ex's daughter had a church wedding at 14 with a 27 year old, then a legal one at 18. Didn't know the guy was my age until last year. I was pretty mad too, because he thinks it is normal for the age gaps.

@@stacycamacho59 I know what you mean..thankfully I was in my 20s during both ceremonies

We went to Japan on our honeymoon for three weeks and its the best decision we made

She already did that lone time ago , she has it in the channel. It’s called engagement party

I haven’t deleted any comments on here!!

@@AmandaAsad really weird maybe i didn’t submit after writing 😅 i was suggesting to visit Destin Florida a good destination to honeymoon or panama city beach Florida . 2 little towns , beautiful beach

- her money. Not yours.

@@ramlamohamed848 not my words👐 this is what she said😅 Spending money is not something good.🤮 .........EVEN IF YOU EARN ALOT......

I love amanda I wish her the best But the culture of being a consumer with no value No no I don't like