http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Weddingbee Boards: Forum: Muslim - Recent Posts en Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:16:36 +0000 http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/how-are-you-doing-your-ceremony#post-440516 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:19:47 +0000 bamm 440516@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I chose my venue based on the fact that there were several rooms - some joined, some separate that we can use (5!).&nbsp; Since we are getting married in August it was important that we have an indoor area available in case it's super hot or rainy.&nbsp; The venue has also told us we can use the smaller rooms they usually use during the week for business meetings for nursing mothers and as a prayer room since there will be several Muslims in attendance.&nbsp; So I'm sure if I found something in my small hometown, you'll be able to find something :)</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/how-are-you-doing-your-ceremony#post-440320 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:24:36 +0000 MeelaBeela 440320@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Oh man I'm pretty much against having a wali as well.&nbsp; I'm 26 years old.&nbsp; I can make my own decision as to who I want to marry.&nbsp; I'm not sure how my future-in-laws will feel about that.&nbsp; I'm also thinking about having the nikah and then a mocktail hour and then the reception.&nbsp; I'm hoping to find a reception venue that has a ceremony room or can at least set up for a ceremony and the immediately set up for the reception.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/how-are-you-doing-your-ceremony#post-440171 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:27:19 +0000 bamm 440171@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I'm not Muslim, but several of my friends are.&nbsp; At my best friend's wedding they were trying to incorporate 6 different cultural traditions in one wedding, so it was quite a fusion fest.&nbsp; I believe they were even taped for a tv documentary on multiculturalism although I'm not sure if their footage was ever used.&nbsp; My best friend had her nikah at the same site as their reception.&nbsp; They signed the nikah, had some readings from the Qur'an, and then an imam spoke.&nbsp; I believe right after that it was time to pray, so they had another room for that (my friend is a convert, so a large percentage of guests were not Muslim and stayed in the main room).&nbsp; After that there was a non-alcoholic cocktail hour which led into the reception.&nbsp; My friend had a mehndi party the night before, and I believe there was some sort of Yemeni women's party a few days before, but I wasn't there so I'm not sure about what happened there.&nbsp; My friend's&nbsp;father is Canadian and her&nbsp;mum is German, so she&nbsp;really wanted to wear a white&nbsp;wedding dress, but she also wears hijab.&nbsp;&nbsp;Therefore, she wore a white hijab with a modified veil, and had a jacket made to cover&nbsp;exposed skin.&nbsp;&nbsp;She had bridesmaids, and they all wore red lehengas or saris.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <p>And I have lots of friends who are South Asian/married to South Asians, and they are all dead set against a wali!</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/how-are-you-doing-your-ceremony#post-439905 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:04:08 +0000 MeelaBeela 439905@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Not sure if this board is really active but is anyone having their actual marriage (nikah) done at the same site as their reception?&nbsp; I would like to do this but I'm not sure how to transition between the actual wedding part and the reception.&nbsp; I'm also curious about any other wedding traditions any of you follow.&nbsp; My fiance is South Asian and they have a the tradition of keeping the bride in another room until the marriage has been accepted.&nbsp; I'm not too excited about that (I don't want to miss out on my whole wedding).&nbsp; Are any of you planning on being seperated until marraige is accepted or do you plan on saying the "vows" in front of each other?</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/tap-tap-anyone-here#post-430748 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:58:52 +0000 spaniel 430748@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I didn't know about this board! My dad's family is Muslim, but we're incorporating more cultural&nbsp;(Gujurati)&nbsp;than religious elements. Is that something you can work in?</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/tap-tap-anyone-here#post-430745 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:57:38 +0000 EAQ219 430745@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I had no idea there was a Muslim board!! I'm not Muslim, but I hope you become an active member on the boards and share your ideas whith us :) Welcome!!</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/tap-tap-anyone-here#post-430162 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:04:02 +0000 jocelyn3476 430162@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I am half Lebanese/Syrian and half Greek.&nbsp; But my Arab side is a mix of Syrian Orthodox and Catholic.&nbsp; I have some Muslim family members and relatives that have been married by Imams.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/tap-tap-anyone-here#post-430117 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:53:20 +0000 jhphi 430117@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Maybe you can start it off, and show us all about these traditions as you integrate them into your wedding.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/tap-tap-anyone-here#post-429539 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:10:44 +0000 schadenfreude 429539@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>@slicey19...Nope, no German here. Just like the word and default to it for usernames, though it is kind of twisted for a light and sparkly wedding site :)</p> <p>I was excited to see a muslim/arab forum. There are few resouces over here for weddings...no decent websites or forums about neat ways to integrate touches of traditions without feeling stodgy and forced (Mr. Man and I are barely muslim). So I'm relying heavily on the 'net for inspiration.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/tap-tap-anyone-here#post-429019 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:17:00 +0000 slicey19 429019@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Hello, I'm also not Muslim but was intrigud by your German screen name.</p>