How to be Arab: the backstage of Arab weddings
We all know what English, white weddings look like... Elegance, calmness, traditional calm music.
If you know nothing about Arab weddings, you will probably expect the bride and groom to be happy, calm and look excited. You would expect beautiful dresses, slow dancing, elegance, and love.
Half of that is true except.....
1. Brides go crazy when planning. They are happy AFTER the wedding. The whole time brides are busy being picky, nervous, they hire wedding planners, but still do the whole thing themselves....
2. Brides ain't relaxed in the wedding. In the henna day, the bride is forced to cover her arms with henna, and not eat themselves. Like babies, they're fed by everyone, and Allah knows if the washed there hands...
Then in the walima, brides are fired to smile for 7 hours straight, be alert when photos are being taken. Worry about messing their makeup, hair or hijab, that they don't want to move their heads at all.
They pretend there interested when random people talk to them. They just nod their heads pretending to care.
They are forced to wear kgs of gold and heavy dresses, and basically carry a car on them. While the groom just combs his hair and wears a tux.
They stress If the napkins are beige instead of white...
They worry if they get food on their dress...
3. Arabs let loose on the dance floor. Men and woman go crazy. Even babies are forced to be carried on the already full dance floor. Ladies constantly do zughruta, letting the whole neighbourhood know theirs a wedding going on. People honking and shouting, throwing the groom in the air.
4. The wedding usually finish really late, and the poor family have to stay behind and clean or escort the guests out.
So as you an see, weddings are stressful. But we don't care! They're awesome and we all go to a wedding for the food right?
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