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An Overview of Weddings From World Over

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Wedding is a journey of two people together for a lifetime.  The ceremony binds two people in a knot to join their family. The wedding traditions and customs keep changing between different countries, groups, religions, social classes and caste. Similar to the other communities, Pakistan too celebrates weddings with a lot of passion. In pakistan, the weddings are performed in an Islamic way, as majority of people are Muslims. Most of the weddings are arranged by the elders. However, people have also started looking for a potential match through Muslim Matrimony website .  

Traditional Pakistani Weddings: A Brief Overview

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Pakistani community celebrates weddings with a lot of passion like the other countries. A lot of weddings in Pakistan are arranged.  However, recently people are also marrying according to their own choice with the help of shadi online portals. Being a Muslim country, you will see the reflection of Islam in the wedding ceremony. However, the traditional rituals and customs are influenced from the neighbouring country to add more enjoyment to a wedding. A brief overview of a traditional Pakistani wedding is shared below:

Highlights of the Pakistani Bridal Dresses

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Highlights of the Pakistani Bridal Dresses Pakistani weddings are an event of happiness and celebration. After the difficult process of matchmaking is done with the help of family or the Muslim matrimony sites, the wedding preparation kicks off.  Since the bride is a point of everyone’s attention at the event, special attention is put on her wedding dress and other preparation. Some of the important features of the bridal gowns that are worn by the Pakistani brides are shared below: Pakistani Wedding Dress Features

Popular Flowers Used for a Pakistani Wedding Decor

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Pakistani weddings are lively, colorful and a joyful event. Everyone wants to look beautiful on the wedding day.  The wedding process starts off with people hunting for marriage proposals. While some like to match in the family, others choose a marriage bureau site   for the proposal hunting process. After the things are finalized, the fun begins with the start of the wedding shopping and planning.  Special dresses are prepared to celebrate the wedding decorations. The stage decoration is of utmost importance. The stage is the centre of eyes of everyone where bride and groom sit and amaze each other with their looks. The trend of stage decoration is vivacious in Pakistan, similar to the western culture. However, the way of adorning it is different. The same flowery items are used for decoration. Most of the floral decorations are valued but lighting, curtains and other items also get popular day by day. The stage decor differentiates for three main wedding ...

Know About the Customs and Traditions of a Pakistani Muslim Wedding

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Islam is the world’s second largest religion in the world. Pakistan is a large Muslim country situated in the South of Asian continent. Marriage, has a a lot of importance in Islam. Like the other communities, Pakistani muslims celebrate weddings in a enthusiastic way.  Most of the marriages are arranged in Pakistan. The process of matrimony starts with the parents of the bride and groom asking around for the suitable proposals in the family. Though there are some families who do not want to marry in their relatives. Proposal matchmaking becomes difficult for them. For this reason, many marriage beuro s like  Marriage bureau in Islamabad   have opened up in the country. The marriage bureaus have also taken their matrimony services online via muslim matrimonial sites. The wedding day is called Baraat in the local language. The marriage contract is known as Nikah in the local language and is officiated by Nikah Khawan, the Islamic judge. Both the groom and bride mu...

Know About the Customs and Traditions of a Pakistani Muslim Wedding

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Islam is the world’s second largest religion in the world. Pakistan is a large Muslim country situated in the South of Asian continent. Marriage, has a a lot of importance in Islam. Like the other communities, Pakistani Muslims celebrate weddings in a enthusiastic way.  Most of the marriages are arranged in Pakistan. The process of matrimony starts with the parents of the bride and groom asking around for the suitable proposals in the family. Though there are some families who do not want to marry in their relatives. Proposal matchmaking becomes difficult for them. For this reason, many marriage beuro s have opened up in the country. The marriage bureaus have also taken their matrimony services online via Muslim matrimonial sites. The wedding day is called Baraat in the local language. The marriage contract is known as Nikah in the local language and is officiated by Nikah Khawan, the Islamic judge. Both the groom and bride must be willing to marry each other and show the...

Pakistani Muslim Wedding Traditions: An Overview

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Muslim weddings are celebrated on a grand scale for a minimum period of 3 days. The weddings can be conducted at any time as unlike the other faiths muslims are not worried about auspicious times. The wedding ceremony known as Nikah can occur at the bridegroom’s residence or at a place convenient enough for both parties. A few wedding rituals common to Muslim weddings are shared below: Mehndi: A Muslim wedding starts with the mehndi ceremony in most parts of the country. Though the concept is not part of Islamic traditions and is mainly inspired from the neighbouring country, it is celebrated to add to wedding celebrations. The ceremony is attended by most of the females in the family. Girls and ladies sing songs to mark the wedding celebration. Bride is dressed mainly in yellow and green colors whereas the men are dressed in kurta shalwar with a stole commonly known as ‘dupatta’ around their neck. The ceremony is served with the traditional halwa puri and naan channay. Ba...