Wedding Video: Pakistani Wedding 2011

Pakistani Wedding: Highlights 2011

Synopsis by: Jerome J.

A Pakistani couple who are living in Toronto, Canada weds and following a wedding rites in Pakistani culture.  Pakistan whose religion is Islam has a great culture and likewise very rich in customs. Weddings in this country are very much celebrated by both the families of the bride and the groom.  Different countries have different cultures but witnessing this one you would notice that basically there is a great similarity.  Although this couple and their family are living in a western country this might have some influence already on the ceremony especially on the party portion. The bride wears the purple colored and heavily embroidered dress and the groom wears the sherwani with a turban.

Mangni, is the engagement ceremony.  It is celebrated as a formal engagement of the bride and the groom to be. A small gathering of the family of the bride and groom celebrate to foster closeness to each family.  This culture is also true in the Philippines and until now being practiced. Another tradition is the Mayun, wherein the bride is not allowed to get out of their house for fifteen days and after this she is not allowed to meet the groom until the day of the wedding.  There are several other pre-wedding traditions and some are very similar to some countries.

However, this one has much western influence although the formal wedding rite called the Nikah is observed on Islamic tradition.  The wedding rite is held at the house of the bride and attended by close family members, relatives and friends.  Under their Pakistani culture the reception is allowed on another venue. The cutting of the cake, some interviews, games and the dancing takes place after the formal rites. It is observed that the groom is holding some money in his hands, it is their tradition that gifts are given in the form of cash for the married couple.

The last portion of the video shows a room  and laid with flowers all over, this is customary and is a preparation for the bride to enter the house of the groom.  The bride is led to their room accompanied by the grooms sister and female relatives and is left inside to await for the arrival of the groom. However, the contemporary Pakistani married couple is allowed to go on honeymoon on their choice of place after the wedding rites.

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