Invited to a Muslim wedding

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Anonymous wrote:What should I wear? Groom is Syrian. Bride is Palestinian. Wedding isn’t segregated. Both are practicing Muslims - pray, don’t drink, fast. Bride doesn’t cover her head. Doesn’t seem too conservative in dress though I haven’t seen her wear shorts or anything above the knee. Both bride and grooms mom cover their hair. Also for some reason there isn’t a ceremony invite. Just a reception.

Wear your normal formal clothing, nothing too revealing. I'm assuming they are aware you're non-Muslim, so no one expects you to look like one.

I'm surprise though that the reception is not segregated. Although if the bride doesn't cover, all good, they can't be too religious.

Don't expect booze at the wedding.

Most Muslim weddings are not segregated unless the families are super conservative or part of a very conservative sect.

Perhaps it depends on the region the family is from. I've been to several Pakistani receptions and they were all segregated. Don't expect any booze or any women dancing.

Funny I’ve danced at many Pakistani weddings.

Again, it’s based on how conservative the families are not the religion or the country.

Were you in a women's only area? I don't know of one Pakistani woman that will dance in a mixed group situation. There are plenty of "women only" parties that I've been to where dancing happens, but never in the presence of men that are not your family.

Now I'm sure just because I don't know of any doesn't mean there aren't any, but it would definitely not be the norm. More like they were outliers.

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Anonymous wrote:What should I wear? Groom is Syrian. Bride is Palestinian. Wedding isn’t segregated. Both are practicing Muslims - pray, don’t drink, fast. Bride doesn’t cover her head. Doesn’t seem too conservative in dress though I haven’t seen her wear shorts or anything above the knee. Both bride and grooms mom cover their hair. Also for some reason there isn’t a ceremony invite. Just a reception.

Wear your normal formal clothing, nothing too revealing. I'm assuming they are aware you're non-Muslim, so no one expects you to look like one.

I'm surprise though that the reception is not segregated. Although if the bride doesn't cover, all good, they can't be too religious.

Don't expect booze at the wedding.

Most Muslim weddings are not segregated unless the families are super conservative or part of a very conservative sect.

Perhaps it depends on the region the family is from. I've been to several Pakistani receptions and they were all segregated. Don't expect any booze or any women dancing.

Funny I’ve danced at many Pakistani weddings.

Again, it’s based on how conservative the families are not the religion or the country.

Were you in a women's only area? I don't know of one Pakistani woman that will dance in a mixed group situation. There are plenty of "women only" parties that I've been to where dancing happens, but never in the presence of men that are not your family.

Now I'm sure just because I don't know of any doesn't mean there aren't any, but it would definitely not be the norm. More like they were outliers.

Lol yes literally dancing in front of both men and women.

Are you Muslim? Do you live in Pakistan? Do you live in a village run by Taliban?

I am a practicing Muslim. Have been to both mixed and segregated weddings. My family is conservative (they wouldn’t dance themselves but wouldn’t prevent anyone from dancing). South Asian weddings. Arab weddings. Egyptian weddings. All had dancing, and *gasp* some Muslim women showed some skin (sleeveless/backless) while other women covered their hair. I’ll sure it’s hard to imagine that American Muslims, or 1 billion Muslims worldwide, would not all reflect the backwards community that you apparently belong to.

Segregation is definitely NOT the norm in American Muslim weddings. Heck even weddings “back home” aren’t segregated (but admittedly may not have mixed dancing)

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Lol. This is hilarious. Have you really been to a wedding in Pakistan or are you spreading fake news? Lol. There is some serious partying going on. Weddings are such a big part of the culture and everybody wants to have fun. I have never attended a segregated wedding there.

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I've been to Muslim weddings in Central Asia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The vast majority had mixed receptions which included dancing. Whether the reception was mixed or not was just as much about culture as it was religion. Weddings in the Fergana Valley and the Hunza area tended to be more conservative than those in Karachi and Almaty.