Last year was the time i ever went back to my home country Pakistan.but yes as seen in many movies the wedding do last 4 to 5 days.compared to the western wedding Asian weddings are much longer and much more fun.
The weddings are only one day and then an after party but in Asia there is so much more.
The first day is the Uptan, when the groom's family goes to the bride's house for some rituals.the fun part is that the groom is not allowed to be there.
The second day the both families do the rituals separately which is called the Mehindi day(the most fun day).But now a days they prefer having one gathering, this way the groom and the bride get to spend some time together before the wedding.
The 3rd day is finally the day of the wedding, Baraat, when the groom's side goes over to the bride's place for the Nikkah, the muslim way of getting married, its the paper work which tells that bride and groom both agreed for this relationship, they both are asked three times for their agreement (this is the part what everyone is nervous for).
after the Nikkah the bride finally gets to sit with the groom and the food is served.
after the dinner the kids have their time and then the newly weds get to leave.
The last day of the wedding is the walima (reception), early in the morning the bride's family brings the breakfast to the groom's house and in the evening there is a party organized by the groom's family to introduce the bride to their relatives and this is also the first tme the bride meets her family as a wedded lady.
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