Moroccan Wedding

Well it has finally come and gone. The last two days were quite the whirlwind. Things at the house had constantly been building to the wedding and it was quite the couple of days. It started on Friday with the Henna Party in which the a henna lady comes and puts henna on the hands and feet of the bride, while the rest of us enjoy socializing, music, snacks, and eventually food. The henna day started at 3:30 pm on Friday but did not really get started until around 5:00 and then it continued till about 3:00 am when we finally ate dinner! It was quite the evening/morning. The second day of the festivities was the actual wedding and party. Most of what is involved is parading around the bride and groom (but mostly the bride) to a bunch of amazing live music. This party officially started around 6:30 pm, but did not really get going till around 9:00 pm, and while the guests left at around 12:30 am the family stayed later to enjoy a meal until around 3:00 am again! So it has been really crazy these last couple of days! Overall though I enjoyed it a lot. The music was amazing all the time and it was cool to see how different a wedding here was.

Instead of pictures I made a movie that includes pictures from the two days, music (all the music heard is from the wedding), and several movie clips. As you will see it is quite the festive atmosphere. Bonus points from anyone who can correctly count the number of dresses the bride wears during the two day celebration! Another quick note, it is generally expected that the bride should not smile during her wedding, so do not think she is unhappy if you see her looking less excited then would be expected.

The answer is eight dresses, you might of thought seven but the two white dresses are different! Could you imagine a bride in the US wearing that many different dresses (or being paraded like that) considering how long it takes them to get ready to just put on one dress!