So can u give me ideas for a cool wedding?

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I saw this question:

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And it got me thinking....

I really don't like traditional weddings where everyone is trying to dance in order to show their love to the bride and the bride-groom.

I can't see the relationship between dancing like crazy and showing your love to someone.

Anyways, I wanted to have a cool wedding where things are smooth, quiet and easy and where people would say when they're leaving:

"Now that was a heart-warming wedding. . That was sweet"

Keda ya3ne...

Any ideas?

This is really important and all ideas will be great.

Also bear in mind the limited budget thing....

It would be really cool if you guys give me some good ideas that I can actually use.

Answer 1

All i can say is Alf mabrook :)

loloolololololololiiiiiii

Answer 2

That dancing is usually about celebrating.. but each got their own styles and I'm not much for public dancing cos i'm too shy anyway!

Anyway, here is my ideas:

~Perhaps you can write your own vows or give a special speeches to each other.

~~If lighting a Unity candle is part of your ceremony, give each guest a candle at the entrance of the ceremony (or if done at the reception, have one at each place setting). Have them to light their candle from the unity candle the bride and groom lit together, this gives them the reason they are at your wedding, because they have been a part of your lives and are a part of each of you, this ceremony further bonds them to you both.

~Pass around a blank journal book, ask the guest to write their own memory of the bride and or groom.

~Try a caricaturist to do caricatures of your guests at the party.

~As you are returning down the aisle as husband and wife, you can have arranged that 2 flowers can come out of her boquet.. each can give them to the other's mother as a thoughtful and peaceful gesture.

oh i just remebered.. i have been at a few wedding where there is a dance "contest" between the bride and the groom.. what happens is family members pay any amount they wish to dance 1 minute (or until another comes to take their place by paying).with the bride or groom and see which one of them ends up with more money. so grandma can pay 1$, 5$, or 50$(whatever) to dance with you and her uncle will pay X to dance with her and so on..This game can last one song or two.

mabrook mabrook mabrook! :D

Answer 3

Here's and idea....just follow the sunnah, feed the poor and announce your marriage to the ummah.  If that was good enough for the Best of creation (saws) why not for us these days?   Every other idea seems to be about impressing people?  Why not just try to please Allah (swt) and ask for blessing of your marriage?

Answer 4

I actually like attending noisy weddings and I'm the first one to stand up and dance, but I still find the most beautiful and romantic wedding ceremony to be on the beach or in a nice garden, with some nice music that is not played loud. After that, of course, it could transform to a noisy party, but that's a different story. I personally plan to do it both ways one day :) , but I guess you would be more likely to skip the second part.

I don't know if this seems like a cool idea to you and I certainly know it's not original, but at least i tried to help :)

Best wishes !!!

Answer 5

choose a cool band. Blues- jazz bands may be a great choice to shake your guests' bones! eheheh

They just have to be funky and funny, and to have stage powerrrr.

If you are RADICAL put up a ELECTRO-DISCO TEND, to finish the wedding, or invite everyone to a trendy club. You can arrange with the manager some offers like a tabble of drinks for your guests or special rooms for everybody to dance.

You can dance like crazy but you can, like you want to, show your love...write something like "i love you john" or "john's face" in your leg and then show it ONLY to your future husband while other people are looking at the both of you. They will want to know what made him kiss you all of a sudden, and they will think your temporary tattoo is COOL and ORIGINAL.

You can also prepare, in the restaurant, some light show for the night. That iluminates for the dinner, while everybody is watching. You can build something saying "I LOVE YOU JOHN" with lights too, and that can be a surprise for when the lights open.

And.... if you want YOUR GUESTS TO SHOW THEIR LOVE for the bride and groom... well, just wait they give you a nice wedding present! ehehehe

you can also get some statues of the both of you made of pottery or something, for them to sign in your wedding

day and to write messages, and you can say it will decorate and give lucky toy your future home...

well, you have my suggestions.

have a nice wedding!

Answer 6

Mabrouk,Yussuf..sorry if i were late :)

i dunno how much is you budget.,.but i really agree with u,i don't see shaking my butt off and sweating and losing all my dignity is relevant to wishing a couple a happy marriage :P

actually this is what i want,when i get married inshAllah...

if your budget can allow,having like a quiet dinner for friends and family,at the swimming pool at mercure,where you can eat along with some slow music,and take some photos at this beautiful spot(i once saw a couple at the hotel doing that,it looked great,the hotel allowed a video camera even though they didn't have the wedding IN the hotel itself)...it would be great,cheik wedding and the same time everyone is repectable....(so this suits everything,everybody is happy and fed,and she gets to wear the dress,and anyone with ra3'ba makbouta in dancing might dance in the night before,7enna or whatever :P)

if the budget was tighter,you can do this at another place,like there's a nice place in swimming pool in the suez canal authority(if u know someone there),or some decent cafe in taree2 el pilagat(even though am not a big fan),try nady el golf(it's not very expesive,believe me...i went to a weddin there,it was decent_actually the couple were religious and didnt want a messy wedding_and the place is away from kids and the sports and so)

if you are getting married in autumn or spring,i would suggest having a wedding in the afternoon,but now i don't recommend it,it's really hot,ppl will be pissed off,and the bride's make up will smear..NOT a good thing!

in that case el golf is a good idea for the afternoon wedding...

Answer 7

get nancy agram or haifa or even amr diab to sing for you

yalllllaaaaa =]

Answer 8

Congratulations from the heart Ismaily!!

Answer 9

You can have it in a big huge open place with thousands of people as the attendance and the opening segment will be a good display of  fireworks

Answer 10

Alf mabrouk , and welcome back , and miss u ,

Look , My cousin make her weeding so simple and also it was great , I will just give you some points ok

- Bring a group of musicians from the opera or from any place else, but i mean, they are good, and not expensive, or a DJ,

- With a data-show, make a slide-show of your and her pictures starting from the old times, till you are together,

- If its in the garden , take care from the mosquito,

- You can bring a singer if you can,

- Russian show ;) lol

I wish you the best ya Y, really , rabena yebarekloko fe ba3d ,

Answer 11

i think if u had it in an open air place it would be very romantic and sweet, the thing is it might be a little over budget, u could have the same atmosphere indoors. for example: the hall decorations should be smooth and elegant, and for el kousha, it would be nice if it was bunch of roses surrounding u and the groom, i mean not much of beads and stuff going on around u, u wanna be the center of attention after all :o)

for the music, u could ask either the dj or the band to play the music both of u guys pick ahead of time. so u r sure there r no extra hyper songs or that sord.

i would say that the small details do have great effect, so make sure the cake is not overly decorated, ur bride's maids(if any) will be wearing smth simple and elegant.

last but not least, make sure u and the groom go around the hall to thank the ppl who came personally by having small short conversations or pix at each table.

MABROUKKKKKKK

Answer 12

Agricultural Road , Km 17 .. Refrigerated warehouse

Very cool indeed

Answer 13

i have exactly the same preferences for weddings, i don't like to go to those noisy weddings. you could try to make it outdoors. BBQ ceremony. During the daylight, nice music with volume enough for people to hear each other..

Good luck and "Alf Mabrouk"