Any Suggestions

[sweet_angel]

I can't seem to make my mind up about what i want to do,
i originally wanted the full proper Moroccan wedding back home, but then i thought if my hubby is successful in his visa application we could have it here instead, now if his application is accepted he should find in a couple of weeks which means he will come over way before the summer, so is it really worth him spending a few months here and then go back so soon.
All shall i just have a small wedding here and then have another in Morocco next year.

if we did decide to have the wedding here when he comes over, are there any places in London where i can hire things, like neghaffat, tayabat music etc

I really don't what to do and then theres thought of the expense will it be more expensive here or in Morocco.

[Ghazala]

I wouldn't have a wedding here UNLESS most of your (extended) family are here in which case, fair enough. If you want everyone there & you want the full feel of a Moroccan wedding, there is no place like home Dorothy.

Is it a big problem if he comes over for a few months first? It gives him a little time to get used to the place & he won't have long before he can go & seek his parents.

Either way, Good luck with the visa application & Inshallah the wedding will be fab!

[sweet_angel]

Yea thats true, and all his family will be back home too
i guess he can come over than we can go back together and have the wedding
Is it a lot of organising as its not really that long until the summer i don't have anyone back home that could organise everything for me, unless i send my mum over a couple of months before.

[Ghazala]

Don't you have any relatives in Morocco? There's not really that much to do in the run-up. Don't get into a tizzy & worry about it hbiba. All they have to do is find the traiteur who can organise the food, the hall, the band - maybe if even the negaffa if you're lucky A small deposit secures it & your mum can go down a few weeks before just to scream at who needs to be screamed at. Oh, & you need someone to keep a eye on the traiteur & the staff on the day or things may 'walk' As you go on honeymoon, your parents are left to tally up & barter. Job done.

Easy isn't it? Certainly better than having family make the cakes for weeks on end, & tyabbats dirtying up your staah with chicken feathers, dishes & zeit

Do it the lazy way; trust me its easier & it makes sense when you live abroad. It's one day & its not worth worrying about for 100 days. Just concentrate on looking pretty & leave the rest to the traiteur.

I agree with Ghazala. There is nothing like a Good mystical Moroccan wedding. With all Ch-hiwatte and 7alawiyatte. Morocco is the way to go.

[_nadia_]

I think Ghazala's suggestion of having the big wedding wherever the majority of your family is is the best thing. Inshallah when I get married, I'd like to have a mini wedding here for my friends and family that can't make it to Morocco, and then one in Morocco for family and stuff... or if not Morocco, wherever my husband is from

[Ghazala]

Two weddings? That's like saying 'Hello Bankruptcy'
Whoever can't make Morocco doesn't come to mine. End of lol. Can't be doing with the expense when it could be used to send me & my beloved somewhere exotic

Be selfish Nads