Weddings

Love, love is beautiful. Seeing two people unite because of love and make a serious commitment in the light of (often) religion is inspiring, optimistic and beautiful. Egyptian weddings for some reason are mostly during summer, I'd assume it's because the weather will be best for travelling, maybe? Despite the beauty and significance of weddings, we ruined it. And by 'we' I mean everyone: bride and groom, guests and even the organisers.

Bride and groom

This is their big day. They've waited for long bla bla bla. But aren't they doing it wrong? Their choices are make or break. For example a wedding on the beach in August, is a really bad idea. Separating the two families is also a bad idea. This event unites two families not just two people. And if you're scared of conflicts then are you sure of what you're doing?

The invitation says 8 pm but the wedding starts at 11, why?! Some brides take too long to get ready it's annoying. And they had a long day to be prepared, so what's the excuse? It's really rude to keep people waiting this long. Sometimes, I get it, the make-up artist is late or something's going on but sometimes it's not the case! And with a wedding starting at 11 it sure ends after midnight, maybe even at dawn. This is too exhausting especially for the couple and close guests who certainly stays till the end...!

Guests

Well these people are the majority so there is A LOT to say about them. And since I've been a guest in few wedding ceremonies I can talk about it from this perspective. There are many types of guests.

The gossip ladies

Sitting near such ladies, you hear comments like "She's showing too much for a divorcée.", "I swear my nephew deserves someone better, I introduced him to more sophisticated girls but he refused. What does he see in this dark-skinned anyway?" and "The food in [insert name]'s wedding was much more delicious, but it's okay because I guess they're on a tight budget this poor couple! Did you hear they didn't even buy a....?". The chat is endless. They probably resume this gossip at home over tea afterwards. And almost everyone is dragged into this, people they know and complete strangers. Nothing stops them.

The IDC-I-only-came-for-food

Does he/she (but mostly he, though) know well the couple? Depends. Does he give a single fuck about them? Certainly not. But he's here for the free food and most probably won't even offer the couple a gift or anything. How to spot one: he fills his plate like he hasn't eaten for a week and he eats then leaves. Believe it or not, but this type can actually be related to a new-wed, and I've personally witnessed one. Point out one and no-one will believe you.

The bridesmaids

The bridesmaids concept was abused in Egypt. There are too many women and they're everywhere. As a bride, sometimes you have to have a certain person as a bridesmaid even if you don't know them well. This is abuse in itself. Like, you have to have your husband's cousin because he has no sisters. Sarah will get mad if she's not a bridesmaid so to avoid any arguments or fights you'll let her. Some bridesmaids are there for the attention. They want to feel special and attract the guys in the wedding and that's terrible in my opinion. They're in a wedding to prepare theirs instead of being happy for the couple.

The emotional

I don't get these people honestly. They're too much to handle for me, I wouldn't be able to react as bride honestly. A father who's crying, your daughter got married not killed! You will see her weekly (at least), so why the drama? Some of them are scared, some are happy. But it's too much to ruin the day.

The organisers

They control everything. Everything. No matter what the couple agrees on with them, the organisers have a different saying. And since this is a happy event, no-one will argue with them. I've seen no bride leave the dance floor to protest her playslist isn't on. My aunt and her then-fiancé clearly told them to not play Sha3by songs days before the wedding. Guess what, they only played them. It's so irritating. And if I were a bride I wouldn't be okay with it simply because it's a wedding and everyone's happy, because music is crucial and every song is different, it's never "it's just music".

There are always those mini-fights between the mothers and the organisers. Displacing few things here and then.

Honestly I'm not done with talking about weddings and surely I'll bash them again, soon.