Re: Holding Qur’an over brides head?
Cupcake I totally support you in your decision and think exactly the same…Holding Quran over her head does not signify ANYTHING…if you want your daughter/sister to be blessed than read surahs with her at the time of rukhsati…infact I think it is so disrespectful that you hold Quran over a brides head…it has no basis, how many brides in Pakistan live unhappy lives or end up getting divorced so are you telling me but had Quran held over their heads at the time of their rukhsati…a family..allll of the family infact should give her duaaen so there are more chances of their duaen getting qabooliyat and THAT would definitely have an impact on a bride’s life.
As for the rice throwing thingi…how can you even say it is a Muslim tradition when in Islam wastage of food is soo frowned upon.. Isn’t it disrepect of food when the bride throws rice over her head and that comes under peoples shoes…I always thought that was only ever seen in Bollywood movies but I have recently been watching a lot of Muslim Pakistani weddings where brides are throwing rice over their heads…why do we have to follow traditions from other religions is just beyond me..I saw a video where a bride is throwing rose petals over her head instead of rice..thats fine atleast it doesnt waste food but why do we have to follow other faith’s traditions…
So Cupcake if your family really pushes you to do the rice thing…instead of using rice you can use flower petals 
P.s. please ignore the grammar/mis-spelled words…just in a hurry