Is the Baraat/Shaadi function neccessary?

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Re: Is the Baraat/Shaadi function neccessary?

hi sugar
finally someone talking about saving money on weddings at this platform
this idea is very good and parallel to islamic wedding .i attended 2 weddings with biggggggggggggg gap
1..my friend’s wedding in 2004 sat night was combined mehndi and sunday morning nikah+RUKHSATI with few people and evening was grand walima
2.last month with mayon and mehndi combined,next day Saturday… Nikah in mosque+RUKHSATI
nd sunday walima.

@suger112

I’m thinking about doing the mehndi function in a hall, the nikaah at the mosque, and then a big reception in a hall either that night or the next night. So the reception would serve as my ruksati as well as the walima. Has anyone been to a Pakistani wedding like this? I have been to weddings where they do the nikaah and walima all in one night with different outfits, but I wouldn’t be changing my clothes.

I’m in Canada and we would end up saving a few thousand but do you think I would regret not having the shaadi function? Did you and your guests enjoy yours? I usually find the mehndi or walima to be more fun…Please advise!