okay here is my idea for my wedding…the nikah for my “future husband” is gong to be on the stage…and I really love how in the olden days or in the masjid, you sit on the ground and so does the imam and reads the nikah…( like in the movie jodha akbar)
My idea is to have a little “mandap” on the left side of the stage right next to the bride and groom chairs…and have my man and his witnesses…kazi..etc sit on the ground (masnath) and recite the nikah and dua…after that is over…i want him to get up and go sit on the chair…and wait for my arrival…
how is that idea? do you think it will fly?
do you know or have any pictures of any weddings that you have been to that have done this? i only found 1 picture online of this…and here it is…
The set up in the picture doesn't look very nice. Also, will your guests be sitting in chairs while the Imam and your fiancee are sitting on the floor? Doesn't that seem a little odd to you?
i wouldnt do it myself...but at the end of the day..its ur wedding and your special day...so why not??
If you like the idea closer to your wedding, do it and let us know ur exp...would like to know how everything works out for my wedding:D
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In my extended family the nikah is always done on the stage. The groom, the imam, the witnesses, groom & brides father's are all up there. Usually aaaall the bride&groom's close male friends/family also go on the stage and stand at the back/sides to see the nikkah and for the dua. After that they all congratulate the groom and let him and his family wait for the entrance of the bride.
Each to their own but I don't really get sitting on the floor near the stage and then shifting to the stage?
well your not technically sitting on the "ground" its still on the stage...over just next to the chairs...it just shows the "purana zamana" nikah process where people sit on the ground with their legs folded and recite the nikah, instead of sitting on the chair.
hey i had this kind of masnath for my nikah and reception both!
for the nikah we had two different settings in two different rooms (for bride and groom) - but not on the floor; we put the masnath on a 'takhat'... easier for people with knee problems to sit along with you.
however for the reception (it was laid on the floor of the stage) let me tell you, wearing a heavy lehenga it's pretty annoying to sit on the floor :P
i went to a wedding in ny some years back and it was held at some country club in jersey, nice venue beautiful gardens that made for awesome pictures. anyhow we were invited to a room with a mandap set up and just rows of chairs where the middle had a red carpet. (just like when you go for church weddings) and the nikka took place there, and they sat in chairs bc if they sat on the floor none of us wouldhave a view. As soon as we stepped back into the main hallway waiting for the reception ballroom to open the hall was full of a cocktail hour like setup. samosas, egg rolls, pakoras, samples of sliced lamb, fruits, chocolate fountain, bars with non alcholoic drinks being set up and that sort of a thing. the tables had pictures in frames of the couple from dholkis, mayyouns, and engagement or baat paki pictures. i thought that was very nicely done. also i'm surprised the imam didn't have an issue with music being played during the wedding (there was no dancing but normally we get scolded at every wedding reception/nikka i've been to so most couples tend to do their nikka on a different day t avoid the issue).
