Segregation at Parties

[Maria01]

Re: Segregation at Parties

@Sehrysh

In all the weddings I’ve gone to, there was only one (aside from the ones at a masjid) where there was proper segregation in the banquet hall. Separate halls/rooms for the men and women. An all women wait staff for the ladies side and a female photographer for the women’s side. In this setting, the hijabi women felt comfortable taking their hijab off and enjoying the wedding. I think the groom only joined his bride when it was family only and then whoever wanted to put her hijab back on, did so.

For the rest of the weddings, aside from the partition, the segregation is not complete - just done on a piecemeal basis.

That’s exactly how I had mine

In my reception, there was a separate entry for the ladies and the men. You couldn’t see into each other’s sides at all. The two areas had their own arrangements for dinner and there were waitresses on the girls side and waiters for the men.

I sat on the “bride sofa” (I didn’t want to, lol), I sat on it about an hour while everyone was taking pics, with me (female photographer) and then I got off and mingled with the guests and had dinner with my mum-in law and sisters - in law.

I don’t think that there was anything special, in terms of seating for my husband. He was sitting with the rest of the crowd and meeting everyone.

We arranged separate pics for the guys side (general group pics, which my male cousins did).

Later, my husband and I got our pics done together with our Mums.

Any thing can work out, as long as you’re willing to do it.