Thursday, 18 April 2013

Planning Muslim wedding and finalizing Muslim wedding cards

It is very important to do a proper planning for the events to be successful specially the major ones. All the
traditions and cultures have the marriage concept but just the way in which this is done differs. This is undoubtedly the most awaited event not only for the couple but also for their families. The day a child takes birth and especially if it’s a female child, parents start planning for her marriage. Proper and timely planning makes things easier and cost effective too.
Muslim Marriage Cards
There is a specific list of ceremonies which needs to be followed in each and every wedding, so start your planning in accordance with that list only. Please find some important points below –

Before a year –
The first step is to finalize the date and arrange for a venue where the wedding will take places there are very limited places which are easily approachable and these get booked first, so reach out for the booking in advance. This also eases the hassles and gives room for you to arrange other things. Muslims prefer to arrange marriages on Sundays as according to the Islamic tradition Lunar calendar is followed. Then one needs to arrange for the Qazi as well although any Muslim who understands these traditions can make this happen but is the marriage in inter caste is it important to arrange for a Qazi who can interpret the same in other language as well.
Muslim Walima Cards


Between 11 to 9 Months-
Once the location is finalized look out for the caterers, it is good to opt for caterers who are near to the venue. Arrange for all the important things and items which will be required on the wedding day. If one is arranging marriage in a mosque then sitting arrangement? In a Muslim wedding there is gender differentiation so how arrangements will be done for them.
Islamic cards

Between 8 to 6 months-
This is the time to choose for the Muslim wedding cards design and pattern. There are contracts which are signed in a Muslim wedding so get all the formalities done for it along with this there will be a requirement for marriage license after the wedding be ready with the documents (the one which are available).

Between 3 to 5 month-
The marriage is very near now, its time to recheck all the arrangements which were done in the past. Get the outfits, jewelry and other important things made. Get the Muslim wedding cards printing company intimated again about your order of the card. Of there is any last minute change in any ceremony date or time, do it now.

Before One month-
In this month send all Muslim Invitaion cards to relatives and also invite the near and dear ones through phone calls specially the ones who are far away as they too need time to make arrangements for tickets and other stuffs. Bring all the outfits and other wearable especially for the bride and the groom so that they can be checked and any alteration if required can be done.

Before one week
By this time almost everything will be in place and all you need to do is a revision work i.e. contacting the caterers, decorators and managers. The functions will start in this week so keep you calm and cool. Keep yourself ready to enjoy the functions. By this time you will realize how advance planning will help you enjoy all the events.

Wedding Day
Enjoy the ceremony freely as everything is done in advance. Meet people, guests at the ceremony and remain calm as you have arranged all the things well in advance.

Thursday, 4 April 2013

Inter Caste Marriage: Still A Taboo

Marriage is considered to be an institution by all religions. There are certain codes for marriage in each religion and are being followed since time immemorial. These codes are sometimes very stringent and even small deviation is not acceptable. One such prohibition is inter-caste marriage. One can only marry within his or her caste is a rule that is strictly followed by Hindus and Muslims. There is Gotra system in Hinduism and marriage cannot even occur outside the gotra prescribed by the religion.

Designer Marriage Card

Caste System – deep within veins
Caste has become the life and breath of almost all religions and it is marriage that is believed to keep this system intact. Marriage is believed to be decided in heaven and executed on earth and it’s execution is something that is to be dealt very seriously. Love marriages within caste are too an extent acceptable but marrying outside one’s caste is believed to be a crime and is unpardonable. Many believe that such marriage would impure the blood of coming generations and would bring ill luck; they are considered to be a shame for society and family too sometimes to an extent that families commit suicide. For such Marriage Interfaith Invitations are also seldom printed and if printed these are circulated in a restricted manner only.

Inter caste marriage leads to social boycott
The graveness of caste system is more in villages and people go to an extent of boycotting the families whose children have committed such mistakes, they are even murdered. There are many religious leaders who approve of inter caste marriages and many others who does not. Inter caste marriage has become a debatable issue and people have their own opinions regarding it. The ratio of people who does not approve inter caste marriage is much higher than those who approve of it.

Honor killing is the ugliest face of inter caste marriages
The trend of inter caste marriage is more in western countries. Hindu and Muslims take their caste to be their honor and if the honor is lost nothing remains for them. Girls and boys are taught about caste from the childhood and also that they have to adhere to the rules laid by their caste and should not in any condition deviate from them.

Changes is in the air, but it’s too slow
Although many changes have come and people have started accepting inter caste marriages but only few people approve of it. Villages have Khap panchayats that are strictly against inter caste marriages. Newspapers and media have taken up the issue many times but have not achieved much success. One’s religion is believed to be given by God and marrying outside it is believed to be altering his will. The modern society members give intellectual reasons like understanding and adjusting in other religion or caste is difficult, rituals also differ but the mindset is same that inter caste marriages are not acceptable. The religion and its rituals are something that is imbibed by the child from the day he arrives and getting married in other caste means renouncing all the customs that the families have been following. Inter caste marriages require a lot of adjustments and people who go for it needs courage as they are not easily acceptable to the society.