I have a wedding this weekend and I’m dreading it. Not because I have to spend the entire day getting my face painted and my hair crusted with hairspray ( ugghh) But because of the obvious fact that weddings in Lebanon now resemble, a circus. Allow me to elaborate but one post just won’t do it.
Let’s begin with the Zaffeh- how is pretending to be Cleopatra carried around on what seems to be a stretcher, by a bunch of clowns in colored nylon suits even tempting? And if your going for the “cool” jazzy zaffeh, it’s not cool. It’s embarrassing! A wedding is NOT a show; brides do not need to greet their guests with a welcome dance, why do they even have to make a freakin entrance? Whyyyyyyy? We all know who’s getting married; we are not voting for anyone, it’s not a contest, why do brides feel the need to parade around their terrified new husbands? I don’t get it is it like “look I found Mr. Right and he can do a little dance for everyone.”
It’s also become a competition here, it’s the talk of the town,“ OH MY GOD, Ghada’s wedding cost $192282892982200 , my man better throw me something more lavish.” Poor Ghada, what they don’t know is that her new hubby and her may no longer be able to afford the ishtirak ( generator fees) after the fiasco is over but you know what … at least she got married in Biel ;p Bisoux
Not much of a difference from where I'm sitting
haha good one! but c’mon some of these “fiasco’s” have important values to the bride..not sure about the groom
. I guess extraordinarily lavish parades would be a “so-so” but I still love watching all the fuss maybe more so because we don’t get to watch any where i live 
Yalla, enjoy the wedding
Well… it’s important for the groom and his family since they are showing off how much money they spent… important for the bride and her family, to show off about what a rich guy their bride got.
I think we should go back to the basics… and ignore gossip… no matter what you do, people are going to talk anyways. So why not do something I can afford (and not get a loan for) and only invite people I truly care for.