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On a special evening the groom is invited to come to the girl

Summary: On a special evening the groom is invited to come to the girl s home along with his family for a visit with her family However not without enticing jewels for the bride to be and her family The groom presents the bride s mother with a gold ring and necklace money and a few items of clothing He is taking her daughter and she deserves something for the loss of her child and for her hard work in raising her Qeshm is made of relatively small communities and families are generally well acquainted before a wedding takes place The groom s family sends a message to the bride s family and after an approval is received by the bride s family arrangements are made for them all to meet In older times the girl had no say on the matter but today they voice their own opinions and they need to approve of the marriage as well A Marriage Proposal The wedding decorations are breathtaking and colorful hopes for a bright future are clear in the vivid decor The curtains of sand and rugged nature of Qeshm Island are left behind while flowers dominate the wedding ceremony Blossoms or khoncheh are constructed and filled with henna and aromatic scents on the third day of the wedding for the henna ceremony The scented blossoms are taken to the bride s house where the couple will reside until getting a place of their own The homes of the groom and bride s father are decorated with brilliant fabrics and lighting which makes it known there is a celebration in the residence taking place To hold a wedding ceremony in Qeshm is the most beautiful and exciting thing in a person s life The families of the bride and groom celebrate for days and friends neighbors and whoever else happens to stumble upon the party is invited to join the fun While both families look forward to the ceremony from the start of their child s life the ceremony is a long process Ten days are filled with festivities dinners and parties For the first three nights the couple remains unmarried then on the fourth night the actual marriage of the couple takes place The wedding continues for another seven nights n Qeshm the groom moves into his in laws house Traditions have remained well preserved in Qeshm due to the isolated and proud nature of the local people Their industries architecture customs and rituals have changed very little over the course of time and authenticity has been maintained in many aspects No better place is this visible than in a local Qeshm wedding I On a special evening the groom is invited to come to the girl s home along with his family for a visit with her family However not without enticing jewels for the bride to be and her family The groom presents the bride s mother with a gold ring and necklace money and a few items of clothing He is taking her daughter and she deserves something for the loss of her child and for her hard work in raising her Qeshm is made of relatively small communities and families are generally well acquainted before a wedding takes place The groom s family sends a message to the bride s family and after an approval is received by the bride s family arrangements are made for them all to meet In older times the girl had no say on the matter but today they voice their own opinions and they need to approve of the marriage as well A Marriage Proposal The wedding decorations are breathtaking and colorful hopes for a bright future are clear in the vivid decor The curtains of sand and rugged nature of Qeshm Island are left behind while flowers dominate the wedding ceremony Blossoms or khoncheh are constructed and filled with henna and aromatic scents on the third day of the wedding for the henna ceremony The scented blossoms are taken to the bride s house where the couple will reside until getting a place of their own The homes of the groom and bride s father are decorated with brilliant fabrics and lighting which makes it known there is a celebration in the residence taking place To hold a wedding ceremony in Qeshm is the most beautiful and exciting thing in a person s life The families of the bride and groom celebrate for days and friends neighbors and whoever else happens to stumble upon the party is invited to join the fun While both families look forward to the ceremony from the start of their child s life the ceremony is a long process Ten days are filled with festivities dinners and parties For the first three nights the couple remains unmarried then on the fourth night the actual marriage of the couple takes place The wedding continues for another seven nights n Qeshm the groom moves into his in laws house Traditions have remained well preserved in Qeshm due to the isolated and proud nature of the local people Their industries architecture customs and rituals have changed very little over the course of time and authenticity has been maintained in many aspects No better place is this visible than in a local Qeshm wedding I

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