I was very fortunate to be invited to a Moroccan wedding this weekend. Moroccan wedding celebrations traditionally begin in the evening and last all night. This one began at 8 pm and went on until 7 am the next morning (however we managed to escape at around 4 am!) The bride & groom change their outfits 7 times throughout the evening/night!
The preparation for us, the group of wedding guests who I went with, begun with a trip to the souk to hire a traditional style outfit. During the afternoon, after a delicious couscous lunch that was 'beneen bezeff' cooked for us by Zaynah in her family home, we had our hands and feet henna tattooed whilst chilling out watching t.v. Then we did our make up and got dressed into our 'wedding' outfits and were driven to a huge events hall on the outskirts of Taroudant city... here are some photos:
The bride is carried in to the hall in great style!
my henna tattooed feet & hands
apparently only married women have their feet tattoed
There was lots of music and berber style dancing!
And finally the food arrived at 2.30 am!
but not before washing our hands first
The group of friends I went with: left - right:
Zahira, Zayna, Harija and Sukrir with bride & groom behind
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