Not all cultures practice the traditional wedding speech custom. Other parts of the world are now picking up on this western practice, as well as several other wedding traditions like the white bridal dress and veil. This is a true account of my husband's wedding speech experience at his daughter's marriage ceremony a few years ago.
Sense the bridegroom's mother had passed away unexpectedly weeks before the wedding, they decided that as a young couple they would make do with an official, religious, marriage ceremony. Deciding to use the money for an extended honeymoon they canceled the large festive wedding party that we had planned.
Since we are a Muslim family living in Cairo, Egypt, the religious ceremony was a Muslim one. Generally, what is required the presence of two witnesses, the bride and groom and a Muslim cleric, a Sheikh. In the Sheikh's presence, the bride, the groom and the two witnesses sign a marriage document. After this, the sheikh, the brides guardian, bowed his head in prayer. In this situation it was her father and my husband and the bridegroom as well.
My husband isn't religious. He worried for weeks about reciting the prayer correctly in the presence of family and friends. He even reverted to old schoolboy tactics and wrote the prayer down on a 3 by 3 inch strip of paper, just in case he needed it. The marriage was held in the large hall of a religious building. The bride, groom, friends acting as witnesses, Sheikh, father of the bride, and bridegroom's father were are set upon the stage. My husband was sitting between the Sheikh and the bridegroom. The other guests and I took our places just below in theatre like seats. When it was time for my husband to recite his prayer, he did it perfectly. I could see and feel him relax. Relief was written all over his face.
Then it happened. His ex-wife asked him to give a speech. My husband is accustomed to making speeches, though this one was unexpected. He was happy, relaxed, and comfortable.
As he got up to compose his impromptu wedding speech, he affectionately placed his hand on the shoulder of his new son-in-law. It was a very good speech, full of praise for his only daughter's new husband and a few tastefully chosen words of kindness concerning the young man's recent loss. During my husbands wedding speech he never lifted his hand from the bridegroom's shoulder and mentioned him by name many times while looking into his eyes. He explained to the gentleman that he was expected to provide for his daugher as well as love her as much as he knew she loved him.
Everything was perfect in my husband's wedding speech except one minor detail. Unbeknownst to him until after the speech, he said his daughter's former boyfriend's name through the entire speech. - 16928
Sense the bridegroom's mother had passed away unexpectedly weeks before the wedding, they decided that as a young couple they would make do with an official, religious, marriage ceremony. Deciding to use the money for an extended honeymoon they canceled the large festive wedding party that we had planned.
Since we are a Muslim family living in Cairo, Egypt, the religious ceremony was a Muslim one. Generally, what is required the presence of two witnesses, the bride and groom and a Muslim cleric, a Sheikh. In the Sheikh's presence, the bride, the groom and the two witnesses sign a marriage document. After this, the sheikh, the brides guardian, bowed his head in prayer. In this situation it was her father and my husband and the bridegroom as well.
My husband isn't religious. He worried for weeks about reciting the prayer correctly in the presence of family and friends. He even reverted to old schoolboy tactics and wrote the prayer down on a 3 by 3 inch strip of paper, just in case he needed it. The marriage was held in the large hall of a religious building. The bride, groom, friends acting as witnesses, Sheikh, father of the bride, and bridegroom's father were are set upon the stage. My husband was sitting between the Sheikh and the bridegroom. The other guests and I took our places just below in theatre like seats. When it was time for my husband to recite his prayer, he did it perfectly. I could see and feel him relax. Relief was written all over his face.
Then it happened. His ex-wife asked him to give a speech. My husband is accustomed to making speeches, though this one was unexpected. He was happy, relaxed, and comfortable.
As he got up to compose his impromptu wedding speech, he affectionately placed his hand on the shoulder of his new son-in-law. It was a very good speech, full of praise for his only daughter's new husband and a few tastefully chosen words of kindness concerning the young man's recent loss. During my husbands wedding speech he never lifted his hand from the bridegroom's shoulder and mentioned him by name many times while looking into his eyes. He explained to the gentleman that he was expected to provide for his daugher as well as love her as much as he knew she loved him.
Everything was perfect in my husband's wedding speech except one minor detail. Unbeknownst to him until after the speech, he said his daughter's former boyfriend's name through the entire speech. - 16928
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