We know the scene all too well. Beautiful hall and decor, coupled with screaming kids. It just doesn’t work. There are mainly 2 ways of dealing with this. Either state in the invitation that you kindly request no children under a certain age attend, or you can provide babysitting for your guests. Both will work…
7 Inexpensive Wedding Centerpieces
We’ve discussed inexpensive weddings in general. Things you should try or avoid to cut costs, so now let’s take it a step further. For this post we’re going to discuss inexpensive centerpieces. Your theme really shines through your centerpieces at every table, so let’s give your guests something spectacular to look at while your wallet…
Real Wedding: Saleha & Sajid
Saleha Pirzada and Sajid Khan’s wedding in Northern California (Bay Area). Sajid and I got married in August 2007. I had a great time planning all of our events. Our families decided to have a joint reception and that worked out great! My advice for brides is to not worry about the little details, just…
Real Wedding: Hytham & Basma
Planning a wedding can be a bit stressful, especially without a wedding planner. One couple, however, has proven that it’s definitely doable. Hytham Aly and Basma Sayedi took the time to share their beautiful wedding day with Perfect Muslim Wedding, complete with details and advice. The couple believes that the wedding day isn’t necessarily the…
How to Have a Green Muslim Wedding
According to Islamic tradition, Muslims have been put on earth by God as ambassadors and custodians. A narration of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) says: “The world is sweet and green and verily, God is going to install you as a deputy in it in order to see how you act.” This means we have a…
How Much Cake Should I Order?
Many Muslim weddings are a fusion of traditional and contemporary aesthetics, in terms of planning. This can make it quite difficult to first decide on whether or not to serve cake and then to decide how much to order. There are some good rules of thumb, but no one particular formula will tell you exactly…
It’s All About The Guests
Anyone who is planning a wedding wants to make sure their guests have a great time. As guests, we see the same things over and over at weddings, so it’s always refreshing when we see something different. So here are 3 things you can try at your wedding: Photo-booth: Not only will this be…