Eru Iyawo (Yoruba Engagement List) The “eru iyawo” is a list given by the bride’s family to the groom’s family before the wedding. This list contains gift items required to be presented to the bride and her family by the groom’s family on the wedding day. Common items on the Yoruba Engagement List are:…
Moroccan wedding blankets are handmade by the bride’s mother and worn by the bride during the wedding ceremony. The bride wears the wedding blanket or “Handira” like a cape on her shoulders on her way to her matrimonial home. Some wedding blankets are even woven by female relatives of the bride, long before she thinks…
The bride and groom then go for a final outfit change and return to cut their wedding cake. The groom wears a suit while the bride wears a white wedding dress or a white “takshita”. The bride and groom share a last dance, eat the cake and leave after that for the wedding night.
Tour in the “Mida”. The bride returns in her new outfit called ” Labssa Fassia” for a tour in the “Mida” with her husband. The groom by this time has also changed into a “Jabador and Djabella” outfit. There are usually two Midas (unroofed platform), one for the bride and one for the groom.
When she returns, dinner is served to all. The couple eat with both parents and close members of the family. After dinner, the couple go around dancing and greeting their guests, before the bride goes for another change of clothing.
When she comes out of the Amaria, she sits with the groom for some time, in an elevated couch, while pictures are being taken before going to change her outfit.
Moroccan Bride changes into numerous outfits/caftans/Takchitas (some say 1 dress per hour), the last usually being a white wedding dress. On the whole she would have worn about seven different outfits.
The next day is the Wedding Party or the wedding day (Berza). The bride’s entrance is very ceremonial and is of major significance in the ceremony. She usually comes in an “Amaria”, a roofed platform carried by about 4 or 6 men, while the groom leads the walk.
