My $5 Wedding (Reblog)
By Theresa Corbin , 12:29 pm Friday, 10th January 2014 Theresa Corbin shares how a modest budget for her nikah and walima resulted in a special, personal and memorable ceremony. There are so countless wedding traditions around the world. But one thing is for sure: most weddings involve money, and lots of it. For the average young person, money is a major obstacle to getting married, especially when you cannot afford to throw a huge wedding that is often expected, or if you don’t wish to burden your parents with astronomical expenses. When I got engaged, I was an orphan, a new convert to Islam and a college student. I had little to contribute financially for a wedding. My groom was also a convert who had just enough to pay the dowry and support a wife, but an extravagant wedding was not in the cards. We were on our own, or so we thought. When all was said and done, our nikah and walimah cost us only $5. The $3 nikah Our nikah, or solemnisation, ...