2023-11-12 16:47:13
Bashayer Al-Abdouli: An enjoyable but unnecessary event. Mahra Al-Qahtani: Reducing attendance creates useful dialogues. Khadija Al-Naimi: Love, joy, and creating unforgettable situations.
Sharjah: Aisha Khambul Al Dhahouri
“Bachelorette” parties have become popular recently among Emirati girls regarding to get married, and they are limited to the bride’s friends and sisters to express their joy by holding a party or organizing special group activities.
Parties are held following allocating different themes according to the special taste of the party host. Some of them prefer to exaggerate in displaying decorations, multi-colored lighting, and coordinating the place, and some of them hold it in a simple way, without affectation.
There are many such documenting gatherings between family and friends, but they differ from one girl to another. There are those who see it as an unnecessary Western tradition, and others who wait impatiently for it to make a memory of their last moments with friends and relatives before the official connection is confirmed.
During the following lines, we will learn regarding some of these experiences.
Bashayer Al-Abdouli planned a “bachelorette” party, in the winter of last year, for one of her friends with the help of female colleagues. The party was held on one of the farms in Fujairah. Bashayer Al-Abdouli says: “It was necessary to choose an open place for the celebration on a cold winter day that was suitable for outdoor parties, and the tasks were divided among a group.” The friends, and I asked everyone to come several hours before the event for arrangement and organization. The place was filled with attendees consisting of sisters, cousins, and a few female friends. I designated a corner on the farm to take pictures of the bride with her friends via an instant camera that takes the picture and prints it at the same moment as a memory of bidding farewell to the first members of the upcoming group of friends. On marital responsibilities.
Bashayer Al-Abdouli believes that a bachelorette party is a beautiful occasion, but it is not necessary for everyone who agrees to get married. It is an opportunity to make memories with friends before getting officially engaged and later prepare for future responsibilities, but memories can be made through other parties held following marriage.
Partition of the ceremony
Mahra Al-Qahtani held her own bachelorette party in a “villa” in Al Ain, and she says: I succeeded in choosing the people to organize and coordinate it, as it is an Emirati project under the management of the youth of the new generation, and I divided the party into an indoor part for celebrating and sitting comfortably and an outside part for dinner and sweets to isolate the annoying smells and keep The place is clean.
Mahra Al-Qahtani received the audience, which consisted of her friends, sisters, and a few relatives, and she preferred to reunite only those close to her because her family contains many individuals. She explains: “The more the place was full of attendees, the more fun it was to sit, and the party was not just dinner and appetizers; Rather, I participated with them in several entertaining activities and competitions, while exchanging conversations.”
Commemoration
For surprise parties like the one that happened with Khadija Al Nuaimi, which was held by her sisters and invited by her close friends, the bride wore a white dress, which is the norm for wedding dresses.
The party held at the family farm began with the female friends coming with a group of gifts for the bride to express their joy on this occasion and exchanging long conversations with her. The farm contained a swimming pool filled with decorations and colored lights, and a large courtyard for celebrating and playing, eating the celebration cake, and the attendees wore a scarf prepared in advance with the name of the host of the party.
Khadija Al Nuaimi points out the importance of documenting that occasion within the framework of love and sharing the joy with those close to her.
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