Muslim Inspirational Real Wedding stories

A Scenic and Colorful Multiday Muslim Wedding in Istanbul, Turkey

Have you ever read a spellbinding book that somehow manages to get even more captivating with every page? The relationship and wedding of Raushani Zahoor (23, a luxury department store assistant manager) and Anosh Lokasher (25, a global systems analyst who works in IT) is the real-life version of...

Glamorous Arab Wedding Full of Cultural Traditions at The Westin Anaheim Resort in California

Mariam and Nadeem describe themselves as an obvious match from the start after both swiped right on a dating app and met in person. Soon after, they introduced one another to family and friends. With their shared cultural heritage, they became official with a traditional tulba ceremony, where Nad...

A Colorful Indian Wedding Featuring Dazzling Desert Hues at JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort

It was an ordinary day, with a group of first-year students on a library tour of UCLA’s campus. Taylor Munuz, always quick with humor, cracked a joke. Alina Ahmed recalls, “Taylor made a joke (that was actually pretty funny), and I happened to be the one who laughed the loudest.” Taylor turned to...

This Couple’s Pakistani Wedding Was Fit for a Fairytale at Morgan Estate in Temecula, California

What is a wedding if not the ultimate chance to live out your childhood fairytale fantasies? Marrying your sweetheart in front of friends and family can create the ultimate setting for magic. This sentiment was especially true for bride and groom Ezza Munir and Saqlain Mushtaq at their summertime...

Pink Was the Star of the Show at This Wedding at the Waldorf Astoria in Dana Point, California

Pink ended up anchoring Alaa and Mujahid’s (Muji) (both 25 and data scientists) wedding along the California coast, but initially there wasn’t a single drop of pink in their design plans. At first, the couple imagined a neutral palette with shades of beige, but ultimately pivoted so the day felt ...

Soft Shades of Blue Wowed at This Fearrington House Wedding in Pittsboro, North Carolina

Following an intimate family-only wedding ceremony, Noor and Omar celebrated their wedding reception at The Fearrington House Inn in Pittsboro, North Carolina. "Omar and I had already had our wedding ceremony at my parent's house on Christmas Day," explains Noor. "We really wanted this reception ...

A Rustic-Meets-Cultural Wedding at The Forest in Wappapello, Missouri

Kanwal Haq and Shiraz Bheda wanted to have a traditional Pakistani wedding weekend while also celebrating Kanwal's roots in southeast Missouri. The colorful wedding weekend included a Mehndi the evening before the wedding followed by a traditional wedding ceremony and plenty of merriment the next...

A Romantic Burgundy-and-White Wedding at the Durham Convention Center in North Carolina

For Deema and Khaled it was love at first sight, at a grocery store! "Believe it or not, I met Khalid at a Harris Teeter about 9 years ago. I never thought I was going to meet my future spouse in a grocery store—I always thought that was just a running joke that people made. I was with my best fr...

A Confetti-Filled Multicultural Backyard Minimony in Westbury, New York

Although the COVID-19 pandemic forced Imaan and Samir to shift their wedding plans, the couple came up with a creative way to make the most of a hard situation. Imaan and Samir decided to postpone their traditional Pakistani wedding events, but they kept their original wedding date so they didn't...

Harry Potter Inspired This Couple's Wedding at The Ryland Inn in New Jersey

Not only did Yasmin and Zachary's wedding honor Egyptian Islamic traditions, the celebration also paid homage to the couple's shared love of Harry Potter. When Yasmin began planning, she knew she wanted "something simple, intimate, and romantic. For my ceremony, I was inspired by my husband's &am...

This Bougainvillea-Filled Wedding at Sandbox in San Diego Was Totally Glam

Incorporating as much bougainvillea as possible was the goal for Malika (a journalist) and Antar (a photographer) with their “pops of pink”-themed wedding. “All the glorious colors,” of bougainvillea blooms inspired the warm, vibrant color palette, which the couple accented with modern white and ...

A Romantic Lavender-and-White Wedding at the Kansas City Convention Center in Missouri

Although their elegant wedding looked absolutely effortless in the end, Lyna Rehan (22 and a medical student) and Abdul Derbas (26 and an anesthesiologist assistant) had to overcome two major hurdles in planning: Their busy careers in medicine and their 500-person guest list. A bit of help from t...

An Elegant Pakistani-Muslim Wedding at The Island House in Johns Island, South Carolina

For their destination wedding on Johns Island, Ayesha Siddiqi and Brian Guzman incorporated plenty of Pakistani-Muslim traditions—starting with their gorgeous fashion choices. "We both knew we wanted traditional Pakistani outfits but I was not so convinced that I wanted to wear red, which is what...

An Elegant Multicultural, Multiday Wedding in Lisbon, Portugal

Kaja Jorgensen and Khaled Verjee blended their cultural backgrounds, love of travel and minimalistic tastes for a wedding in Lisbon, Portugal, for 115 guests. "Our families and friends are scattered around the world, so we knew from the start that our wedding needed to be somewhere easily accessi...

A Multicultural Garden Wedding at East Ivy Mansion in Nashville, Tennessee

Fellow Tennessee State Tigers Saida Binhazim (28 and a graduate student) and Kenny Hickson (29 and a business owner) met through common friends, but their paths didn't cross until after graduation. The couple hosted a multicultural garden wedding fusing Saida's Swahili culture with Kenny’s Americ...

An Alice in Wonderland Inspired Wedding at 620 Loft & Gardens in New York, New York

Mneera (28) and Abdulla's (27 and a Columbia Business School student) whimsical wedding was inspired by Alice in Wonderland. "I love all the Disney fairytales I grew up with. I wanted my wedding to look and feel like a dream in the midst of reality--whimsical and ethereal in the middle of the big...

A Vibrant Fall Wedding at Villa Del Lago in Austin, Texas

Milad and Kelley Hashemi, both 26-year-old engineering Ph.D. students, tied the knot in a vibrant fall wedding at Villa Del Lago in Austin, Texas. The couple first met at a summer internship before their senior of college and began dating long-distance when they both returned to school. Following...

A Destination Wedding at Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey

Liana Abdullina (25 and a physician) and Ruslan Safarov (30 and a physician) had planned their destination wedding to Turkey for months. They chose Istanbul for their wedding since it was conveniently located between Ruslan's home country, the United States, and Liana's, Russia. Just before they ...