Marriage is a Marriage is a legitimate life-long legitimate life-long

relationship relationship between a couple between a couple

(a man and (a man and woman) which is woman) which is

approved and approved and encouraged by encouraged by

society and society and religion.religion.

Wearing the Wearing the white dress white dress is a symbol is a symbol

for the purity for the purity of the bride of the bride

in most in most societies, societies, and is the and is the dream of dream of

every young every young girl. girl.

In Kuwait marriage In Kuwait marriage is rarely obligatoryis rarely obligatory

because a woman has because a woman has the right to accept or the right to accept or

refuserefuse a man even if her a man even if her

parents have accepted parents have accepted him.him.

InIn Arabian Gulf societies (yalwa) is

Arabian Gulf societies (yalwa) is

one of the marriage customs. It is a

one of the marriage customs. It is a

kind of wedding celebration in which

kind of wedding celebration in which

the bride sits under green fabric

the bride sits under green fabric

while women sing traditional songs

while women sing traditional songs

(rowndher)(rowndher)..

It is considered a very important

It is considered a very important

custom on the wedding day for the

custom on the wedding day for the

bride to change her clothes and dress

bride to change her clothes and dress

in a white wedding dress.

in a white wedding dress.

Another important Another important marriage custom is marriage custom is al-zafa. It is when al-zafa. It is when the bride enters the bride enters

the reception room the reception room walking slowly walking slowly

while listening to a while listening to a special song, so all special song, so all the guests can see the guests can see

her beauty. her beauty.

Al-Shabka

When the groom When the groom

arrives at the arrives at the

wedding party, he wedding party, he

goes to meet his goes to meet his

bride dressed in al-bride dressed in al-

shabka. Then shabka. Then

people take pictures people take pictures

of these moments.of these moments.

After that, the couple After that, the couple leave the hall.leave the hall.

They cut a piece of They cut a piece of wedding cake. Then wedding cake. Then they go to begin their they go to begin their new life.new life.