Algerian henna or wedding outfits ...

[BUSHRA1]

Originally posted by Amina-DZ

Originally posted by BUSHRA1
Salam. Thanks for clarifying the sari bit for me too. With so many different Algerian styles of wedding outfits (and the white Western inspired dress thrown in) it really does leave little room for adding anything else.

You'd be surprised! I've been to about 3 weddings in the past 3 years in which I saw the bride wear a sari, it's becoming part of the outfits the bride parades in. It became fashionable back home about 5 years ago and now you find it sold along with other traditional outfits in many shops. What the bride wears usually is the 'lengas' type.

¿Como estas reina? InchaAllah you're well. Thanks for the info. Dipping into different cultures on certain things can be a good thing. I use to pen pal with this girl that was considering to add a sari to her long list of dresses, but backed out of the idea and instead stuck to the traditional Constantine styles and one Berber---her husband is Kablye. What would you wear to your wedding? I have one of the embroidered jackets and slit pants giving to me as a wedding gift a few years ago.

[Bent_Bladi]

goodness! these pictures make me want to get married in algeria.... lol

i wonder how much a typical wedding costs...???

[Ruks]

Wasalaam Bushra - hope your good - alhamdulliah my sister is much better now - although her face has swollen up a bit - but much better overall.

I'm wearing a sari at a relatives wedding in two weeks time, actaully i'm wearing the sari to the henna ceromnoy and a silk evening dress for the wedding itself - can't wait to wear my sari- makes any woman look good if she does the pleats correctly.

i'm really surprised that they wear saris in algeria - but it's all good - i'm for mixing the cultures.

[HOUDA-K]

Asian attire is compulsory for one of the many endless outfits for the bride in Morocco.

[Amina-DZ]

Originally posted by BUSHRA1
¿Como estas reina? InchaAllah you're well. Thanks for the info. Dipping into different cultures on certain things can be a good thing. I use to pen pal with this girl that was considering to add a sari to her long list of dresses, but backed out of the idea and instead stuck to the traditional Constantine styles and one Berber---her husband is Kablye. What would you wear to your wedding? I have one of the embroidered jackets and slit pants giving to me as a wedding gift a few years ago.

Yo estoy bien, gracias hermana. Y tú?
I can imagine that someone would have to be selective when considering what outfits to have. We have many traditional outfits in Algeria that a bride must wear such as the Kaftan Tlemceni with chedda (but that's only in certain parts of Algeria, in the West), a karakou (the embroidered jacket with slit pants or with a silk skirt), a Constantine traditional velvet dress, other outfits to wear do differ in different parts of Algeria. Where I come from, a bride wears a taksheeta as well (the Moroccan traditional attire), a party dress and may be another traditional outfit. Finally, a wedding gown. Some wear an Indian sari like I said. I wouldn't wear one as I already have 2 lengas that I wore to a couple of weddings. I don't want to buy another one lol. Kabyle people include a Kabyle outfit, same for Chaouis, and I think that they have different wedding customs altogether in the South (Sahara).

That's for the wedding only, she has to wear different outfits for the Henna night as well, exactly why weddings cost a lot of money back home.

[Amina-DZ]

Originally posted by Bent_Bladi
goodness! these pictures make me want to get married in algeria.... lol

i wonder how much a typical wedding costs...???

People tend to save for them, they do cost a lot. It can be a waste of money though as some of the outfits are only worn once.

[k-s]

Originally posted by BUSHRA1


Salam k-s. Do you mean by "the entrance" as in consumating the marriage? Sorry for the bluntness, thought it was the most modest way of putting it. If this is what you mean, than people are quite aware that they live like husband and wife under the same roof for about a year now. They would like to register their marriage in Algeria by taking their existent marriage certificate as proof. I don't know what to say because in the West people see a wedding as a big deal no matter what the circumstances (a prior divorce, widowed, with children, living before like common law husband and wife, etc.), which I find in some cases a tad much to pull off with the same excitement as a "blushing" bride/couple, but then again it's only my opinion. The question is what do people in Algeria typically think (or Morocco sis Houda-K )? She wishes me to meet up with her sister-in-law this summer and help with some aspects of the "wedding" (like preparing a Western wedding cake---
Spanish/Latin American style---she saw me prepare for another friend), which InchaAllah I will, but I hate to see her think she's going to make a fool out of herself. It seems the husband implied this wedding on the family because he feels gut wrenched that his wife never had this opportunity. Her own family didn't do any wedding for her, they had a "civil" marriage ceremony and that's it.

Hi Bushra,
Just a general remark.
The Algerian outfits tend to look uncomfortable(with the exception of kablie attire).

The Morrocans have realised this and are moving towards designing soft outfits.

What an idea a Haute Couture company in Algeria.
What do you think?