Magical Moroccan weddings: Luxurious celebrations of tradition and status | DW Documentary
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2023
- A wedding in Morocco is like a fairytale out of "1001 Nights.” Brides become princesses. The guest list has to be long; the clothing, sumptuously stylish; the jewelry, the finest; and the food, tip-top.
It takes months to plan a Moroccan wedding. That’s how it was for Yousra and Othman as well. The couple live in France, but they got married in Yousra’s Moroccan hometown, Fez. They hired Negaffa Salwa to plan the event, but of course the parents also get a say in shaping their children’s big day. After all, the wedding is all about image within the family and among friends. Together, they search for a venue. The local markets, or souks are combed for the finest oud, incense and musk for the henna party, which is usually held on the eve of the wedding.
Yousra and Othman are also opening their nuptials with the traditional celebration, one featuring all the bells and whistles. The bridegroom and his family will enter with great fanfare. Gifts will be displayed and the bride will appear in different outfits. All eyes will be on Yousra when she is carried into the venue on traditional wooden palanquin known as an Amaria.
But the high point of the evening is when the bride enters in a traditional fassia dress. Wearing the heavy, sumptuous brocade and enormous crown will be no mean feat for the petite Yousra. The trick is to smile and make it all look easy. Yousra knows she’ll be on camera non-stop and loads of photographs and videos will be posted on social media. Beyond being unforgettable for the young couple and their guests, the fairytale wedding enhances their families’ status.
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One of my best friends while studying in the US was from Morocco. She’s one of the most knowledgeable, smart and humble hearted humans I’ve met.
If you are friends with one you are friends with all ☺️🙌 come visit Morocco when you can you will not regret it!
Aisha aslamwalicum
@@deepakgoletamang6091 ahlan! Lab3ass?
@@deepakgoletamang6091 ahlan! Lab3ass?
I have been in Agadir 2 weeks ago. Morocco is amazing. Much love from Poland.
I have never felt like a princesses or been treated like an princess, so I would love this type of wedding.
We should find you a king first😊
My brother Adam can be your king.
Because you are still single 🤣
what a culture my country has 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦
against islam idk if you should celebrate the fact
@@zwerver6249 leave us alone
@@zwerver6249what ?!!!! Gtfo ! Morocco is way older than any religion, and everything is respected in Morocco. Every religion and every race and nationality as long as they're are respectful too
@@zwerver6249not everybody is muslim ;)
@@incogb6696Islam over everything, keep coping.
Morocco is a beautiful country, with beautiful people and they have an amazing culture and tradition and a great history LOVE THEM 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Es más feo ese país de donde eres de África para digas eso
@@polcito8692al a9bah houwa al ha9oud wal hasoud
@@polcito8692 No, estás confundido entre el Reino de Marruecos y Alkheria tu casa de basura 😎
@@meriembouhbou6992 en Marruecos se kagan de hambre
@@meriembouhbou6992 a los moros no le quieren ni el infierno
No lo quieren a asís
No lo quieren en Europa
No lo quieren en América
Solo en África lo quieren
Tienen mala vibración
Avwr dime en que parte de un mundo lo quieren
A los musulmanes solo lo quieren en el infierno
المغاربة المدافعين عن تقاليدنا العريقة ضد السرقة بانو هنا 🇲🇦❤👏👏👏👏👏❤😍😍
Someone is trying to steal your traditions?
@@yasminbarry7941yes Algerians
@@yasminbarry7941 yes , the arabs and middle Easterns
And main ones are algerians
@@helliswar : Thank you for your response. Personnally, I feel Morocco is unique and cannot really be duplicated into another culture.
كتبان الخدمة المزورة غبر من لصقة سايحة من جناب
Such beautiful weddings
😊😊😊
Not as beautiful as your presence on UA-cam. Deutsche Welle have no idea what an honour it is for them.
waaaaa.....its mister everywhere, hiiii
@@mokakuma7329 hiii
Morocco 🇲🇦👑
I’m IN LOVE with Moroccan culture 😍
love the smile on the bride-to-be's face as her mom recounted the first time her daughter told her about meeting her now-fiance. ah, love! such a universal language 🥰 thank you, DW!
This is the first exotic wedding where the couple smiled happily. Stunning bride and beautiful ceremony!
Exotic? As word is a little too far ; you can just mention traditional
not true, we are always so happy on our wedding days
Exotic wedding? What do you mean by that? This is a traditional Moroccan wedding with Fassi and Rbati customs
LOL at "exotic"
Your insinuation is clear, and your not so subtle bigotry to imply that traditional wedding that isn't western centric has to where the couple are not smiling aka forced!
and yet somehow almost all of them stay married for life, while your wonderful western liberal brides and grooms have a 50% divorce rate
The Moroccan wedding is unparalleled, with its authentic traditional dress, its cooking and sweets, the way the grooms decorate, and all the authentic traditions and customs 🇲🇦💗👍
Yes, many try to replicate
No pakistani weddings are ours even last weeks and are more modest
@@muslimproudtobe I prefer moroccan weddings
Middle Eastern weddings > North African weddings
@@Altair-El-Haddad what do you talk about your marriages is a joke
Morocco is a prestigious country
No it’s not 😂
@@itsomarz9337jalouse 🤪🤪🤪🤪
@@itsomarz9337 🐕🇩🇿🐕
yes it is and ur just jealous cry me a river@@itsomarz9337
@@itsomarz9337ههه لبنان اللي ماتعرف اصلهم مكسيكي ولا غجري ولا شو هم اصحاب البريستيج .العري بدون هوية😂
So magical!! a mixture between the traditional and modern!! This is Morocco 🇲🇦
Wow! This is what a wedding celebration mean! No wonder it's a every girl dream ❤. it's 21st century and they still keep their morals upright, that's admirable..
Hey where are you from
Greetings to Morocco 🇲🇦 from Dubai 🇦🇪
what a beautiful 😍 and lovely ceremony.
May the Almighty bless you guys, and grant you'll a lifetime of happiness and prosperity.
love from South Africa 🇿🇦
Moroccan weddings are a true spectacle of culture, tradition, and love. The intricate planning, luxurious attire, and rich traditions make every moment a fairy tale come true. Yousra and Othman's journey to create this magical event is a testament to the beauty of cultural celebrations. Thank you for sharing this enchanting glimpse into Moroccan weddings!
Her caftans (?) are beautiful. Also, love her henna. Everything just looks beautiful on her.
Another wonderful documentary about wonderful wedding traditions of Morocco🤍 🇲🇦💛... thank you for your respectful 🙏 ( DW) documentary channel for sharing this remarkable video......congratulations for them
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That's the Moroccan greatness, a kingdom where culture & history meet.
Our weedings are magnificent and much more await for you in morocco ofc so u gotta visit it bc why not
This is beautiful. What a wonderful culture.
I love the clothes in general. So ornate, all those embroidery work 😍
This is just a middle class wedding who can afford basics but if you will have a chance to see a traditional luxurious rich class wedding you will probably be in one of the 1001 nights and you will be lucky to be invited ,the Moroccan wedding is magical magnificent and is the most complicated in the world it can last one week and in the menu or buffet ( filled lamb (Mechoui )- seafood Pastilla -Caviar-bluefin tuna-Lobster- coffin bay king oysters-baby Eels -royal prawns Salad Moroccan and french patisserie and the list is long and i am getting hungry 😂 i am proud to be Moroccan 🇲🇦 from Berlin Germany 🇩🇪
I don't know about that ,the high upper class morrocan weddings are so westernized for my taste and they don't have the intimacy, the ambiance, and the spontaneity a normal traditional wedding has...they look luxurious sure, but they are boring and people are just sitting cause they are tooo posh and pretentious to dance and have fun spontaneously 😂😂
The best wedding in the whole world 🎉❤
No pakistani weddings are ours even last weeks and are more modest
@@muslimproudtobe No one cares
@@muslimproudtobethis is abt moroccan weddings no one gives a f abt ur weddings
I care lol @@rw3745
@@yssn116indi Care. Every country has their own beautiful weddings. Don't be hurt
Beautiful Moroccan traditions
Truly Magnitude of beautiful wedding is huge 😍
Im algerien and caftan always will be moroccan and not somethin else🇩🇿
Respect to you for being honest ❤
The Caftan is middle eastern mate, it came from the middle east and was brought by the Abbasids and popularised by the Ottomans in North Africa.
The Moroccan Arab dynasty called the Saadi dynasty invented their own version of the Caftan called the Takchita in Fez, the Algerian Kouloughlis, Andalusians and Arabs in Algiers created their own version of the Caftan called the Karakou
In short the Caftan has no native origins in North Africa what many North African Arabs claim, the only clothing that has native origins are some of the traditional Amazigh/Berber clothing(i say some because the Riffian "lebsa Rifia"is also not of native origins)
@@Revitalization4241 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@Revitalization4241 in ur dream then why there is no caftan in the middle east 😂
@@twink_twerk Should i give you sources, dont talk nonsense if you dont know anything
Keep our traditions great ! 🇲🇦👑
I love Morocco in real life it is paradise on earth, and Moroccan people individually are friendly and always happy
Love my country morrocco ❤ thank you for all the kind comments ❤❤❤
What a wonderful culture, so beautiful
Beautiful documentary that put a smile on my face❤.God bless the newly wed beautiful couple and I wish them a very happy & healthy wedding life.
Most Moroccan weedings are like this, Moroccans over spend during weedings they consider it a really important day and memory and they ensure that everything goes well beyond standards
That day shouldn't be forgotten
Wonderful may allah protect my country 🇲🇦🇲🇦❤️
Rich culture and beautiful traditional wedding celebration
Love the tradition and truly magical stunning wedding. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE COUPLE X
Wao... now i wish to attend a traditional marrakech wedding.
Best wishes for the beautiful couple ❤
The Moroccan wedding is wonderful, and Morocco is an ancient and historical country 🇲🇦❤️
I enjoyed watching it 🎉❤ I am Bahraini and in love with all Moroccan traditions 😍😍😍
There is a lot to say about weddings in Morocco. behind the scenes and preparations are as interesting as the celebration! successful documentary.
What a beatiful ceremony! I enjoyed this documentary so much, thanks! I wish a happy family life to this beaitful couple!Greetings from Kazakhstan
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
Ali
Beautiful.
I see many similarities with Indian weddings. I’m so fond of Hena. ❤️
Bridal Hena takes nearly a day in Indian weddings.
The George Michael music at the end 😍
Lovely wedding 💖
That bloody amazing wedding! OMG!¡ 😮
Moroccan wedding's are really Magical ❤❤❤
The best wedding in the world✨️
Thank you for taking this into the spotlight
I think one of the things that characterises us morrocans is although we are very open on other cultures and the modern world with all its bagage, we maintain very special deep bond to our traditions (food, celebrations, traditional clothing, architecture, even our mournings and funerals are different from other islamic countries (they Wear black we wear white for example)) weddings are no exceptions , for example although we have a very good and famous modern music scene, the majority of the music we play in weddings is ancient music learned and transmitted verbally from generation to generation (some of this songs and rythmes go back to the 12th century!!!), and this way it never fades away...so yeah welcome to morroco the land of wonders , a land filled with culture in every corner, a land that cherishes its tradition but is not afraid to be open on other cultures 🇲🇦
Beautiful traditional Morocco weddings.. So many similarities in marriages across the world!! Great documentary by DW
وتبارك الله على بلادنا❤
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You just answered one in german language I advice you to be open minded and try to learn new languages they can help you in your life
Ohhh if you were from east Germany just forget what I just said have a nice day
Amazing wedding 💍❤
This is how our weddings are but its a lot less than an American wedding! I wore seven dresses in one night each with different makeup. Two live bands and i couldnt sleep until 6 am. I was exhausted but married the love of my life!
A lot less...7 dresses 7 makeup sessions, two live bands ... that alone is extreme. Not criticising, but that is way more than a Western wedding. 😊
Awesome job DW, Thanks
This is my Morocco i love ❤
Their money, their choices...let's pray for their happiness... Be positive
Beautiful wedding, nice to the ladies wear, whatever that want, whatever hair style they want and very beautiful jewelry ❤️🫶
Fasinating, So much involved in getting married. Wishing the young couple a very happy life together
I almost got married to a Moroccan girl. I that time I had little understanding of the culture. I would have been overwhelmed. Later I became a Christian. Still appreciate the Moroccan traditions, and wonder what if.
What is what?
I almost got married to a Moroccan man.... He was too nice I got scared you know....
Im about to marry a Moroccan very non traditional man just like myself non traditional. We are eloping and keep our lives private making our own decisions . Our parents are not exactly in favor , not in a terrible extreme way..but they dont and cant understand and don't want us to be hasty... it is our life decision we are making without our families opinions and influences.
Only my mom knows, And only his parents know byt maybe his mom told others
We haven't seen each other in 5 years from pandemic and when we meet for the first time this year we will automatically marry and getting our legal documents in order now. It sounds crazy to everyone but this is how life has unfolded for us. Very nontraditional and private .
No wedding no traditions nothing lol just elopement.
I never actually met his family. We are distanced international . But yes also you have to be married to travel morocco as couple
Even more strange for his family to accept, they even forgot me from 5 years ago lol.
They just saw him 2 months ago thinking he single lol and now he marrying, to who??????? Lolol
I hope their life is a blessing for each other, may Allah keep them in his protection ❤
Just magical 😍😍😍😍 i love moroccan weddings uts like a chapter from the book one thousand nights and one
This is MAGIC 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Lot of work, great and beautiful tradition.
It was a magical night 👑 i was wearing the pink Caftan ... Moroccan traditions are the best
Love my people❤️🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦
May this beautiful and handsome couple have a very blessed and happy life together. 💖💖💖
The best wedding in the whole world
Cultures have different ways of handling wedding celebrations.. but in most traditional weddings if not all the main focus is on the bride.. indeed this Documentary shows us a truly magical Moroccan wedding I had never seen or known before. ☺
and you should see how amazingly they treat new mothers, they are treated like brides too. Looks like they missed out on the pre-wedding bridal hammam party :(
Another banger documentary DW
Thanks for watching!
Absolutely amazing!
🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦❤️❤️ our traditions are uniiique 😍😍
🎉wow morocco ❤❤
Wow - that was amazing. Talk about a long day for everyone.
U mean two days, amazing but looks tiring I am Moroccan myself but not sure I want something this big it's too overwhelming I find it to be.
I bet it's the same in Uppsala
My childhood dream wedding was in Morocco! Cool to see someone fulfill my wish!
I don't even know these people, but I'm so happy for them!
Thanks DW ❤🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦
Fabulous wedding 💕
proud to be moroccan ❤❤❤😍😍
nothing special about you literally
Beautiful dresses even the older women looked beautiful. Lot of work tho I wouldn’t survive being up there I’ll go dizzy. Wish the young couple the best.
Congratulation what a wedding 😮! Beautifully done ❤❤❤
Vielen Dank für die tolle Doku 😊
Sehr gerne. 😊
In a previous Arabic comment, you requested feedback on English comments. I am curious why you didn't make the same request here for German language comments. Nonetheless, you are managing well, although I find the act somewhat absurd. This is unexpected from DW. An apology would be appreciated.
@fahrymohammed886 انا مغربيه مقيمه بألمانيا مند 2001 ولا أتقن اللغة الإنجليزية التي افهمها شيء ما. فلا تتعجب انا لا اكتب بلغه لا أتقنها.
Beautiful couple beautiful wedding 💍💒
Beautiful traditions
Wow! Absolutely Beautiful!! Praying them the best life has to offer together🙏🏽✨
We have weddings like this in Central Asia too, visit Turkmenistan sometime
What a spectacular and traditional modern wedding ceremony! Congratulations and may God be the center of your marriage. Love each other up to your last breath. God bless and best wishes to your journey!!!
Beautiful traditions Beautiful country ❤️
Tradition is very romantic. Beautiful people and culture.
The Kingdom of Morocco has origin, civilization, history and diverse wealth. Unlike the eastern state, there is no origin, history or civilization. Long live the honorable Kingdom of Morocco.
Good documentery
Thanks for watching.
Morocco has a rich culture
I am thankful to have such a beautiful culture ❤ Alhamdullilah !! L3rossa ghzala Mashallah
La transmission des traditions , cultures & co ,est la quintessence même de ce qu'on est ....
What a spectacular wedding, enchanting to observe. Lovely culture. Must have cost them a fortune.
Not really, there are way expensive Moroccan weedings and absolutely there are less expensive ones than this one. This is average, most Moroccans have weeding like this today, and it cost around 5 to 8 thousand dollars .. Negaffa and her Caftans and Takshitas, The rented Villa or place, food and accessories, gold choices.... Plays a big role for the weeding cost
But this is average or some people would consider it slightly above the average because this bride actually bought some caftans and created some from scratch for herself
The best weddings🇲🇦❤️
Magic 🇲🇦🔥
WOOOW
I'm going to Morocco next week and I'm getting engaged there and on Eid we will get married inshallah
Proud to be Moroccan 🇲🇦 🇲🇦
what she said about not being allowed to be intimate before marriage is true, yet many moroccans in europeans countries are doing it lol the parents know nothing
I took the most beautiful bride of Morocco to Turkey, my Raja, I love you ❤