Omani Wedding

Dressed in traditional Omani dress with the addition of a formal Khunjar (dagger) & Saif (sword) three Omani Bridegrooms looked resplendent and very happy at the prospect of their new life.

Wedding in Salalah

Weddings in Oman’s southern town of Salalah used to take place during the Monsoon – a time of great celebration.

Oman Wedding Tent in Salalah

Now fashion has changed and

Jubilation in Oman

With shades of blue , bagpipes and cheers – it could be for events in Britain . But on Tuesday night I was at a wedding in Muscat and really enjoyed the enthusiastic entertainment .

Celebrations in Oman for a Wedding in Muscat

A weekend in the mountains of Oman

Making the steep climb by car up to Jebel Akhdar I arrived in the late afternoon to join the celebrations for a friend’s wedding . The formal betrothal had taken place last year and today would be the start of married life. Of course, it was a busy affair, as all Omani weddings are, with probably most households in the village joining in . Since this was a ‘town persons’ wedding we set off, in a queue of cars , to take the bride to the grooms home . 

The car with Bride and Groom arrives

 

 

The next day