Attending a wedding of someone from a different religion.

I would love to attend a wedding of someone who was another faith than my own. In fact, I have. I usually stay in the back of the hall or house of worship, however. Many years back, when I was young, I lived in Los Angeles. I worked with a young Japanese girl. She invited me to her wedding at a Shinto Temple. I did not go because I felt that I might not be comfortable. Now, in my later years, I wish that I had gone. It would have been a fascinating and enriching experience to be at a Shinto wedding plus there was huge feast afterwards. I am kicking myself that I did not go. I recommend that, if you are going to attend an event or ceremony or ritual of a faith other than your own, ask some questions. Find out what you can expect. How long is the ceremony going to be? How should you dress? I also suggest staying in the back of the hall or house of worship in case you need to leave. Ask about taking pictures before you do take pictures. Do a little research on line so you might be comfortable with the ceremony that you are going to. Don't give up what might be an enriching and learning experience because the religion is different than your own.

Of course you should a friendship is far more important than a religion which at the best is just superstition

I attended a Hindu wedding of a friend of mine and a long boring and formal do it was. all the best urban

I have friends from other religions, but, they are all, variants of the Christian faith, I have never been in a celebration of any kind from Jewish, Islam, or Budist traditions, to name the more common non-christian religions in my country. I think it would be interesting and enrichment experience.

Of course I would attend a wedding of someone that has a different religion. Even a religion of the same as your own there will be differences when you go well at least here in America you get all kind of weddings and they are so wonderful because it says about who these people are and there personality.

I would certainly attend the wedding of a friend who is marrying someone of a different faith - and weddings especially. I like to know the rituals, for instance, an Indian girl having her hands decorated with mehndi to celebrate the upcoming nuptials. Different cultural groups do different things at weddings. A Muslim person can have the nikkah - ceremony right in his living room with all the relatives present. It would be a short ceremony, after which there would be food, cakes and other desserts. In the Muslim culture in Cape Town at big weddings, it is customary at big weddings to have the bride change her costume two or three times. There have also been weddings where the bride and her whole retinue of flower girls and page boys arrive in a coach. When the wedding is over many of the relatives attend to the 'talk' the father of the bride has with the groom and his new wife - mainly how to care for his daughter, live together peacefully, and pleasing God so that you live a good, prosperous and moral life.

I have atended many such weddings.

Yes I would go to a Wedding of someone from a different faith if they were born to that faith. If they have swopped faith so that they could marry someone from another faith that would be different and I would not, and did not, go to one as I believe they have that faith not by choice but because they have to if they want to marry

I am muslim. I have attended a Church wedding and many Chinese wedding dinners. As long as I do not participate in anything that is against my religion, its okay. I feel happy that I have attended the weddings because I feel honored that I am invited.

I love to find out things about different beliefs and religions. Cultures are so special to know and respect. I attended a few weddings when I was in the Military where two people were from different religions. Somehow they made it work. I got to learn new knowledge. I still learn thats why I love coming here and discussing on the boards.

off course I would, I am going to my friends wedding, not to the religion! you did well and I think that the most part of the people would do the same! thanks for share that with us!

My friends are more important than their religion to me.SO i would go to their weddings no matter how wierd or boring it can get.

What was your friend's religion? I've attended a protestant's wedding, and it wasn't that different from Catholics, but it was a shorter celebration. What's important is you have your loved ones around to celebrate your most important event and all these people are happy for you.

I have attended several weddings before which are different from my religion. I find it interesting to witness different ceremony with one goal of uniting two people who love each other. Some of which I find rather the same as with the ceremony of our religion, while the others are way different. One of the most interesting I have encountered was when the bride and the groom were asked to embrace a big fat tree trunk while the wedding facilitator mumbles language I cannot understand. It just great witnessing something that is different from what I used to seeing.