Engagement parties/family involvement

Submitted by anon (United Kingdom), Dec 23, 2008 at 09:11

Nora, I just wanted to point out that very often in Morocco engagement parties are held with the family as part of 'the scam'. I'm not getting into your relationship or anyone else's - but it is more common than you think for the families to host the engagement party in marriages for papers - it provides important 'evidence' photos for the visa application, and of course, quite often the bride is wary of scams, while the family are quite willing to do whatever it takes to get their son out of morocco, so the party assuages any fears on the bride's part too.

I wish you luck with your man.

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