48 stories
Chelmsford Charm
Event coordinator Folake plans weddings for others—until a thick Kenyan bride-to-be confesses she wants to call off everything and run away with the planner instead.
Cerita Budaya Indonesia | Indonesian Culture Tales 91-95
Lima kisah dari upacara pernikahan Nusantara - dari keanggunan Jawa hingga kemegahan Batak. | Five tales from Indonesian wedding ceremonies - from Javanese elegance to Batak grandeur.
Jarocha Journey | Viaje Jarocho
A trip to Veracruz for her friend's wedding becomes an unexpected adventure in love
عروسی ایرانی | Persian Wedding
داستانهایی از مراسم عروسی و سنتهای ایرانی... Stories from wedding ceremonies and Persian traditions...
The Bengali Wedding | العرس البنغالي
At her cousin's wedding in Dhaka, she meets the groom's uncle. He's older, wiser, and looking at her like she's the only woman in the room.
The Dahiyeh Dressmaker | خياطة الضاحية
She sews wedding dresses in Dahiyeh for women who can't afford designer. He's the fabric merchant who supplies her silk. Thread by thread, they stitch a love story. 'Inti ahsan gharzti' (أنتِ أحسن غرزتي).
The Henna Artist's Secret | سر فنانة الحناء
A wedding henna session in Dubai reveals desires that transcend her artistry. The bride's brother watches her work with hands that could paint more than patterns.
The Wedding Crasher | La Intrusa de Bodas
She crashes weddings for free food; this time she crashes into love instead
مغني الأعراس | The Wedding Singer of Fez
A traditional wedding singer discovers passion with an ethnomusicologist studying Moroccan celebrations.
Henna Nights
Nour is the best henna artist in Dammam. When she's hired for a wealthy family's wedding, the groom's divorced uncle Tariq can't stop watching her work. 'Yadayki sahira' (يديكِ ساحرة) - Your hands are magical - became their private joke.
Mehndi Nights
Sana runs the most sought-after mehndi business in East London. When she's hired for billionaire Tariq's sister's wedding, she never expects the groom's brother to be her ex-fiancé—or for old flames to reignite.
חצות במקווה | Mikveh Midnight
A secular woman goes to the mikveh before her wedding—and discovers the mikveh attendant has secrets of her own.
Shaadi Crashers
When Zara and Kamran both crash the same Pakistani wedding to avoid their families' rishta pressure, they find each other—and a connection more real than any arranged match.
Studio Hearts
Photographer Sana captures Pakistani weddings for a living. When she's hired for fashion mogul Daniyal's sister's wedding, she captures something unexpected—his attention, and his heart.
The Century of Love
This is the hundredth love story—a tale of Zara and Amir, who meet at a Pakistani British wedding and discover that the best love stories are the ones yet to be written.
The Henna Night Stranger
At her sister's henna night, Maysoon meets a mysterious musician named Khaled—whose presence wasn't planned but whose touch feels predestined.
The Makeup Artist
Bridal makeup artist Samira transforms women for the biggest days of their lives. When she's hired by handsome groom Rashid to fix a pre-wedding disaster, she becomes part of his story instead.
The Palestinian Wedding
As a bridesmaid at her cousin's Ramallah wedding, Layla never expected to fall for the best man—especially not her cousin's ex-boyfriend's brother.
The Wedding DJ
DJ Zara rules Pakistani wedding dance floors across London. When the groom's handsome best friend Amir keeps requesting songs just to talk to her, she finds a rhythm she didn't expect.
The Wedding Singer of Hebron
At her cousin's wedding in Hebron, Lina is captivated by the lead singer of the band, whose voice promises pleasures beyond music.
Wedding Planner
Wedding coordinator Zara creates dream celebrations. When florist Aleksei decorates her events, arrangements become more than professional. 'Al farah yunshur al hubb' (الفرح ينشر الحب) - Joy spreads love.
The Henna Night
The night before his wedding, the groom is summoned by the bride's mother and aunt. They have traditions to teach him—and tests to administer.
The Henna Evening
She's the premier Somali henna artist in Minneapolis. The thick widow stays late after his sister's wedding to pack up. When he helps her, her skilled hands show him what else they can do. Her art isn't the only thing that leaves marks.
Harusi
At his brother's Mombasa wedding, he's paired with his new sister-in-law's thick, recently-widowed sister for the traditional dances. Some traditions are meant to be broken.
The Wedding Videographer
He films Somali weddings across London. She's the bride's sister at every celebration—never the bride herself. When he asks why, she shows him in the coat closet during her cousin's reception.
The Henna Artist
She does henna for every Somali wedding in North London. He's the groom's brother who sits too close while she works, asks too many questions, and can't stop watching her hands. The night before the wedding, her hands find something else to do.
Aroos Aftermath
Aroos is the Somali word for wedding. The morning after his friend's celebration, he finds the bride's thick mother alone, cleaning up the venue. She's been watching him all night. Now there's no one to watch them back.
Best Man
He's in town for his best friend's wedding, staying at the family house. His friend's mom has been divorced for years — and he's grown up nicely.
The Seamstress
She makes wedding clothes for Stone Town's elite. When measuring the groom, her tape goes places tradition never intended. Some fittings require private adjustments.
The Dance Lesson
His cousin's wedding is next month, and he can't dance. His aunt offers to teach him. What starts with a waltz doesn't end there.
The Henna Artist
The night before his wedding, the henna artist comes to prepare him. Her designs are intricate. Her preparations are thorough. Some traditions require more than just decorated hands.
Mother of the Bride
He's the best man. She's the mother of the bride. The rehearsal dinner changes everything.
The Wedding Singer
She's the most famous Somali wedding singer in the diaspora—a thick diva who's performed at hundreds of aroos celebrations. When he's hired to be her driver for a weekend of weddings, she shows him that her voice isn't the only thing that commands attention.
Three Bridesmaids
Three drunk bridesmaids crash his hotel room after the reception. They want one last single-girl adventure. He's the adventure.
Usiku wa Arusi
His bride is young and terrified. On the wedding night, the girl's thick mother comes to the bridal chamber instead. 'Let me prepare you both,' she says. The preparation becomes the main event.
The Best Man's Mistake
He's the best man at his brother's wedding. She's the maid of honor—Somali, stunning, and off-limits because she's his brother's wife's best friend. One dance leads to a hotel room, and suddenly the wedding party has a secret that could ruin everything.
The Wedding Party
The night before the wedding. The bride is having doubts. Her mother is having drinks. Her maid of honor is having thoughts. And he—the groom's brother—ends up with all three in his hotel room.
The Henna Night
The night before the wedding, women gather for henna. His wife's younger sister pulls him into a back room. Tomorrow she'll call him brother. Tonight, she wants something else to remember.
The Bridal Suite
He's the groom. Cold feet, wandering the hotel. He runs into his future mother-in-law and the maid of honor, both tipsy, both confessing things they shouldn't.
Mama Harusi
He's marrying into a wealthy Swahili family. His bride's mother doesn't approve of him. During the wedding week, she corners him to discuss expectations. Her expectations are not what he imagined.
The Honeymoon Suite
His new bride passes out drunk on their wedding night. Her mother knocks on the honeymoon suite door. 'She always was a lightweight. I'm not.'
Wedding Weekend
His wife is the bride's sister. The night before the wedding, too much champagne, too many years of tension. The mother-in-law and sister-in-law corner him in the coat room.
The Bridesmaid
His daughter's maid of honor needs a ride home from the bachelorette party. She's drunk. She's gorgeous. And she's been 'like a second daughter' for far too long.
Wedding Strangers
Destination wedding. Neither knows anyone else. They keep ending up at the same table, same bar, same balcony. By the after-party, they're done pretending.
The Rehearsal Dinner
The night before his best friend's wedding, years of hidden attraction finally surface. Champagne, a private balcony, and the bride who's been waiting for him to make a move.
Wiki ya Harusi
Marrying the youngest sister. The three thick older sisters insist on 'preparing' him for the wedding night. The preparation takes all week. By the wedding, he's exhausted—but expertly trained.
Maid of Honor
The night before he marries her daughter. One last chance before they're family.
The Royal Wedding | العُرْسُ المَلَكِيُّ
The spectacular wedding celebration of an Omani Sultan and a Persian princess