We call it nikkah. It is a simple ceremony, in which the bride doesn't have to be present so long as she sends two witnesses to the drawn–up agreement.

Normally, the ceremony consists of reading sacred verses from the holy book, Qur'an. Then the couple exchange vows in front of the witnesses and the parents.

As the ceremony is taking place at the mosque, the bride is gotten ready and wears her wedding gown and all the necessary makeup. When the ceremony is over, the groom with the close family, go to the bride's martanal home to see his newly wedded wife and the two are blessed with the present elders and the groom, together with his family, take the bride with them to her new house.

THE SERMON;

There must be a sermon, we call it khutbah–tun–nikkah. It is done by the leader who is officializing the marriage and also the one who will keep the record of the marriage.( The record consist of a marriage certificate that is filled in the mosque and is filled by the appointed judge in the presence of witnesses from both sides)

It is a tradition that the sermon is delivered in the assembly to solemnise the marriage. The sermon, inform both the bride and groom of their duties and to each other and also guide them to live a life of piety, mutual love, kindness and responsibility to the society in large.

The sermon ends with a prayer for both the bride and groom and also their respective families.

There are things that are basic to all marriages,
1) since marriages are part of our faith and is sacred, they are conducted in the mosque.

2) keeping the ceremony simple. Our culture and faith advocates simplicity of the ceremony.

3) the marriage has to be announced publicly. The marriage should never be done in secret. For this purpose, there is a function that is held called walimah.

The walimah is held the next after the nikkah. The friends, relatives and neighbors are invited over to feast and announce the marriage to be official.

The following day, another ceremony is held and this the last one. The reception. This is held after the two have already bonded and can now be seen together publicly as husband and wife. It is usually held in gardens or Hall. The bride wears a wedding gown and the makeup artists do her makeup and the hairstylist make her hair.

The groom also gets himself ready and the two go together to the hall. The family, neighbors and friends welcome the two and feast with them and also there are dances. The first dance is the newly Weds, then the Weds with their respective parents then relatives. The bride can also dance with her friends and colleagues present but the husband is not allowed to dance with the friends of his wife, forbidden fruit! Then the husband will also dance with his friends and colleagues.