Sikh Wedding Outside

[Jassika]

Where should one go to to arrange your wedding to be done outside a gurdwara at a golf course or something? Do many gurdwaras in Surrey/Vancouver offer that option??

[SikhRoots]

Umm.. penji, your post will stir a lot of anger and hate here. Most sangat doesnt agree with having weddings outside of a Gurdwara. Gurdwara is for that purpose. You should come to the Guru to seek blessings... not ask the Guru to come to you to give you blessings. You cant guarantee satkaar of Guru Jee outside the Gurdwara...

[Paran-Singh]

That is correct, you do not bring the King of Kings to some sort of club house to recieve blessings. If you wish for the Guru's blessing you should go to his palace and ask for them.

[Bundha]

When we prepare for a wedding and the thousand and one things to do we often forget the one most important person who will be present.......Guru Ji.

As we are wrapped up in all the wedding preperations we fail to give Guru Ji the full respect and satkaar that we should. This respect and satkar and suchum cannot be given if we take Guru Ji to a golf Club or any other club for that matter.

I would respectfully ask Benji to reconsider and have the Anand Karaj at the gurdwara .

[Jassika]

or perhaps it is better to spread Guruji EVERYWHERE instead of just inside. I'm sure Guruji would appreciate travelling out of the Gurdwara once in a while. :6

[Jassika]

That is correct, you do not bring the King of Kings to some sort of club house to recieve blessings. If you wish for the Guru's blessing you should go to his palace and ask for them.

it would be out in HIS nature therefore respecting his creations even more. thinking maybe by the water or maybe on a mountain.

It is a problem if gurdwaras dont offer this option but I will find a way to do it eventually just hoping it wont be too much of a struggle

[GuruManeyoGranth]

I don't see any conceptual reason why an Anand Kaaraj cannot be held outside, as long as full Satkaar, cleanliness and Maryada for Maharaajh are guaranteed to be followed at all times. Maharaajh's saroops are taken outside in outdoor programmes across the world, as well as camps and to peoples' residences.

The objection is against taking Maharaajh to where it is known that Satkaar and Maryada will not be followed, e.g., party halls where booze and dirty songs are going to follow - that's where the prohibition on no Anand Kaaraj's outside Gurdwaras should apply.

If the utmost Satkaar and Maryada for Maharaajh is followed at all times, then I see no reason why the Anand Kaaraj cannot be held outdoors ... or am I missing something?

Bhul Chuk Maaf,

Waheguroo

[Jassika]

I don't see any conceptual reason why an Anand Kaaraj cannot be held outside, as long as full Satkaar, cleanliness and Maryada for Maharaajh are guaranteed to be followed at all times. Maharaajh's saroops are taken outside in outdoor programmes across the world, as well as camps and to peoples' residences.

The objection is against taking Maharaajh to where it is known that Satkaar and Maryada will not be followed, e.g., party halls where booze and dirty songs are going to follow - that's where the prohibition on no Anand Kaaraj's outside Gurdwaras should apply.

If the utmost Satkaar and Maryada for Maharaajh is followed at all times, then I see no reason why the Anand Kaaraj cannot be held outdoors ... or am I missing something?

Bhul Chuk Maaf,

Waheguroo

exactly and the whole thing will be a vegetarian and non alcohol event.

[SikhRoots]

Personally, im not totally against it. End of the day, our Gurus did go out to the people, far and wide, to spread the message of Guru Jee to the masses.

I guess in a way its strange... i know someone who was thinking of having a wedding at a holiday resort and i asked them why - the answer was that they wanted their wedding to be special. My question in return was "is having Guru Jee there whatever the surrounding not special enough for you?" ... so i just think people should ask themselves the question first... why do you want to take Guru jee out to a "golf course" or whatever... if it is because you want a "special" wedding and think taking Maharaj to a golf course would make it more special, then i dont think you deserve to have Guru Jee at your wedding at all IMO.

Sorry if that offends anyone.

[Jassika]

Personally, im not totally against it. End of the day, our Gurus did go out to the people, far and wide, to spread the message of Guru Jee to the masses.

I guess in a way its strange... i know someone who was thinking of having a wedding at a holiday resort and i asked them why - the answer was that they wanted their wedding to be special. My question in return was "is having Guru Jee there whatever the surrounding not special enough for you?" ... so i just think people should ask themselves the question first... why do you want to take Guru jee out to a "golf course" or whatever... if it is because you want a "special" wedding and think taking Maharaj to a golf course would make it more special, then i dont think you deserve to have Guru Jee at your wedding at all IMO.

Sorry if that offends anyone.

Yes it would be special and yes Guruji would agree that this is special and would be Very happy with it.

Thank you.