Sikh Weddings

[GKaur1315]

Do you have to get married before 12 noon? If so, why?

[tuhintuhin]

It's supposed to be at amritwela as it was in Guru sahib's time, like 5-6 am, but as we get modern, it became a materialistic ritual instead of "union of 2 souls" in real sense, the time limit kept extending and ended at 12.00, coz it's still am. But not many people care, some do anand karaj in noon as well.

[GKaur1315]

Why Amritwela though?

Why is the union of 2 souls stronger at Amrit Wela?

[tuhintuhin]

coz amritwela is considered to be the best wela for naam simran and nitnem - union of our aatma with parmatma (no materialistic distractions at that time, best time to concentrate and all mahapurkh, higher spiritual beings connect to God at that time, the atmosphere is higly pious at that time)

ਧਨ ਪਿਰੁ ਏਹਿ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਨਿ ਬਹਨਿ ਇਕਠੇ ਹੋਇ ॥
They are not said to be husband and wife, who merely sit together.

ਏਕ ਜੋਤਿ ਦੁਇ ਮੂਰਤੀ ਧਨ ਪਿਰੁ ਕਹੀਐ ਸੋਇ ॥੩॥
They alone are called husband and wife, who have one light in two bodies.

so the marriage is actually union of 2 souls, aatmas, trying to unite to parmatma - helping each other to get to God

But now-a-days, nobody thinks this way, it's just a ritual to get children married, showing off etc