Beside all of the above which is 100% true and shows the idiocy of the "ceremony". Let us look at the idiocy of the Muslims in general: At our Nikahs, opening ceremonies, functions, etc more preference is giving to the kuffar compared to Muslims. We need the kuffar to give us the "green light" for our projects or institutes or even marriages to be successful! This clearly shows that we - Muslims - suffer from an inferiority complex. Instead of using the mimbars and the positions to air their voice and speak the haqq the 'ulama have resorted to licking boots from the Turkish secularist to those sitting in the USA Consulate.