Muslim and Marriage in America

Marriage is a very exciting process in every religion and in every culture. Getting married in a different country is very hard. Finding a man, dating, getting to know the person very well, and finally getting married. It is harder when their are restrictions. The process of marriage in Islam and in the Arabian culture is very lengthy.
First the man goes to the girls house with his family some times with relatives like aunts and uncles and officially ask the girls hand from her father. If for any reason the girls dad is not home or if he is deceased an older brother, an uncle, or a grandfather would be present. The family's and the bride and groom will talk and decide on everything.
Then the grooms family will visit the brides family on a different day and it would be considered a party. The groom will bring gifts for the bride. They will set a date for the engagement party. After the engagement party they will have what we call here a bachelor's party. And finally the wedding. The girl changes 7 dresses including the white wedding dress. This is a tradition.
However, it depends on the family some people don't follow all of these processes because it is time consuming and veryyy expensive. Living in the U.S makes all of this process more difficult since most families don't have their whole relatives with them. And some times the groom has to go to the brides house alone or with friends since most men that come here don't come with their parents.