 The bride and groom will leave the wedding early, but the guests continue the festivities.In Egypt and Parts of Palestine and Jordan, the bride's family hosts a reception in their home, where the groom formally asks for the bride's hand in marriage from her father or the eldest man in the family.After the father agrees, the families read the Fatiha (the first "sura" in the Quran) and serve "sharbat", a sweet cordial prepared from flowers or fruit (usually in Egypt) or Arabic coffee (usually in the Levant).