The engagement period There is no specific time for the engagment period but it usually lasts one year. After the engagment party the process of dating and getting to know each other begind. There are two official feasts(invite people to eat) held. First the groom's to be family invits the bride's to be family over lanch or dinner. Then the opposite happens; the bride's to be family invits the groom's to be family. During this period the groom to be starts the house processing usually accompanied by the bride to be. They also buy (alshabka); it's part of the dawry and it's basically a set of gold or more ( or more than one set of gold). The bride accompanied by her mother and sisters starts shopping for the trousseau. When the betrotheds are ready and all the prepararions are done, they schedual the wedding date. #I feel like my English is poor and weak. Please help me to sound more like a native speaker. Thanks alot.#