Okie dokie, so I think it goes without saying that I did have an inspiration for this. I spent a lot of time studying for this one, oddly enough. I based Ja'far and Sinbad's wedding outfits off of Indian and Arabic/Muslim traditional outfits. "The Harsh One" Said I based it off of Christian weddings (I assume it's because I made Ja'far's dress white but I will talk about that later) but I really couldn't include all the preparations and different steps that are included in one, since they are mostly religious. Arabic/Muslim is a bit closer, but a lot of it is still religious. I didn't write about the ceremony more than I needed to because it wasn't the main focus of the story. I also added in a bit that I'd seen in comics to design the outfits.
Now, onto the outfits. This is a kinda long explanation, so bear with me here.
First off, the reason why I have Ja'far in white.
Normally, a wedding dress in India could be any color under the rainbow, but is traditionally red. So, since this is based on traditional dresses, Ja'far's outfit would be red.
Except, the color choice is for religious reasons for them. So, red was out because I didn't want to offend anyone that believes in those things. Next, I looked at Arabic wedding dresses. Mostly white. Even traditional. I saw a beautiful blue one that I was going to base the dress off of, but I realized something. I had to factor in the main colors of different countries that would be in attendance. Blue was Immuchak, so blue was out. Red and green are heavily associated with the Kou and Sasan. Pink is Artemyra. Teal is mostly associated with Musta'cim. Some people would argue that Reim was white, but Reim is heavily based on Roman/Italian culture and back then, yes, white was the main color people wore. But they also wore all sorts of other colors as well. So it ended up being white to avoid offending people.
Second, Sinbad is not in a tux. Tuxedo's didn't exist in that time, and even if they did it would have been white because the couple would be wearing matching colors to symbolize their new unity in marriage. I know I could have made the outfits purple, but purple was a very expensive color to make at that time. Yes, it was symbolic of royalty, but you also have to remember, JA'FAR planned this. He'd do everything to keep within a budget and white was expensive enough. So, no purple. I had him complaining that the outfit was hot and itchy and uncomfortable, and all the people I have asked have always said that unless it's too small, a tuxedo is super comfortable. Now, I have never worn a tux, but I do know people who have so I had to give them their dues. But I have worn a Sarai(The stereotypical Indian dress) and a few other Arabic/Indian outfits, and they are INCREDIBLY uncomfortable and itchy and hot. So, that's what I based it off of.
The father walking the bride down the aisle is supposed to be symbolic of the bride moving from one family to another, and is in almost all versions of different weddings I have seen have the father walking the bride down the aisle.
Third, I had Ja'far in the dress as a reference to my previous fic, and because I saw in one omake Ja'far had been prompted into thinking about either his wedding with Sinbad, or how he's often called the Queen of Sindria/Mother of Sindria. I don't think it has been translated yet, so I went off of what I saw. I'll admit doing this blindly is idiotic, and I probably shouldn't have. I wanted to add a scene with Ja'far where he protested to wearing the dress but it really didn't fit in with the story.
This is only the tip of the iceberg, but it's really all I have time to write. I wish I could write more and explain the inspiration behind every single one of my stories, but I barely have time to write the stories I do. The scene I was talking about is only five hundred ninety one words, but there's a crud ton of research that goes into those words.
EDIT:
I forgot to add this when I originally did this but multiple people have PM'd me or (For those who know me IRL) have messaged me by other means have told me that Ja'far really wouldn't wear a dress and I counter with this;
His normal outfit IS a dress.
Or at least a skirt. Back then, no one really cared if girls wore pants or not or if boys wore skirts. It was really whatever beat the heat best. Although, yes men were considered to be the person to wear pants and girl dresses, if a girl wore a pair of pants, as long as they weren't a slave, it didn't matter really. And it seems that, in Magi at least, people care even less. So why would Ja'far care if he wore a dress? He'd protest, sure, but that's because of the fact that even back then the female's wedding gown cost a lot more than the normal outfit. And if Ja'far wore pants under his uniform then they'd have to be Capri's. It's likely he doesn't even wear anything underneath it since back then it was normal for that.
I have no excuses for Ja'far agreeing to it, other than Sinbad wanted to talk about it. Yes Ja'far is very secretive, yes he is a very personal person.
HOWEVER, he is very ashamed of his past. That's why he's secretive about it. That's canon. So, who's to say Ja'far wouldn't agree to talking about his relationship with Sinbad if there is ground rules on how much can be asked?
I know this is be playing fast and loose with the rules, but there's nothing saying I can't. And I haven't broken the rules of canon, I have stretched them as far as they will go.
