Is there a dispensation for praying at home on the first day of the wedding?

Question : Is there a dispensation for praying at home on the first day of the wedding?

Answer : I believe that the one whom Allah blesses with marriage should give thanks for Allah’s favor upon him and hasten to the mosque. As for delaying the prayer, I fear that this may be a cause for the failure of the marriage, for Allah the Mighty and Majestic says: However, the newlywed might say, “If I had been diligent in praying Fajr on the night of the wedding, people would have criticized me and said that I did not like my wife.” We say: Do not pay attention to what people say. And if they say that the wife did not like him, while she actually did like him, that does not harm him. And Allah knows best.