Holding wedding party in a club with each family sitting at a separate table
Question

                I have signed a marriage contract with a good sister months ago. We discussed about the day of the actual marriage. I suggested separating men from women this day, and she suggested to have the celebration in the garden of a club, in an opened place, as every family will have a separate table, then we serve food to them on every table. There will be only nasheeds playing not music. Does this transgress the rulings of sharee’ah. What do you advise us to do? May Allaah bless you
Praise be to Allah.
    Mixing of men and women leads to bad consequences and 
    negative effects, whether that is at wedding parties, at work or in school. 
    This has been discussed in the answer to question no.
    1200. 

    Having each family sitting at a separate table does not 
    prevent this mixing when people come in and go out, as it does not prevent 
    them looking at one another and so on, especially if there are among these 
    families people who do not observe proper hijab, and evil consequences occur 
    as a result.  

    Moreover, if each family sits by itself, that does not 
    achieve the purpose of celebration and spreading happiness and joy, and 
    letting people get to know one another and make friends with one another. 

    Hence we advise you to hold the celebration as you initially 
    suggested, in a place where men and women can be separated. This is more 
    fearing of Allaah and is more likely to achieve the aims of the gathering. 

    We ask Allaah to bless you and to bring you together in 
    goodness, obedience and righteousness. 
And Allaah knows best.