ENThis article examines the features of the wedding rite and festive speeches during the Lithuanian Tatars’ wedding ceremony (Nikah). The wedding ceremony is one of the most unpretentious rites, which has changed insignificantly since its origin. In the tradition of the Lithuanian Tatars, the most interesting moment of the wedding ceremony is a solemn speech (sermon) pronounced by the imam. The wedding ceremony is quite fully described in S. Kryczyński’s monograph “The Lithuanian Tatars” in the part entitled “Customs and Rituals”. Eventually, this celebration has become more and more like the wedding traditions of local residents. One of the excellent examples of how local traditions of the Christian environment have penetrated the ritual of the Lithuanian Tartars is the sermon before the wedding ceremony and the laying of the wedding crown on the bride’s head. The sermons are found in Kitabs and Hamails of the Lithuanian Tatars. This article presents the transliterated text of the “Sermons before the Wedding” from the Hamail, stored in the Manuscript and Rare Books Department of Kazan (Volga region) Federal University. Only the written sources and live traditions can provide a more complete and comprehensive picture of the Lithuanian Tatars’ rites. Key words: wedding rite, sermon, Lithuanian Tatars, manuscripts written in Arabic script, traditions. [From the publication]