What is the ruling on attending wedding celebrations that include reprehensible acts such as singing, music, dancing, and immodest dress? Does this mean a complete cessation from attending them? Is this considered a severing of kinship ties? And how can one object when there is no response?

It is not permissible to attend wedding parties that include objectionable elements such as songs accompanied by music or containing vulgar lyrics. The failure to attend such events is not considered a severance of kinship ties; rather, it is a protection for oneself from witnessing and hearing objectionable acts. If the invited person knows about the objectionable elements and is unable to prevent them, then it is not permissible for him or her to attend. If one attends and only becomes aware of the objectionable elements after arriving, he or she must remove them; if unable to do so, then he or she should leave. However, if the wedding parties are free from objectionable elements, or if the attendee is able to change the objectionable elements, then it is permissible for her to attend; in fact, it becomes obligatory if she is able to remove an objectionable act. But if there are objectionable elements that she is unable to prevent, then it is forbidden for her to attend.