Meet: Virginia. My best friend from high school who is also getting married this summer (T-2 weeks!). Our weddings cannot be more different. Virginia's will be small, mine big. Hers is going to be laid back on her parent's farm property, mine will be an orchestrated production across the Greater Toronto Area. Her wedding colors… Continue reading My Friend’s Country Chic Shower
Month: June 2013
Sania Maskatiya 2013 Lawn Collection
When I was in Lahore this past March, designer lawn was all the rage. It seemed like every designer was coming out with lawn print collections, and me being the eager shopper I was made sure to visit some of the top exhibitions. (Of course my cousins made fun of me for this - they… Continue reading Sania Maskatiya 2013 Lawn Collection
The Story of My Bridal Shower
The first bridal shower that my maid of honor and bridesmaids have ever attended - and therefore organized -was mine this past weekend. But you would never have known that. Because they absolutely killed it. I couldn't have imagined a better shower. The day went something like this: my MOH, Negin, and two bridesmaids, Emilie… Continue reading The Story of My Bridal Shower
Bridal Party Sari Fitting
I'm blogging as I get a pedicure (note: blogging while getting a pedicure is awesome). This particular pedicure is for my bridal shower tomorrow (yay! And, stay tuned), but today I wanted to blog about taking half of my bridal party (4/8) girls to Gerrard Street East (little India!) to get their measurements taken for… Continue reading Bridal Party Sari Fitting
Long Distance Love
Sure, SM and I are together now, (well, in the same city at least...living together only comes post-marriage in big Fat Pakistani fashion) but once upon a time this was not always so. For three long years we dated via long distance ( London, England to Toronto, Canada) and I think it made us the… Continue reading Long Distance Love
In Honour of Father’s Day – Wedding Planning While Grieving
Dear Dad, You left me thirteen years ago, exactly half of my life now. I had no idea I would be getting married thirteen years later. Without you. I miss you. I miss you so much. I miss you like I've never missed you before. You were supposed to be here. You were supposed to be here… Continue reading In Honour of Father’s Day – Wedding Planning While Grieving
The 10 Best-Dressed Brides of All Time
Vanity Fair's recent article by Mattie Kahn, "The 10 Best-Dressed Brides" is just so...vanilla. In yet another Eurocentric article on weddings, the coverage has failed to include bridal beauty beyond the white dress (and white girl in it). I'm looking forward to the day that mainstream media coverage of weddings (not to mention everything else)… Continue reading The 10 Best-Dressed Brides of All Time
Weekend portrait film shoot
This weekend my fiancé and I made a movie. Starring us 🙂 Yes, that's correct. Taking the concept of an e-shoot to a whole new level, our funny, super-awesome, creative, young videographer pitched to us the idea of a portrait film: he would shoot us doing things we like and put that footage to a… Continue reading Weekend portrait film shoot
Mehndi decor
Decor in Pakistani weddings is extensive. Particularly for the mehndi - which requires decorated thaals (trays) which hold sweets, candles and flowers. The tradition is that the girls from the brides side bring her mehndi (henna) to the ceremony on decorated trays. What this usually looks like is a procession of girls each carrying a… Continue reading Mehndi decor
Jewelry in Pakistan
Last post I talked about the (awesome) jewelry shopping experience in Pakistan. A lot of it is made up of trying on different gold sets; here are some pics of different smaller sets that I tried on. Looking at them again here, I'm actually really glad I didn't get any of them! I thought they… Continue reading Jewelry in Pakistan
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