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
Category: Wedding
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
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
Nauratan jewelry
When I was in Pakistan I was on the hunt for a nauratan set (nauratan means nine, for nine different colours of stones). I think they're so classic and versatile to go with any outfit. It was the classic part that got me laughed at by pretty much every shop keeper in Liberty..."Baji?! (Sister), nauratan… Continue reading Nauratan jewelry
Bridal by Mehdi (This is not my wedding dress!)
When I was in Pakistan this March I ended up going to Mehdi's bridal boutique in Defense after falling in love with his ready to wear collection on MM Alam. A troop of young girls who couldn't possibly have been over the age of 15 greeted us at the studio, but seemed to be sworn… Continue reading Bridal by Mehdi (This is not my wedding dress!)
My mother’s wedding dress
One of the first things I did in Pakistan was make my Khala (aunt) find the old suitcases with all my mom's wedding clothes in them. What's better than playing dress up with your mom's vintage wedding wear?! Her dress was made of a heavy tissue material which when reflecting the light looked various shades… Continue reading My mother’s wedding dress
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