This is what happens when you have a sister who is ten years your senior...she dresses you up as a Pakistani child bride when you're 7 and she's 17...lol, sigh. Let's hope I'll look a little happier on the actual day!!
Category: Wedding
Dolki Pictures!
Ok so a while ago I wrote about the dolki (traditional pre-wedding girls event!) that my cousin's threw for me in the homeland, and promised pics, here they are!:
My Wedding Binder
Yes, I have a wedding binder. And yes, it's deserving of its own post. Because it's not like I could use just any old binder...I "upholstered" one with red fabric from one of my sisters old outfits, complete with the "Gota" appliqué. I just felt like its only right that the book which would house… Continue reading My Wedding Binder
The Arrival of My Louboutins
Eeeeeeeeee!!!!! They've arrived!!! This was the exact squeal of delight that I let out when my mom texted me at work telling me "you won't believe what I have for you.""My shoes?!?!?!" I replied. So, naturally, I came straight from work (lunch break, people!) to meet them. They say a picture is worth a thousand… Continue reading The Arrival of My Louboutins
"The Chanel Journey"
Ah, journeys. Who doesn't love them? Filled with excitement and wonder, they take you to a whole new world, enrich you with experiences that you never had before... That is exactly what happened to me and my sis-in-law-to-be Sarah when we stumbled into Chanel. (Side note: stumbling into Chanel -always a good idea 🙂 It… Continue reading "The Chanel Journey"
Invitations Have Arrived!!!
Yay! Finally! The invitations have arrived!And so yesterday, I picked up the 70 cards that I need for the wedding from my fiance's place, while the remainder (200 cards) remain with them for their anticipated 500 guests on the valima (gulp, lol - there's a reason my blog is called my big FAT Pakistani wedding!) So… Continue reading Invitations Have Arrived!!!
Four Months to Go!
I had this realization the other day. When I first had my baat pakki (a "pre-engagement" sorta thing) in the summer of 2011, a wedding in the autumn of 2013 felt like ages away! Even when my fiance officially put a ring on it (in a manner that was nothing short of a production, by… Continue reading Four Months to Go!
Wedding Invitation Etiquette
Some may say I have a tendency to exhibit what a generation who grew up on Friends have come to term as 'Monikaisms.' It's ok; I'm self aware. I own my OCD tendencies!...One of which was revealed to my fiancé during the invitation ordering process. And oh, he found out, what a process it was!… Continue reading Wedding Invitation Etiquette
The Nikah (Wedding) Ceremony in Pakistani Weddings
OK. Here we go. The Nikah. The sacred marriage contract between a man and a woman which legitimizes living as husband and wife. The Nikah must be declared publicly, and hence we have the nikah, or wedding, ceremony.Here's where things get ugly.I haven't been to that many Pakistani Muslim weddings, but the one's that I… Continue reading The Nikah (Wedding) Ceremony in Pakistani Weddings
Karma Wedding Dress
Yay! 🙂
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