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!
Tag: Wedding
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
Top 3 Ready-to-wear Shops in Lahore
Most of the clothes I got for my "jahez" (bridal trousseau) were ready-to-wear. For me, this was the way to go because 1) what you see is what you get and 2) I was only in Pakistan for one month and for those of you who have shopped in Pakistan, when you order outfits, what… Continue reading Top 3 Ready-to-wear Shops in Lahore
Post Shopping Fatigue
Exhibit A: my mama, exhausted after a day of shopping in Liberty, and decided to make the giant plush couch at Karma a bed as I tried on my wedding dress 🙂
Say Yes to the Dress!
Our wifi was down for a week, hence no posts. During that time though....I got my wedding dress!!!!! I cannot say enough good things about Karma: the service (thank you Huma!), the professionalism, design and the fact that they made my dress in TWO weeks, which is totally unheard of! I'm so grateful! 🙂 Related Links: Official… Continue reading Say Yes to the Dress!
Dolki
Yesterday my cousins had a dolki for me. (Dolki = pre-wedding function where the dholak (traditional drum) is played and girls sing wedding songs, and start the customs of rubbing oil on the brides hair and feed her sweets.) The dolki was at my Phupo's house (phupo = dad's sister) and all my cousins sat in a circle,… Continue reading Dolki
FP Lounge
Fashion Pakistan Lounge on MM Alam Rd - totally worth checking out. The clothes are wayyyyy better quality than PDFC and so are the prices! They carry a whole bunch of designers (Hina Khan, Hina Butt, etc). I ended up getting three outfits that didn't have a lot of "kaam" (meaning bejeweled work) which I… Continue reading FP Lounge
Wedding Dress
I ordered my wedding dress yesterday!!!!!!! All I will say for now is this: it was the first dress I tried on (I came back to it after many many stores). And it's by Karma 🙂
Mehdi Ready to Wear
A quick post: for all those wedding shopping in Lahore, I highly recommend Mehdi Ready To Wear! The collection is tasteful and it's not the big diamond stone work that you will find everrrrrrywhere in Lahore right now! My sister and I got 4 outfits (combined) from there today! Yay! Related Links: Mehdi Website
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