2011 Brides

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My dress will either be all yellow with some pink and green pattis's or its going to be all hot pink with a little bit of yellow - IA when i go to Pakistan Ill finalize it. I'm leaving in less then 2 weeks IA - I'm excited!

Thanks - I loveee pink so I wanted to do something with pink. Do you have a pic of that lamps??? Are you talking about the chotai se diya's???

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Does the mil usually bring the mehndi outfit?

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bridzellaa i guess mehendi dress is from girl’s side and shadi / valima dress is from guy’s side

and pathan these are earthen lamps

http://www.paklinks.com/gs/wedding/461699-2011-brides-25.html

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40971000/jpg/_40971502_oklightsap.jpg

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Oooooooo those are pretty - i just dont think I can put those unless the wick’s are inside the little matki’s bc of the candle policy in the hotel :frowning:

Maybe I can sajha the stage with some other type of candles maybe tall lanterns or something but I dont think that will go and those are more Morrocan looking. Ill keep looking - thanks for the suggestion

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hey ladies

awake from my beauty sleep :slight_smile: thanks for the Moroccan pics! hehe the camel was cute :slight_smile:

Friends are planning the shower now and then mom wants me to hit up a registry soon… so I guess I’ll get to use that price-gun shindading :slight_smile:

I’m not that stressed anymore, guess when I get to Pakistan, i’ll save all my energy for that

those who are worried about the hotel candle policy…use those LED candles?? they come in many colors and are battery powered. Some are even float able..so you can put them in vases with flowers.

Check these websites for cheap craft supplies & battery candles

http://www.100candles.com/items/item_6000.htm

http://craftsuppliesforless.com/craftsupplies_displays.html

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Also, just re-read this thread... and those of you girls getting married in Spring..don't stress!! :) We still have time... and everything ends up getting done.

Just go to the search option and type in whatever you want to know, and there is bound to be a thread with info in it. Lots of thread on Lahore shopping & other cities in both Pakistan and US.

All the best!!! :)

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Okay guys, how do feel about a deep red and fawn colour bridal dress? Whats your oppinion??

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my bridal is in deep red & fawn..
saw it & instantly fell in love with it

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Even quality you do not have to worry about! I was so amazed five years ago when I went there and stayed for an entire summer.... I literally did not have to bring any of the stuff I even did bring. They have everything there... including tons of imports.

You can't go wrong with bringing basic medications though.. just for the reason that it is annoying to go out and get the correct medication when one gets sick. When one is ill you want/need the medicine right away. Most of the medications you can find there tho ... the name difference is what takes some time to get used to.

Also - I would recommend bringing your own makeup (foundation, primer, powder, and concealer, mascara, etc.)- like the basics. Only because I found that the makeup there that is a Western brand is actually MORE expensive ... lol. But you can find everything there.... inshAllah you will be fine.

You will re-connect with those cousins and the time will fly. :) Just keep in mind that its not permanent and to just enjoy the experience!

I feel like as the time goes on ... the stress is getting a bit less ... only because I starting to feel the same as you... that it's time to get this show on the road. lol. Sometimes anxiety still hits me. Especially since I do not have DJ yet.. and that is the biggest thing not booked yet! But I'm actually doing much better ........ I received my brunch dress and its beautiful. Now only have to get my shaadi and walima dress from Pakistan! My khala is doing all of my shopping in Pakistan for me. I have had to relegate alot of planning aspects of my wedding to others ... but accepting it has what has eased my nerves.

I am not having a mehndi either. It was my idea for many reasons. I will just be having a simple at home dolkhi/mayoun. Before I was upset that I didnt have as much of a hand in planning things for my own wedding ..... and that would cause stress. But.... still...... everything happens for a reason. My mom is planning my wedding and dholki/mayoun. My MIL is planning my walima. And my khalaa is doing all my shopping.

I'm more excited about the honeymoon and finally living with my luv :) It's been a long time coming! Can't wait to get a place of our own and decorate it together!!! It will be stressful... but a good stress. I have lived on my own for 9 years..... most of the times with atleast one roomate ...and recently alone.. so I do not think my lifestyle will change much. Not too much adjusting! In fact I will be happy to not be alone.

It is a beautiful combo. :)

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Venting Session:

OK. so family booked some hall..which they say is good. I have not seen any pictures. but all the "Uncles" say its great. Hmmmm

2nd, had another panic attack today, just thinking about the whole living away process, plus just did the bridal registry, so everything seems reallllll right now and FAST. I hate making quick decesions, espeicailly when I have no clue where i'll be living

I am still in the middle of my studies & projects

Dad was like.... Pak weddings are a bit different, so don't be dancing all over the place over there. We'll tell you whats going on and keep you posted. which kinda ticks me off b/c I DON'T want a Stage/doll kind of wedding.

All my cute ideas got rejected b/c the excuse is "they don't do this in pakistan" one of them was accepted...but rest I'll have to figure out.
(I wanted to add personal touches)

Now the mehdni will be outside in a lawn setting, so I have to come up with an outdoor theme...before it was based on drapes & all that in a tent.

maybe this is all little stuff....but I feel like I'm gonna have the typical wedding where the Bride herself has NO clue what is going on and has to watch the video afterwards to see what her wedding was like. :(

And now I'll have to read the Quran infront of everyone???? why do I need to be doing a stage kind of performance thing... ? Why do I need to show everyone that I can read Quran?? I can read it but why is it important to showcase this?

aaaaaaaaaaaaaanddddddddddd everyone keeps telling me not to worry/stress...everything will get done...etc...but that just makes me feel like I have no control over my own wedding and that i'm a little child being told not do a certain thing.

I realllllyyyyyyyyyyyyy wish my wedding was not in Pakistan. It's great to have family there and its cheaper....but it won't feel very personal for me

Venting session over

Need your duas please

Ugh I hate these wedding hormones :(

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awwww monkey mirch take a deeeeeepp breath everything will be fine :hugz:
did u ask ur parents that y u have to recite QURAN infront of everyone is it like a tradition in ur family? :konfused: ..oooor it might possible that they want u to read a certain dua for ur nikah/shadi :hmmm:

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aww thanks Farhasha, prob some dua..idk, I have no idea what the logistics are for the nikkah and shaadi yet… and no one feels it is ncessary to tell me now. They’ll just tell me what to do when I’m there…wtf

I am just gonna forget about this planning thing and let everyone else just do it. I’ll just show up when everyone brings me in. So not excited about this anymore :frowning:

I wish I could have an western-style wedding… One day only, do it well yourself, and peace out.

Good nite ladies…I hope the rest of you are having a better wedding prep

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Awe… I feel like you and I share alot of the same feelings…except I am getting married here and missing out on all the relatives and being surrounded by your luved ones…instead it is going to be surrounded by the “communities” who will only judge and critique…yay for me.

My mom is making me recite the quran too in front of everyone… for a quran khani done for me that ends with a dua. I dont want to do it but you can not really say no. I know its good and all…but eh… i rather have that day to relax…

I really wish our weddings were like goray people…where the bride and groom have all the say in everything and they plan it according to their budget. They thoroughly enjoy their one day and then go off to enjoy their honeymoon. There is no tension..nothing…looks like good times from beginning to end. I know this for a fact bc most of my fiance’s goray friends are married and my best friend who is gori is also currently engaged.

The elders just give their opinions and dakhal too much… its a viscious cycle in our society…they never had a say in their weddings so they live vicariously by planning their kids. And for those of us living in the west… i think it is harder for us to accept it after seeing so many other people not go through all the stress of planning and dramas that stem from it.

Keep your chin up Monkey Mirch and remember the main thing: you are marrying a wonderful person and you will be spending the rest of your life with him. You will have many opportunities to plan things the way you want them and make things go your way. Just pray for a luving and happy marriage. And that is the biggest happiness of it all.

I find the more you accept that others are wanting to have things their way… the less you feel anxious and the stress leaves you. It’s just becomes necessary to make peace with the facts of whats going on around you.

xoxo :hugz:

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Thank you Punjabirose!! You are absolutely right!! I keep forgetting the bigger picture and alhumdillah my finance loves me so much and even he is very supportive.

I found this quote today…thought it was fitting: “Do not seek to have events happen as you want them to, but instead want them to happen as they happen, and your life will go well.”

Plus I might have a reception back here so I can do all the cutesy things if needed.

:slight_smile: Thanks for your support girls!!! :hugz:

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Monkey Mirch - I'm sorry things arent going the way you wanted them too but IA everything will work out and since you are having a party back at home you can plan that exactly how you want it IA. I agree with PunjabiRose 100% the most important thing is that you are marrying someone who is understanding - I've just been hearing alot of sad stories lately about some of my friends marriage - Allah IA sub teek kara do - but try and enjoy this time as much as you can bc this is your time :-)

So smile bc the prettiest brides are the ones who smile :)

My dua's are with you!!!

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I’m going thru this same thing - sucks I just dont understand why people especially your family cant be khush for you! All they do it judge you and talk behind your back which you end up hearing anyways - but now I’m at the point I dont care. Its ok be Allah hears all.

Anyways - Id thought I’d vent a little also.

3 months IA to go and so much to do :frowning:

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MonkeyMirch - Aww when are you going to Pakistan your self? inshallah your wedding will be great, and as you want it to be. Just hang in there and whatever you want to do. I know at times you might seem like a snob by wanting it all your way but honestly thats the way to get it done. When it's all nice at the end, everyone will forget about it :P
other then that, your lucky to have shadi in pakistan, i would LOVE to do that because of all the selection of clothes and all. My bridal dress is being made, along with my clothes and I have no idea whats happening :(
Good luck to you

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^ a month to go until Pakistan, having a spring shaadi

I had a much better day today…followed the wonderful advice, and wasn’t that stressed :slight_smile:

Thank you ladies for your support!!! :hugz: Venting here and receiving such a warm response has been very helpful. My daus are also with you. Lets do this and do it well!!!

For those of you having your shaadi here, things will come together as well. I guess it doesn’t matter whether its abroad or Pakistan, people will talk.

However, I always thought it was better to be talked about & noticed then to be ignored :slight_smile:

So back to shaadi talk…

What style of bridal would look good for short brides? (long or short kameez?) I’m not that tall…-5’3 so idk if i can pull off the amazing designs those amazingly tall models are wearing.

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Aww MonkeyMrich... I am glad that you are feeling better. My situation is the same way.. There are many things that I would like to do for my and my brother's wedding (getting married at the same time in June), but can not do because everyone says ke YEH PAKISTAN MEIN NAHIN HOTA! And if you do it anyway, then the whoel khandan talks about you. Anyway

Where in Pakistan are you getting marrieD? Karachi?