i highly doubt that when you said indians you were referring to hindus AND muslims. anywho, everyone can have their own opinion and take on things, but it is common decency to not label or judge another culture. there are people of many nationalities and ethnicities browsing this forum, so we must keep their sentiments in mind.
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i have seen some very very very lavish indian weddings which are simply beautiful and ive asked me hubby if we could get married again just for the soul purpose of dressing up again.. lol
i dont think one should criticise someone else's wedding day.. The bride did what she wanted to.. in her mind she was beautiful and queen of the world.. why should we let her feel any other way?
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^^ yeah true... if you feel it is wrong then just don't do it i guess lol
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should i be worried that i didnt find it at all paindu or tacky? sure gold threw up on her.. but we are so used to seeing simple outfits now according to the current trend, that this is looking over the´top.. but it really isnt. though jewellary should have been limited. cant have too much jewellary and too much kaam goin together.
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^Don't worry, I liked a couple of the dresses too even though they were a bit OTT but that's because we see different designs for paki bridals while Indian designs are much different.
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Personally, I do agree that it was alot of money to spend - but it was their money and its upto them to spend as they please. I suppose if they were muslim one could argue the esssence of a muslim wedding is simplicity, and one can can also so associate simplicity with class, but how many muslim pakistani's stay true to this? so as a far as I know Hindu weddings are very much in line with their culture being loud and colourful.
In terms of the actual wedding, the only thing that I liked in the videos and the most important too, was the fact that the couple looked so happy..
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ya.-. i think ppl just like to believe that since indian and paki culture is so close, we can compare the too.. but it really isnt.. their clothing and kaam is very very different.. heck even their bangles are SO DIFFERENT.. and WAYYYY gorgeous than what is available in pakistan.. my mom had a friend bring some for me for my jahez, and u just dont see such different and beautiful bangles in pakistan.. im talking glass bangles, not even sterling silver or gold.. and each kara that went with the set of bangles was different.. unliike pakistan, jaha ek cheez hi milthi hai! at my wedding period, it was kundan karay and thats all u could get... jeez!
p.s) and on the side, im sick and tired of ppl harping bout oh be simple oh be simple... i hope at the end, a person can tell if they are at a mourning or a wedding! what ive seen is, if someone says they want a simple wedding, well, their cheap. gross generalization, but honestly, thats the feel i get ... normal ppl have armaan and jazbaath and desires fixed to how they want their wedding day to be like, and in order to achieve that, it takes money. great if u have it.. use it.. what other day is worth more than ure wedding day.. again, not a thought common to some ppl. but if u aint got it, then dont cover it up by saying oh i want a simple wedding... and start preaching how that is how its meant to be..
in a nutshell, if you got money and the desire to want ure wedding day done a certain way with chocolate fountains and fishes made out of gold.. ALL the power to YOU!
its also ok if u dont want to spend a lot of money on the wedding cuz u aint got it, dont think its gotta be all that, or simply dont care... thats ok too.
uh oh.. i think a recent incident , actually, a whole lot of such recent incidents has caused the rant.. excuse me :D
and yes, i have updated this post. thats how khuwaar i am
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^ oooh u gonna get it now 
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sara.. gs has been sooo slow.. ive replied to such stupid threads cuz i was THAT bored.. its good to ruffle some feathers.. gives me something to look fwd to on gs :D
:k: All this rant about simplicity and charity and sophistication- I can’t believe a couple gets judged by all those things ON the happiest day of their lives. So what if they are from a different culture and don’t do things the way YOU do? I know of many white/hispanic people who consider even a ‘normal & sophisticated’ Paki wedding wayy too loud and wild for them. Does that mean you stop getting married the way you want to or start having a shaadi like the goras just because they think you’re not classy enough 
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This couple didn't get married to please you or I. They got married that way to please themselves, and judging by the happy looks on their faces, it looked like they achieved just that.
So why should we judge them?
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hmm aaah i think wanting to stun their guests and the viewing audience with the extravagance of the events factored into their happiness.
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It's not that her clothes aren't nice -- but they all have very similar looks. I did like the actual ceremony one best.
The desserts :D
i highly doubt that when you said indians you were referring to hindus AND muslims.
Frankly, I don't need you to explain to me what I was or wasn't thinking when I wrote my OP.
what ive seen is, if someone says they want a simple wedding, well, their cheap. gross generalization, but honestly, thats the feel i get ...
There's a different between tasteful and expensive...I'm sorry you haven't been to a wedding that was both. A cheap wedding can be tacky (lord knows many are), and an expensive wedding can be very tastefully done.
There's a different between tasteful and expensive...I'm sorry you haven't been to a wedding that was both. A cheap wedding can be tacky (lord knows many are), and an expensive wedding can be very tastefully done.
no..me only invited to nau daulthi paindu weddings. me have no idea.
whatever dude... whats paindu to u may be sophisticated to me.. and vice versa.
koi takleef in understanding that?
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where's the love u guys???? :| jidher jaao udhar laraiee....sigh GS is becoming very depressing :(
no..me only invited to nau daulthi paindu weddings. me have no idea.
whatever dude... whats paindu to u may be sophisticated to me.. and vice versa.
koi takleef in understanding that?
LOL
You're offended by what I said, but you have no problem declaring that people who talk about tasteful weddings are really just making excuses for their cheapness?
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the fobbiness of the episode kept me entertained.
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You know, its entirely possible that when an Indian/Hindu bride sees a Pakistani/Muslim wedding, she goes, "MyGod, how tacky! How ugly! What on earth are they wearing!!!"
I thought the decor was so very lovely, really dreamlike. I also loved the confetti canon for the baraat and the white doves set off as their car was leaving. And the fireworks entrance was really fun. The diamond jewelry set that her dad designed was gorgeous as well. I wonder what they did with all the flowers afterwards though. The only 2 costs that surprised me were the $4,500 for the makeup artist, wow! And also that for their 575 guests, the dinner menu only cost $35,000, thats only about $60 per head, and with the dessert cost it comes to close to $80, not too bad at all
One thing I found funny was how she kept saying her dresses were custom made for her. I guess for white people, who maybe often buy their dresses off the rack and dont get them specifically tailor made for themselves, having a custom made dress sounds like wow. But for desis, custom made could also just be a fancy way of saying that you had your local darzi sew something from scratch just for you lol
Someone mentioned that it was tacky how she kept saying this cost that much, that cost this much. But thats the purpose of the show isnt it. I doubt in real life when she tells people about her wedding she starts pulling out her receipts and explaining how much they spent. Obviously the producers kept asking these questions, because they want to have these numbers on the show. So its doesnt necessarily reflect tackniess on her part