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why not??? if anything, it should be easier! aren't there tons of mai's/maids around? who wouldn't want to earn an extra 1000 rupees to watch kids for one night? you'd have to vet them and make sure they know what to do but i don't see why it would be hard.
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Yeah but how many parents would be willing to let someone watch their kids even for a bit? Typically in pakistan there is no concept of "enjoyment" without their children around. Even if the parents were to leave the kids for a while, they'd probably never hear the end of it. That's the average family in pakistan, kids included in everything/everwhere.
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^ so ture.
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well... its not like the kids are far away or at another event entirely. and at least they're not sitting at the table being bored and the moms aren't running around trying to discipline them! i would hope moms would want their kids to be entertained and not cause a fuss at someone else's event. i think you should run the idea past your family and see how they respond to it- a lot of people were like why're you wasting your money, etc. when i first told them about it, but i went ahead and did it anyway because i believed it to be a worthwhile cost, and i had ZERO complaints from my aunts/uncle's and plenty of thanks instead. try it! you might be surprised :)
also, how are kids at shaadi's anyway? most pakistani shaadi's don't start until 11:30 it seems and dinner isn't served until 1... isn't that wayyyy past their bedtime?
also, how are kids at shaadi's anyway?
Evil. At least at the weddings in pak. I'm sure hte kids here would be darling little angels :D
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^ haha
read the rest of it :p
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I'm just saying. it might be a good idea here, but i think someone getting married in pak might be less likely to follow that or even agree with it. But nothign wrong in trying of course.
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SGC its a great idea.. i wish i had someone like that on my wedding....there were so many lil kids from my in laws side and from our guests...they kept running around the stage and around every table..i know it was so damn annoying for others....
everytime they came running near the stage i thought one of the pillar is gonna fall dwn ..
my mum kept the wedding cake behind the stage...and a few of these kids were also plying hide and seek behind the stage...and noone actually noticed that..untill the cake fell down but thanx god it was still packed in the box ......
Churiyan are nice! If anyone does this though, i hope they make sure htey get diferent sizes, esp if theres alot of young girls. you dont want to make them feel excluded or left out for no reason..
She was smart enough to think this through and ordered loads of diff sizes, even the little ones were wearing them.
Another idea to keep kids occupied is to hire a clown/magician. I went to a wedding where in a seperate room there was a whole party set up just for the kids, there were 3 supervisors looking after them, a magician, buffet for the kids with pizza, chips etc so they didnt bother the adults when the food was being served and a movie playing. I dont think i saw any children in the actual wedding throughout the whole evening, the parents would go check on the kids now and again to see they were okay and they absolutely loved the idea. Kids will be kids no matter where they are, and theres no way to stop them unless they can be entertained elsewhere :)
hire babysitters, ladies! its not hard to find them (i used craigslist to find mine), and you can specify that they have CPR certification (to be safe) and loads of previous experience as nannies/childminders. you can set up a separate area for the kids to hang out in- mine was in a garden so they just took them out of the tent and away a bit but within sight/reach of the parents. mine were both nurses! i guess they were looking to make some easy money. i had 7 kids under 10 so i hired two sitters. they brought along all the supplies needed to keep the wee ones busy and entertained- they sang, played games, colored. everyone had a good time- the parents, the kids, and me!
i went to a wedding in dec. where they had babysitters for the kids and every time id go in there to check on my 4 and 5 year old brothers all the kids were lined up by door as if they were in Jail. Kids were there crying, yelling , fighting it was HORRIBLE. i took my brothers out of there as soon as i saw those kids punching each other. Not such a good sight. Maybe they just needed better Sitters
My aunty had this beautiful marquee wedding. She had hired a clown and magician for the children (
some of the adults were entertained by this too). The entertainers made balloons into different shapes etc and the kids loved it.
It was such a peaceful wedding. The adults all caught up with each other and the bride and groom got to mingle with their guests.
Back to the topic, favour wise in our family, we tend to give a little something on each day.
On the mendhi, most of the guys, if they want it that is, tend to get a duppatta (becomes a very useful prop when it comes to dancing:cb:) and the girls/ladies tend to get some chooriyaan.
Just after the Nikkah we gave out bidh packets. These consisted of chawarey, mishri, mint imperials, badam, and a chocolate.
At the valima, tend to give out a little box which has the couple’s name on it and date of wedding and valima. Inside it there tends to be sugared almonds, a piece of barfi and some quality street chocolates, all individually wrapped in different coloured tissue paper.
That is the practice we have adopted at the last few close family weddings. Normally all us cousins get roped into making these favours.
Hope that gives a few ideas.
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I was shopping at Pier 1 and I found these on sale .. 
They were soo adorable and we arranged them in 2 baskets - one for the guys side to give out and one for the girls side. I tied them with red ribbon and got our names and date on funky translucent paper you can get from Michaels/Art Stores and put them inside the boxes.
oh ya i saw them…what deal you got from them??.. I got these from there… for personal use… but i think they will make good favors.
and here are other pics of it i found on net:
i went to a wedding in dec. where they had babysitters for the kids and every time id go in there to check on my 4 and 5 year old brothers all the kids were lined up by door as if they were in Jail. Kids were there crying, yelling , fighting it was HORRIBLE. i took my brothers out of there as soon as i saw those kids punching each other. Not such a good sight. Maybe they just needed better Sitters
horrible babysitters! i hope they weren't paid for their lack of effort. the thing too is you should hire qualified people to do the job- you wouldn't get a mechanic to make your centrepieces, so why would you hire people who can't handle children as babysitters?? amazing. its good you took your brothers out of that situation!
those are so cute! where did you find them? i have one of my those myself..i forgot where i got it from but yeah those are nice
i got them from pier 1 imports… they were a box of three… green, red and gold… of three different shapes… $15 CAD\
and i love them…
i was just looking at it… on net… there are on ebay and here:
Weddingstar United States: Golden Lac Boxes with Beads and Mirror
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they're little sindoor holders i think LOL
dont hindu people use them for sindoor?
ive seen them at dollar stores
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ya it can be.... but they are little jewellary boxes...... (atleast thats what i use it for)