last week my cousin got nikkah fied, she bought her dress for Rs 35,000. my friend bought her dress for Rs 50,000. then there are those who bought their wedding dresses for lakh, do lakh. talking to my cousins about it she said thats almost how much ppl spend on their wedding dresses now adayz.
i mean i know u get married once but isnt it all too expensive for a dress that u’ll probably wear few times in ur life?
i havent even found a guy yet.. and my mama has told me to save for my wedding… my cousins tell me that 2 lakh is the usual these days… astagfurlah! i feel broke just thinking bout it 
lol tell me about it... i am thinking shud i save for tuition or for the dress?
thats like me... should i continue my masters or save for the stupid wedding that doesnt seem to exist...
you are not gona believe this...but my friend's sister who recently got married got her baraat lehnga for...thirty one lakh...!!
it all comes down to what u want ure wedding day to be like.. you dont havta spend loads a money on clothes etc.. my cousin got married and since they had a limited budget... she tried ot use things tehy already had.. like for the wedding jora.. she wore her mom's with a few alterations...looked absolutely amazing.. old really was gold in her case. then she had her baraat in the maidaan in front of her house so tehy didnt havta pay for the venue... basically she used her head and tried to lower costs without losin teh quality... the maidaan looked amazing aswell cuz of the way she had the tents set up.. looked like a garden belonging to some haveli :o
p.s) if it were me.. i woudlnt spend so much on teh wedding dress.. if u must... spend it on the jewellary.. wear it and sell it.. unlike a wedding dress which sits in teh closet and collects dust waitin for ure daughter (if god gives u one) to wear it on her wedding day (IF she wants to)..
Pardon my ignorance, but why r u girls being worried ? isnt it “larkay walay” who r suppose to pay for bride’s wedding dress ?
Wallah-o-Alam
The people who can't afford it are morons to spend so much, but so what if they can? The point is to not go out of your way just to fit in or feel the need to compete with the affluent in the society. (Wasn't there a thread on "Mob Mentality" somewhere?)
I agree with khawateen, you don't have to spent loads of money on your wedding dress, its quite a waste of money if you ask me for something that has to be worn once in a life time.
There are good wedding dresses ranging from 15-20.000 Rs. If you are good at bargaining, then you can reduce the price to 12-15.000 Rs. which is around 200 Euro or $300.
The dresses that go to Lakhs are designer made or made of gold thread. Mostly the material costs the most as handwork is same all around. I think its silly to spent so much on a wedding dress, if you cannot afford it at all, if you easily can, then thats another story.
However I also agree with khawateen, that if you want to spend money, then do it on jewellery as gold can allways be sold later on. I've seen some women sell their wedding gold later on to get plots ect.. My mom sold some of her gold and left some for the kids.
Not allways, they pay for the Valima dress, but the Barat dress is paid by the girls family.
That's one more reason to just have a simple nikkah done :)
(Like I'm planning to , Insh'Allah)
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depends on the biradari or family…
Masjid main nikkah and rusksati in dholi... only 10 ppl in for nikkah and 20 ppl for rusksati so they can carry the dholi and mathie....;) now about
dresses it should b reasonable good coz it is only day u can be happy afterwords may Allah bless uz;) amen
I have to start planning my wedding soon and I think I am going to get my mom to assist in making my wedding dress. She has all this lovely material she bought so I dont want it to go to waste. Insha'Allah.
I personally wouldnt spend so much on a dress that I only wear once.
Whatever happened to simplicity? Personally, I want a simple, yet elegant outfit .... get nikkahfied in the house .... small reception with no more than 100 ppl .... small and intimate gathering. That's my ideal wedding day. If my parents could have it their way, it would be a simple wedding at the local masjid.
I think as you grow older and you 'experience' more in life, your priorities change. When I was younger, I wanted a large, fun-filled wedding with a heavy-duty outfit. Now, I just want something simple and straightforward. I would rather use the money and put it towards something more useful like a fabulous honeymoon or a downpayment on a house.
Munni, are you getting married?
saari umar paraee hai to be furgual.. dont you want people to look at you in awe when you walk down to your wedding?
Personally Muniya, not really. 
I would rather get looked at in awe by my hubby … and I would expect him to look at me in awe everyday … not just the wedding day. :Pretty:
^ lets get real here.. the only things hubby looks at awe in the steak you make him.. otherwise it totally takes me getting all primmed up..
I guess Salman justs like girls dressed up.. come to think of it even before we were married..
You tell em girl! if you buy outfits here in the US..they go for around $800 and up..which in turn comes to almost the same if you buy it in Pakistan, depending where you buy it from.
Besides..everyone deserves to look good on their wedding day :roman: :Pagri: