fiancee !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sapphirez]

@mahismart

It depends upon the family actually.

• Some think that mangnis/engagements are considered as bad luck in the family so they just do the baat pakki and set a later date for the wedding. No rings are exchanged.

• Some consider big and grand mangnis/engagements as bad luck in the family so they just have a very small intimate gathering with only the family. Rings are exchanged but the parents do the ceremony not the bride and the groom. Sometimes the groom isn’t even present at the ceremony.

• Rings are generally not considered as necessary as they do in a non-desi environment. The groom gets a hefty watch instead, occasionally a golden one but I have seen that the grooms prefer the silver ones.

• Some go all out with a big party with all the trappings.

And, yes engagement is called ‘mangni’ and fiance is ‘mangaythar’ in Urdu and ‘mang’ in Punjabi.

Mahi, wow you almost answer all the questions here.. good job!