Karachi Brides!

Ok where are all the Karachi brides??? I know there are other topics with a lot of information on the Pakistani salons, venues, etc, but I wondered if we could have one thread for Karachi brides. This would make it easier for the brides to get concentrated information exclusively about the salons, venues, shops in Karachi. So please share your experiences as to where you bought your bridal jora from, formals, jewelry, which salon did u go for makeup (who did your makeup, charges?), and the venue ( also the charges if you know).

Also post some good shops of immitation jewelry/ gold plated jewelry and pictures if you have, so we can see the quality.

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Since I live in states, I searched for bridal outfits online for designs. There was one that I really liked, so I sent its picture to my khala in Karachi, and she is getting it made from some shop called PLK. She said their work is similar to Jabeens. My brother is also getting married, so we are having my bhabi's outfit made from Jabeens. each is costing around 80,000 -85,000 rps.

For the venues we got Jade hall, Casamento, and Hill Top.

For Salons, we are still not sure! I live out of Pakistan, so I cant really visit the salons. I will be going to karachi a week before my wedding so teh tiem will be short to book salon at that time. So basically I have to depend on online pictures! However, most of the pistures on websites are airbrushed and not a true portrayal of what the brides look like in real.

A friend of mine recommended Allenora for baraat, but their makeup is tooo red and aunty like. Though I want a bit darker makeup for Baraat, their's is too much!

I liked Sabs, however, I noticed that they put black eye shadow on every bride for baraat. I wish they would use some gold as well! Also I heard that Sabs has different artists ( saba, Sonia, Qadir) and conflicting reviews on which one is better,

So who did you go to for baraat/ Walima, and who do you recommend? Please help out guys! Any recommendation in this matter will be highly appreciated! Post some pictures if you can. Pictures of just the eyes will be helpful too, as the eye makeup contributes a lot to the whole look.

Also, which MUA do face contouring?

Please also post charges if you know.

Thanks in advance!!!

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can you plz share the pics of those halls?
i m just curious.

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love this thread!!!!!!

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PLK and Jabeens both are really good. I have booked Majestic lawn, Avari towers and Aero club for mehndi. . Might get my dress from PLK or jabeens. For saloon I am going for Nabilas Either on weddin or Valima and might go for Mona J, I personally dont like bina khan, shaheen saeed & alle nora as well.

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yaay! i like this thread! :D i don't live in karachi - or pakistan for the matter, but my wedding will be in karachi..

ah, yes, make up is defiantly the most difficult choices in karachi! i mean we've got awesome designers and places to shop, great halls and ballrooms. but the MUA! i've been stuck between Bina khan and Sabs for ages now.. i haven't seen a single awesome bina khan bride.. they have been some from sabs i've liked, but i've heard different reviews of sabs.. i'm soo confused.

my wedding isn't anytime soon. but i am getting engaged next month in Karachi.. i'm going to book sabs for my make up, although it won't be bridal make up i still get a sight of what they are like! i will post experience here! :) if i like they're way of doing make up i'll go back to them for the wedding, if not i'm going to book bina khan. i haven't seen enough pictures of any other salon so these seems to be the safest choices for me..

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I went to Sabs for my engagement make up and it was horrible.

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With the prices Bina Khan now charges, I don't think I'll be visiting her salon any time soon...

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Yes, I will! Sorry I have them at home so I will try to upload them tonight!

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Yes I heard that those two are some of the best in Karachi! We have been getting outfits from Jabeens since I was young, so My family is really satsfied with their work!

Yes I did not like Bina Khan either. Though the girls look natural, I don't feel that they actually look like brides. Allenora brides look liek auntys to me.

I saw work by this one artist, Sakib Chishti, and I just loved it! However, much to my dismay, he lives in lahore and does not travel to Karachi. I contacted him to ask for charges, and he said that if he does come to karachi, it would the charge would be 100,000 rps. It is understandable that he will have to get ticket, book a hotel, etc... but I dotn think I can spend that much for one day makeup. :( Though I loved his work :( I wonder if we have someone like him in Karachi!

Do you know the charges fro Nabila and Mona J?

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really??? ermm... see I also read so many conflicting reviews about sabs in the other threads... so confused!!!!! I really wish they all gave trial makeups!

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Yes I am the same way. None of my family weddings have been in karachi because most of my khandaan is in sialkot, so all the weddings always turn out to be in sialkot. thus, even my family that lives in karachi has no experience of Sabs. However, I have seen bhabis of a few friends who got makeup form Sabs and a couple of my cousin's friends got makeup from sabs. They all looked really nice!

Please do post your experience, and also check out some other birdes that are there that day, hehe! Also if you get a chance, try to see brides by Sonia, Qadir, and Saba. I heard they all have their own way of doing the makeup. I heard Qadir is better than saba, but not sure!

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Who are you guys booking for photography? or have had a good experience with?

My problem is that my brother and I are getting married together, so it would cost us double for bride groom portraits and probably for video as well. Anyone know any reasonable and good photographer?

I checked with AJ Studio, and their prices are just out the roof! They charge 100,000 rps for one day! 150,000 rps for two days. This includes one couple's portraits, video, album, and event pics.

Hakim sons is also expensive considering we have two couples.

K bridal was cheaper than these, but still at 28,000 only for one couple's portraits.

Anyone know a more reasonable photographer and videographer? any sample pics?

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Nabila has Altaf who charges 20k, and his work is awsum! my sister got her makeup done from him n I loved it. I have seen Mona J work on Fb she charges 20 as well. Her work seemed pretty satisfactory.

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Try Hakim Sons and Manji's. They are good., My sister got her wedding photography from Manjis and it was pretty goood.

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@djsidra : when my brother nikkahfied, he hired http://alishastudio.com/

You can even bargain the prices. It is all depend on number of pics.

Alisha studio did awesome work, and all other relatives also impressed with photos.

I think, he charges 20 to 25k.

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does anyone know how much Munna mushtaq charges? it's strange that Aisha studio and munna mushtaq has the same bride.. did she get two photo sessions? how do you get time for that?!!

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dont know about munna mustaq and alisha shot.

i know alisha studio did greate work. he showed the pictures of Nida pasha's sister wedding to my brother and couple of other photos.

You can contact him though phone or someone in khi can meet him and see his work.

What I think, they are doing same post processing stuff like AJ studio. so there is no difference between hakimsons, aj studio, etc.

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Here is link related to karachi.

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Here is a link for Casamento

http://www.casamentoevents.com/valimaImageGallery.aspx