I know islamically it really has no value to it, but its still something that is celebrated. What are the appropriate clothes to wear at such an occassion? The first time around I never had one, just a nikkah… no formal ceremony once the baat was pakki or whatever.
I’m assuming you could get away with a nice dress or something instead of desi clothes because from what I hear my clothes are gonna be a hideous rust gold and parrot green… my two not-so-favorite colors in the world. What do most people wear at a mangni these days? Thanks
My brother had his mangni recently, but it was a big affair with about 60 people or so and his fiancee was very dressed… im talking kaam wala churidaar outfit and alot of jewelry and stuff but she is very flashy anyways so i think that was more than what normal people would do lol… ok i’ve gone off on a tangent here now. Just tell me what I should wear please!!!
engagement dress r usually brought by da in-laws soooo it depends on dere taste...
some ppl go or really plain shalwar kameez, other go for embrodiered lehengay gharary looking like valima brides :D
it alsooooo depends on how acomodating ur in-laws r... n even on da type of ceremony r having... like if its a huge gathering u mite wanna dress up... even though u could even pull off a very nice soft look at the big gathering tooo....
both ways looks nice!!
and rust gold n parrot green ka combnation sounds different yet nice!!! u could go wid a very delicate antique look wala set.... n go for a very soft makeup... peachy lipstick n a rusty or smoky eye makeup... and da main thi8ng is da hair... do not get a bun or swiss roll made n no back combing!! it totally killsda soft look... just get ut hairblow dried n leave them open... or just put a small hair grip at da back.. leave the hair totally simple.... doesnt matter if u pin up da dupata or leave it at the side.... simple hair will go both ways!!!
goooooooodluck wid ur new life ahead :D
i wore a light brown chooridaar with a light embroided cream and gold outfit......my make-up was done like smokey brown eyes and i wore a chokur necklace....it looked really elegant...not too flashy and full of everything....
i hate girls who dress like dulhunein on thier mungni....wake up.......
n u mite aswell do da makeup at home if da ceremony is simple..... actually id preffer to do my own even if it was a big gathering :D i think i know my face da best...
sooooo go for a base.... and use kajal and a peachy blush.... if u want lipstick go for peachy shade will give a fresh look otherwise a lip gloss would go da trick...
for da eyessss shimmer it wid rustybrown .... or charcoal grey for smoky...use a mascara to finish da look... dun use a eye liner for a tone down look, other wise u may.
all up to personal preferance, eye shape n da look u want to create :D
my parents-in-law showed me my mungni outfit 2 days before the engagement…and oh my god i din liek it at all i started crying there and then…then my father-in-law to be quickly took me to shops and bought me the one i pointed out to…i kinda broke his heart i was soooo depressed…but iv made that up to him now…:p…mugur kiya kurti…im jus one of those ppl who cant wear wot they dont like to wear…
n u mite aswell do da makeup at home if da ceremony is simple..... actually id preffer to do my own even if it was a big gathering :D i think i know my face da best...
sooooo go for a base.... and use kajal and a peachy blush.... if u want lipstick go for peachy shade will give a fresh look otherwise a lip gloss would go da trick...
for da eyessss shimmer it wid rustybrown .... or charcoal grey for smoky...use a mascara to finish da look... dun use a eye liner for a tone down look, other wise u may.
all up to personal preferance, eye shape n da look u want to create :D
im tired of doing the same 'simple' make-up everyday to work and on the weekends....and since its my special day i'd rather do summit out of its way and dress up a bit with professional look then do the same old thing again....
common its ur day y cant we have the make-up doen by sumbody else?
i didnt have a engagemnet soooooooooooo cant say... maybe if i did have one i wouldve gone professional aswell hehehhe but my inlaws didnt want a engagment.....
and genrally i havnt seen anyone satisfied wid dere inlaws choice of clothes.... da ones i got on eid.... had to get them altered, fitted, n sleeves shortened ..... they still gave me a very aunty-ish look :| but i stil had to wear them to dere place .....
just hopping my valima outfit is good:(im gonna go to pak 5days before da wedding ... :(
I think it depends on personal style as well as how big the occasion is. You cant exactly dress up REALLY fancy if it's a small gathering. And if it's a huge mangni gathering, I personally would prefer lehnga or something. Not like some heavy type but one with light decent kaam and hair and makeup similarly elegant.
i think it mainly depends on how many people you're having and how formal it is. i mean, my best friend had a big engagement party in a banquet hall. her inlaws bought her this gorgeous tea pink and light blue churidar suit with kaam all over it, alongwith matching jewellery, chooriyan and shoes. she had her hair and makeup done professionally and it was a super grand affair. part of the reason was because her inlaw's family is huge and having a small engagement party was out of the question.
on the other hand, i wore a lehenga that my parents bought me for my mangni (my hubs is gora so in their culture you don't bring the mangni ka jora for the girl). i got my hair done and got a teeka and churiyan and all of that. our mangni was just in his parent's house and there were about 35 of us there- it was a small and homey affair. we bought mithai and everyone fed us some, and then we exchanged rings, and my parents gave us both matching watches as a present and my mom tied them on our wrists. we just wanted to have a little bit of rasamein to mark the occasion so that it wasn't just another dinner party. and of course, we did family photos. lots of family photos! it was so much fun.
i wore a green kaam-wala suit, and they brought the duputta and put it on my head. mmmm if there’d been a “formaL” engagement, not sure xactly what i wuda worn (since their choice)… My cousin, on the other hand, got a really gorgeous outfit for her mangni, it was a maroon pishwaz outfit with churidar and HOTTTT shoes…
I really like the first one that you posted Ume.. thats exactly how i wanted my clothes to be..the cut and everything… but I dont think they’re gonna turn out that way. I still have time to ask my family to get me something else from pak as I have over a month till the ceremony but I doubt they’ll do a good job with it
I wish my in-laws would have just gotten me the dress for the mangni, but they’re Egyptian and they dont have that custom… all they asked was that I wear either blue or pink as per their tradition… I think i’ll just go with a pink dress or chooridaar outfit if I can find one on my own! The ceremony itself is no grand affair, but we’re having a lot of people coming.. so I think a few gold bracelets and earrings would suffice… no necklace right?
By the way I really like both of your clothes, SGC and sara..
I’d do a small chain/necklace, big earrings, and lots of churiyan… but only coz i like churiyan Pink/or blue is nice, why dont u just buy something from here???
no i wasnt joking hinn but can you wear a necklace with a neck like the first one ume posted? it wouldnt be too much for a mangni? Sara I dont wanna buy anything from here cuz its too expensive and family in pakistan offered to make the clothes for me and my brother’s fiancee… but its turning out to be disastrous.. totally different taste in clothes!
My mangni was a simple affair. It took place at my parental house with just family and a few close friends. I wore a lehnga with gold jewelry and hubs wore a suit.
I think u shouldnt look completely like a bride i didnt want to look like a bride though i had proper makeup done n all i kept my jewlery lite just dangling earings wid a tinyyy teeka and a neckless which didnt even show my gharara colour was lite n so was the kaam on it veryyyyyy lil kaam it turned out gr8 duno if u saw my pix on GS i had like to share it again
Pink/or blue is nice, why dont u just buy something from here???
but can you wear a necklace with a neck like the first one ume posted? it wouldnt be too much for a mangni? Sara I dont wanna buy anything from here cuz its too expensive 
and family in pakistan offered to make the clothes for me and my brother’s fiancee… but its turning out to be disastrous.. totally different taste in clothes! 
