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*Originally posted by garma_garam_gup: *
I agree! I'm Canadian, and I can proudly say that our wedding here are a lot better than weddings in Pakistan. We go all out - the ghana parties, mehndi and mayoun parties, even having a horse and carraige, dhol guys and also a dholi....if that isnt a paki wedding, then i dont know what is....when my family parties, we PARTY HARD!!
wow i didnt expect this many replies. thanks for the tons of interesting views and infos from each of you; i have a much broader view on this topic now. the thing i went to was just a nikkah in houston; the mehndi was done only on the girl's side and i didn't even really know i was invited but im way here in new orleans anyhow. it was very pretty and ill try to post pics as soon as possible. :)
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*Originally posted by garma_garam_gup: *
No, I'm not generalizing. I'm saying I'm Canadian and I was not raised within an environment that exposed me to the rich culture of Pakistani weddings. I am speaking only about my own experience. I've known many Canadians (both born and immigrants) who knew a heck of alot more about Shaadis than I did.
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*Originally posted by saimanyc: *
Wow..7 days. We just had the basic 3 days. It was very simple and not the big showy extravaganza that alot of weddings are. I'm Canadian, so obviously we couldn't do a typically traditional Paki wedding.
The Mehndi consisted of a bunch of girls with a dhol singing songs they didn't know lol. And then we ate food.
The Shaadi and Nikkah were done on the same day. I sat on a sofa the whole time for many photos. I did my own make-up. It was very simple. No dancing, barely any music, no typical games and events.
The Waleema was for 500 people. Again, I sat the whole time for many photos, barely ate. Make-up however was heavily applied by a make-up artist who regularly does desi weddings.
Through all of these days I just felt like I was on display. I really wanted a very simple and informal feeling. That's probably because my wedding was the first desi wedding I had ever experienced. I didn't have the preconceived notions or expectations of a dream desi wedding. My mother mentioned white horses and all this other stuff that was just a little over the top for me.
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All the good ones are taken!
Saimanyc, if you have a clone, please let me know.
i want the whole 7 day shabang