Some real weddings I found online. These were found on blogs, flickr and other public photo sites. I feel if these brides don’t want their pics seen by everyone then they should not put it up on public sites and tell all family and friends to refrain from doing so too. Here are the ones of Paki weddings I found:
Someones mehndi:
Some weddings/rukhasti:
A Bengali mehndi in the UK:
^I learned Benagli brides get their mehndi done during the mehndi day ceremony. (You always learn something new!)
I suspect this is a Hyderabdi wedding judging from the jewelery(correct me if wrong):
An Indian Muslim wedding:
Some non desi weddings(But all Muslim):
A Afghani nikah (brides on nikah wear green and white on wedding day)
An Afghani tajik nikah:
.These people reside in Afghanistan but have Iranian ancestry.
I have no idea who the designers of each dress are so don't ask me..sorry. I just know these weddings took place in the US except the second one took place in Pakistan.
Some real weddings I found online. These were found on blogs, flickr and other public photo sites. I feel if these brides don't want their pics seen by everyone then they should not put it up on public sites and tell all family and friends to refrain from doing so too.
MARRIAGE FIT FOR KINGS- NZ BUSINESSMAN HOSTS BIG FAT WEDDING FOR SONS
For a change, Hyderabad, and not Delhi is making big news for its big fat weddings. Late last year, Taj’s newly-opened Falaknuma Palace acquired the status of being the most luxurious boutique wedding property. In December 2010 Krishna Bhupal (grandson of GVK Reddy) married Dia Mehta (daughter of Mumbai’s diamond merchants Devaunshi and Anoop Mehta) at a fairy-tale wedding, which international glossies featured as the most spectacular Society Wedding of the Year. Last week, a NZ/ Hyderabad based Real Estate tycoon S. Ravinder was in the news for hosting “the most expensive wedding” in South India. Ravinder’s two sons Rohit and Ranjeet married cousins Shruti and Divya at a week-long affair with different themes—Bengali, Rajasthani, Punjabi, Middle Eastern, Jodhaa Akbar and hold your breath ‘Underwater’.
S. Ravinder in an interview to WeddingSutra said: “I approached Wizcraft, the Wedding Planners who I had interacted with at IIFA Awards, to execute me and my wife’s dream of organising the most exotic wedding for our sons.” Ravinder does not believe in religious traditions, nor does he believe that the bride’s family should be managing the wedding affair; he and his wife directed the organisers and the bride’s family came in as guests. He adds: “This is an arranged marriage. Two years ago, when we formalised the alliance, we didn’t have an engagement ceremony, only a commitment function. The wedding was held as per the Special Marriage Act and the traditional wedding ceremony lasted for less than five minutes, where the bride and groom exchanged Platinum chains with a diamond pendant to Sivamani’s beats.”
More shaadi details:
Belly dancers from Dubai, dancers from Russia and percussionist Sivamani performed at the numerous functions.
A pink Mercedes, one of its kind in India was bought to ferry the brides around town.
After the Jodhaa Akbar theme wedding, the guests were asked to shift to another side of the reception which had an underwater and desert theme. The shell at the underwater theme reception was closed and opened once the bride and groom got into it.
The ostentatious festivities were managed by Wizcraft and a record 15,000 guests (10,000 were invited) turned up at the dazzling main wedding function at GMR Gardens on 25th February.
Delhi’s Celebrity Wedding Photographer Bankim Jain whose team managed High definition videography & photography for all the functions, shares with WeddingSutra some photographs.
The crème de la crème of Mumbai is talking about Ashni Biyani’s wedding to Viraj Didwania. And her stunning wear created by India’s couture kings- Rohit Bal and Raj Mahtani.
The Biyani family (Big Bazaar, Pantaloons and The Future Group) didn’t invite the press nor did they release any pictures of their very exclusive yet private family affair. So there’s even more curiosity, and everyone is dying to see pictures of the petite and pretty Ashni in a stunning beige sherwani and lehenga that Gudda (Rohit Bal) created for her reception.
Says our source: “The wedding functions included a Sangeet at Mont Blanc (the Didwania residence at Kemps Corner), wedding at Taj Lands End and a grand reception at The Turf Club.” Only 5 feet tall Ashni Biyani is being trained by her father Kishore Biyani to take on a bigger role in his business. Ashni is currently taking care are of Holii the fun Indian bags brand co-created by Hi Design and The Future Group.
Ashni’s reception outfit by Rohit Bal was a beautiful beige lehenga with gold and burgundy zardozi. Adds our source: “Rohit Bal’s lehenga had its trademark detailing. But he did a phenomenal job of individualizing the utterly feminine creation—we have never seen one such creation and I’m sure we’ll ever see one such on another bride.” Ashni’s makeup was done by Cory Walia and she wore jewellery by Raj Mahtani. In case you haven’t heard of the legendary Kolkata based Raj Mahtani. His family began producing jewellery for Indian Royal families in the 1880’s. He continues the tradition of his great-great grandfathers and produces over-the-top creations for those who are willing to spend anything- jewellery that is traditional in design but contemporary in style.
Gosh even her girls were wearing bridal heavy outfits..it also makes me miss indian lenghas I think instead of going the paki long kameez route the next wedding I attend I’ll buy a lengha
My friend just got married a few months ago and looked so nice. She said I could share these pics for only 24 hours. So mods, delete them after a full day. Thanks.
Thanks for letting me know Sahar. No, I only wanted to post two pictures and I have been posting pictures for over a year and know how to do it but not sure why I could not manage this time.
but i think it's the photographers in some wedding pics on this page, they don't know when to take the pic it seems, in a couple the bride has her eyes closed or the photographer caught her right when she's making a funny face. those pics could've been retaken
why do indian brides look like someone threw up polki n diamonds on them and why does the jewellery never match the clothes and why is everything is tacky! i dont think indians knws the term less is more apparently apparently more is more for them!
Thats a pretty unfair generalization. As obvious from these photos, there is variation in all the weddings, including how much jewelry each bride is wearing. I think I lot depends on their personal tastes as well. Some brides like to wear lots of jewelry. It's their wedding. Let them.
There are also plenty of Indian brides who are very understated. It's pretty mean to say everything is tacky. I think all the brides look gorgeous in their own way and it's lovely to see all the creativity and differences.
^I learned Benagli brides get their mehndi done during the mehndi day ceremony. (You always learn something new!)
