*What are the styles and colors?
i had red lehnga for barat with gold work on it.
For walima it was pink with silver work
*Who got and designed it?
barat dress was chosen by my mom and ssister
walima one was chosen by inlaws
*What year was it made?
2009
*What was your reaction when you first saw it? How did you feel in it on your wedding day? How do you feel about it now?
I loved them both. I only saw them when they were finished as I was having exams. The walima one I saw on the day!
*Where is it now?
the barat one I gave away to another girl who was getting married. The walima one is still with me.
Nikah: My Nikah was done in Feb 2012. As we only had about 6 weeks to plan for a whole thing I didn't have time to get anything from Pakistan..so we went shopping in Birmingham and fell in love with this dress at KHUSHBOO'S on ladypool rd. Had it made with a few alterations. it was a open front gown thing in a very light peachy pink colour with a brocade maxi under it and silver Kaam on it. Long sheer net sleeves and sheer net dupatta.
The rest of shaadi was in Sept 2012.
Mayon my friend (who came all the way from Pakistan) got me a plain yellow long shirt with churidar with gota on daman and sleeves and green chiffon jamawar dupatta.
Mehndi I wore Maria B outfit. no alterations made, ordered it just how I saw it on the Ramp. it's a panelled slightly A-line shirt in magenta and darkblue with a yellow dupatta and a green and blue rajhistani lehnga.
Barat was the most difficult. I kept looking everywhere online and offline but didn't see anything I liked. I couldn't go Pakistan coz of work and didn't like anything here. so finally decided to design own thiNg. I am terrible at sketching/drawing but I had a pretty good idea in my head of what I wanted. anyways in the end I managed a sort of sketch, which was extensively labelled with every single little detail I wanted. I had that all sent across to my best friend who then got it made from Shazia's Bridal Gallery in Chaklala scheme 3. when the dress came, all made, it was EXACTLY how I had it in my head.
it was a dark maroonish red top, angrakha style but very flary and tailed at the back (angrakha meets anarkali sort of thing) with dupatta in the same color (four side border, one side heavier than other three) and orange lenhga again with a tail. there was a huge motif at the front and back of lehnga. Overall It looked stunning (at least to me) and I loved how I looked that day. it's stilly favourite :-).
Valima I wore an outfit by shazia bridal gallery, it was their design except I turned it into a maxi and added a tail
it was gray, blue and navy blue. Totally gorgeous and again I loved how I looked on valima day. took me forever to choose but it was worth it in the end.
p.s. I don't know how to post pics :-S
same here :( would love to see your wedding joras :)