My mum and dad had a very, very small wedding. They had nikkah and valima, on the same day. It was in my dad’s house. They have 5 pics of the event. No video. Roughly 30 guests.They were supposed to get married and have a lavish wedding in Pakistan; everything was booked and what not but my daadi messed everything up:smack:
Mum wore a pink and green formal shalwar kameez and papa looked like a hero in his suit:cb:
However, 11 months later I was born:phati: I am sure I made up for it
On a more serious note, this matter upsets my papa more than mum. I think mum does not say anything. Oh well. Alhamdulilah after 22 years of marriage, May Allah bless my mum and papa with love,compassion, health and happiness. Aameen
my parents had a simple wedding, i think my mom even made roti at her own valima.. it was kinda sad..
my bro had a simple wedding too, they did a nikkah with family at home on one night and then had a small reception on the weekend.... family had planned a proper rukhsati in pakistan, but that never materialized...oh well :p
i've been to quiet a few simple weddings ( in my extended family)............where the only highlight was nikah , rukhsati and valima , menu was too simple and allhamdulillah those couples r as happy as those who had lavish wedding ceremonies............... i personally believe that if one ( esp bride's family) have the money and means to have a lavish wedding party they should instead give that money ( in the form of cash itself or as some investment or a property or gold which i guess families usually do) to their daughter than spending too much just on just few outfits , makeup & photography etc
i believe it's good for a girl/ bride to have some bank balance or cash or investment at the time of wedding ( either she earned it or her parents gifted that to her) than to have expensive designer clothes in her closet and lavish portraits in her room
my parents had a simple wedding too! they didnt have a lot of moeny, but were also sourrounded by cheapskate family. my mum had to make the food herself at her own wedding :( im sure she wishes she couldve had a nicer wedding though she doesnt say much on it.
Myself, my wedding was a bit of a rush job and so looking back, i wish it couldve been better, especially as i dont intend to have any more wedding days lol. my husband says one day we'll have a party and it'll have a sort of wedding theme to it to make up for it lol. Alhamdulillah though i have a great husband, and thats the important thing :)
mu wedding was totally simple ... in contrast to my parents being famous of throughing well organized and planned parties ... our wedding was planned in 3 days ... we werent going to have a mehndi function ... but then we decided we will and we had instead of the baklava of another couple who got married a day b4 ... i know !!!
