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A typical Pakistani wedding, or Shaadi (شادی) consists of two main events - the Nikah and Walima. Arranged and semi-arranged marriages in Pakistan often take long periods of time to finalize and up to a year or more can elapse from the day of engagement until the wedding ceremony.
Mehndi is a ceremonial art form common in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. It is typically applied during weddings for Sikh, Muslim and Hindu brides. In Rajasthan, the grooms are given designs that are often as elaborate as those for brides.
Important wedding songs Pakistani Punjabis at a wedding. Songs of the bridegroom's side. Mangane di geet: sung at the time of engagement; Maneve de gaon: songs sung to welcome the bridegroom; Gharouli de geet: sung while filling the pitcher (gharouli) for Bride/Bridegroom's bath before the wedding
A typical Pakistani wedding means at least three events, and often more: there’s the engagement, the gathering when friends and family apply turmeric paste to the bride’s hands and face in a ...
A Sehra ( Bengali: শেহরি, Hindi: सेहरा, Punjabi: ਸੇਹਰਾ, Urdu: سہرا) or Sehro ( Gujarati: સેહરો) or Mundavalya [1] ( Marathi: मुण्डावळ्या) or Morrah ( Sindhi: مُوڻ ) or Basikam [2] ( Telugu: బాసికం) is a forehead garland/nuptial crown [2] worn by the bridegroom (or ...
Designs or Patterns: Usually for Indian wedding cards have designs like peacock or peacock feather; diya (lamp), swastika, and OM are used for designing these cards. These designs have religious meaning and speak about the Indian culture.
Modern invitation design follows fashion trends. Invitations are generally chosen to match the couple's personal preferences, the level of formality of the event, and any color scheme or planned theme. For example, a casual beach wedding may have light, fresh colors and beach-related graphics.
A Pakistani wedding typically consist of four ceremonies on four separate days. It may consist of three days if the first function called "Mehndi" is done in a combined manner by both the bride and groom's family.
The phulkari of south and southwestern Punjab in India and Pakistan has wide edges upon which designs of animals and birds are embroidered. As is the case of the chope, the edges are embroidered on both sides of the cloth. Usage. Traditionally, phulkari garments were part of a girl's wedding trousseau. Its motifs were expressive of her emotions ...
Mayian, also known as Maiyun, Haldi, or Ubtan, is the term used for the preparation ceremony one day before Punjabi weddings of India and Pakistan. This ceremony is a late afternoon or early evening festival, at the couple's parental homes.