Almost as soon as we arrived in Pakistan, we were swept up into the wedding preparations. Weddings can be week-long events here, so there's a lot to be done. One thing we did first was shop for flowers. There are so many flowers in a Pakistani wedding. We were shopping for the following:
- Flowers to decorate the car the groom arrives at the wedding in
- Bracelets made of flowers for the ladies to wear at all four wedding functions
- Flower bracelets to put on the bride's family members when they arrive at our house as a welcome
- An insane amount of flowers that are strung around the bed to make bed curtains
- Huge necklaces made of flowers for the bride and groom to wear at the wedding receptions
- One small flower necklace for my kid to wear as if he's a little groom too.
- Probably more I'm forgetting about
Here are some pictures from the rows of flower merchants. I also have a video where M interviews some of the flower guys, and as soon as I can figure it how, I'll upload it. Either youtube is screwy in Pakistan or I have become an idiot here.
13 comments:
Wonderful photos. You did a good capturing the weather and atmosphere of the place.
I think your husband is a total jaan for being your correspondent in front of the camera for this blog. Give him a high five from me. Bohot Alaa. You guys are the cool desi-gora couple!
Looking at your pics is making me miss pakistan, ohh and you forgot flower petals for throwing at guests when they arrive... :)
Nice pics Sis! That IS going to be a REAL DESI wedding - extravagent beyond necessity, lol, but hey its once in a lifetime insha'allah, so I guess its a good excuse to go all out, but to be honest, if my time ever comes, and I'm a desi btw, I hope to tone it down somewhat, at least to a point where both sides are still happy with it. Thanks for keeping us up-to-date meri gori behn! :-)
Oh WOW! I could sit and look at your photos for hours and hear all the details of how things are over there.
Maybe one day if you ever get a chance you can send me some so that I can save them for my son. That would be such a great gift for him when he is old enough to understand his background.
p/s My Daughter too...she is almost 1 and I am still getting used to her-can you believe? Poor thing lol
I love all of the flowers in these desi weddings. In my wedding we had stages strung with marigold backdrops and in a couple of the ceremonies I got to wear a flower teeka and flower earrings and ring. It was so much fun. Looks like you guys are having a great time with the wedding celebrations.
what area is this of karachi (i suppose its karachi).
Being a florist here in Pakistan, i found the these flowers cool.
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