Events

Dholki

5:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Wear your favorite colors <3

Dholki ( ڈھولکی‬ ) is a ceremony that takes its name from the percussion instrument Dholki and is featured heavily during wedding celebrations in Punjab. Traditionally, many days or even weeks before the actual wedding day, women will gather in the house of the bride at night to sing and dance while accompanied by other percussion instruments. Today, this ceremony has also been reduced to a single night of singing and is often combined with the Rasm-e-Heena ceremony.

Mayoon Night

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Wear your favorite yellow but lets not get crazy!

This is a small family event that is thrown by girls aunts/family as pre-wedding ceremony. Mayoon (مايوں), is a customary ceremony of a Pakistani Wedding and is celebrated at the bride's house. Usually the bride's friends and close relatives get together at her house to dance and sing, often accompanied by drum music. The evening also usually includes a henna where the women decorate each others' hands with Henna. The mayoon can last up to late night. The bride usually wears a simple yellow Shalwar Qameez. Traditionally, Mayun meant the custom of the bride entering into the state of seclusion eight to fifteen days before the wedding. She is made free of all the chores and errands during this time. However, since most women work in present times, Mayun has been reduced to a single night celebration of singing, dancing and applying Ubtan to the bride. The bride and groom are not allowed to see each other after the Mayun begins.

NiKAH CEREMONY (Religious Wedding Ceremony)

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

CONSERVATIVE

Our Nikah will be performed before the wedding reception after Jummah on Friday. Nikah (نِكاح‬) is the formal marriage ceremony where an marriage contract (نکاح نامہ‬) is signed by both the bride and the groom in presence of family members. The nikah is performed by an Imam, Mufti, Sheikh or Mullah, who is licensed by the government to perform this ritual. The bride and groom must both have two witnesses present to ensure that the marriage is consensual.

Bridal Shower

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

BLACK DRESSES

Hosted by Brides Best Friends/Bridesmaids: To celebrate this happy occasion and our bride to be, we would like to invite you all for an afternoon full of games, food, laughter and lots of fun!! For the bride who loves dressing up, we ask all of our guests to doll up in something BLACK. Let's wrap up our best wishes and shower the bride with love! Bride's Wish-list includes gift cards to: Bed, Bath & Beyond, Ikea, Target, Amazon, V-Secrets, Macy, Sephora, Sears -- just to name a few or something special you wish to give her to start her newly married life.

Wedding Ceremony

6:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Pakistani Dresses or Formal Dresses

Hosted by the family of the Bride: This is known as Baraat, which is arrival of the groom and his family for the wedding ceremony. Usually they are also accompanied by a band playing wedding songs. The groom is given a warm welcome by the bride’s family with flower garlands and rose petals thrown upon the procession by the bride's sisters, cousins and friends. Rukhsati "sending off" takes place when the groom, his family and the bride leave the venue together. At this point the bride and groom are married in the eyes of God and this the Bride's farewell to her family. Small pranks may be played on the groom to lighten the mood while delaying the Bride's departure, for example the bride's siblings may hide the groom's shoes ( or block the exit requiring some small token to allow the couple to leave. This marks the departure of their daughter and can become a very emotional scene. In order to bless and protect the couple, the Qur'an is held over the bride's head as she leaves.

RECEPTION "Valima"

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Conservative Formal Dresses for ladies and Suits for gentlemen's

Walima (ولِيمہ‬) is the final day of the wedding held by the couple as they host their first dinner as husband and wife. This is to celebrate the consummation of husband and wife. This is traditionally organized by the groom and/or his family. The parents' blessing and presence is a most important factor. The groom's family, specifically his parents, invite all of the bride's family and their guests to at a marriage hall. The Valima is typically the most festive event of the wedding ceremony and intends to publicize the marriage. The bride wears a heavily decorated dress with gold jewelry (if she wants) provided by the groom's family. The groom normally opts for a formal Western suit or tuxedo. It is at this ceremony that they are formally and publicly showcased as a married couple.