The Story Of Us

M didn't arrive till the early morning of the 3rd event. So all the photo taking responsibilities were on me, plus the motherly duties and the sisterly duties and the daughterly duties.. you can imagine the rest.. so the thing I let slide unfortunately was the picture taking. So I have no documentation of what I wore on either of the two events.. :( So we'll skip right over to the fourth event. It was the brides event.. so we got to play guest.  M and I - recalling the days of our wedding photo shoots. D sandwiches between my mother in law and myself.  D is so over the picture talking..  the family :) Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

I wore this outfit in one of the events at my own wedding (yes we re-wear) The intricate details of the embroidery.    The happy couple (the one and only time men wear jewelry except for a ring)  My dad with my great uncle  My mother and my great aunt pretty in pink.. the last surviving great anything on either side of the family.  D trying very hard to avoid having a picture taken Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

D took a spin on a motorcycle.   Me and my sister in law  Like a totem pole With M's sister, brother in law and kids. D's beloved brothers. Choo Choo!  A horse carriage ride with my parents   Dinner and a walk at Port Grand; a pier of sorts built under a bridge along the water near Karachi's port.  My dad, D and I  Brothers in Shades  M and I Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

When I left home to go spend to months in what was once home, I had planned on documenting everything. What I wore, what we ate.. everything.. the thing is plans don't always work out. There was so much happening that I often simply forgot. So I'll share what I can.. The first thing to understand is that like almost all weddings, they are big productions.. but an Pakistani/Indian wedding is that times a hundred. There are a minimum of five to six events as small as a hundred people and as big as a thousand.. two thousand people. During each event there are several little rituals and traditions.. This particular wedding had eight events.. eight! Thousands of invitations were sent, the most important fifty or sixty were hand delivered by us with a little gift. This gift can be just about anything.. we decided to gift everyone a bottle of honey with a sachet of kalonji  aka fennel flower, black cumin as well as several other names. Kalonji is an Asian spice said to ha

After two months I am finally back home.. jet lagged, with three loads of laundry down and two more to go..  hundred's of pictures the scour through and a surprise three days in Istanbul. It'll take me a few days to get my groove back.. and the fact that Ramadan has started won't make things any easier.. so stay tuned. Hope you're all having a great summer. Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space. See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

Turns out it's not all that easy to blog while you're on vacation.. and you don't have wi-fi because dial up is a thing of the stone ages. So I'll be back in July with stories to tell and pictures to shares.. till then. Take Care. In case you're new here and wondering where I am and what's going on  I'm here Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

 Bonding with his nanu (my dad) over a game of solitaire  Hanging with the boys (his two cousins)  and love for his phoppo (aunt) I'd get better pictures if everyone hint D would just stop squirming and wiggling.. he's loving the attention. In case you're new here and wondering where I am and what's going on  I'm here Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?