by
rumana husain | August 2, 2008 at 07:49 am
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It is unlikely that any one in Pakistan remains untouched by the current wedding season. You may not be getting married yourself, or have a close member of the family or a friend getting married either, but it is highly probable that someone you know or her/his daughter/son/sister/brother/niece/nephew must be getting married during this month. It is not the month of 'August' which has anything to do with this wedding madness going around, but it is the pre-Ramazan rush. The Islamic month of fasting - Ramazan - begins in a month's time, and no weddings take place then. So the tailors are busy right now and so are all the other professionals directly or indirectly related with the preparation frenzy that goes on in families where a wedding is about to take place. Pakistani weddings are notorious for their extravagance and the guest list reaches the 500 to a thousand mark, so no neighbour, no friend, no relative remains uninvited. This huge and colourful occasion is not just a day-long affair either. Various customs and rituals are a tradition that most brides and bridegrooms look forward to. A happy time for all!
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at 08:30 on August 2nd, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Very expensive! Yet those wedding are beautiful as well!
at 09:02 on August 2nd, 2008
rumana husain, I like this story. It's good stuff.
dear Rumana the wedding In India are so similiar I remember my wedding there were 1500 people in it and believe me it was chaos though a happy one..
at 09:14 on August 2nd, 2008
paschen, azzay, thanks. you are right about them being very expensive. believe me, it is so also for the guests who have to dole out the gifts everyday! as for 1500 azzay...my my! my husband and i had only 25 people at ours, which was very radical and not appreciated by all those 1475 who were not invited.
at 20:13 on August 2nd, 2008
My in laws have not yet forgiven me the fact that I insisted in a small wedding! My Wife and I had decided back then that the money should be donated to charities in stead! I am still hearing about it every now and then!
at 20:03 on August 2nd, 2008
well i understand, now you u have 1475 enemies for life.My town being a small one,one is bound to know every one you wont imagine there were people who cribbed for not getting the wedding card and some do not talk since that day.
at 20:44 on August 2nd, 2008
These weddings are absolutely huge! People in North America rarely have weddings that big, and only do if they are really rich!
at 01:51 on August 3rd, 2008
amy, over here the poor also want to save face and do more than they can afford to do. so its beg and borrow time for them. if there are daughters to be wed then there are huge dowry issues. thankfully there was none of that nonsense for my own wedding. what i regret is the fact that no one followed suit. we thought we would set a trend. :-(