We continue with Sana and Shahzeb’s wedding feature and share some words and visuals on Sana’s Rukhsati wedding reception. For those of you who have been following this series, we love you and welcome you back. Those who are new, you are most probably confused and wondering if you have accidentally just walked into a South Asian wedding site. We want to assure you that such is not the case. Alhum ...

  If you are reading this for the first time, please stop and go back to our very first post in this series, which started with Sana and Shahzeb’s Mayoun-Manjha event. Unless you hate the sight of yellow, cultural events, and/or don’t care about wholesome bridal henna application tips. Then it is okay, but seriously we should warn you that it would be like reading the third part in a book series. F ...

  Next in our series of Sana and Shahzeb’s wedding events is the Bridal Henna/Mehndi application day. We weren’t really sure if this should be included in our feature of main events. But since it included a special dedicated space, chair, table, hair dryers, lots of picture taking, and involved an entire day with a team of bridal Slavelves (singular. Slavelf - a term thought of but not necessarily ...

  Asalaamu Alaikum Everyone! As promised earlier, we are sharing with you our experience of wedding planning and attending our sister and new found brother (also TMB team members') Sana and Shahzeb's wedding events. The events took place in the slightly cold winter of December 2011. If any of you were praying for snow in the third week of December in Michigan and you were sad that it didn't happen, we ...

  Fall is here and so is the new Fall silk scarf collection of  Sayedeh Designs.  If you are looking for good quality silk scarves with exciting designs and colors to serve as a hijab or as an accessory for your next bridal event then you would be pleased with Sayedeh’s scarves. Her fans love the vibrant designs and colors as well as the high quality and finish of the silk scarves. We got in touch ...

  Here is some beautiful henna work by up and coming henna artist Moniza Abbasi.  Moniza works really hard to make the most important day of her clients special.  She just wants her brides to look perfect from head to toe and her henna can give them that perfect glow that is needed to make it all happen!    As a child, Moniza was very artsy and could never quite figure out what she wanted to do ...

  One word, stunning! From the subtle yet beautiful makeup to pretty white flowers that adorn the braided hair, we just love this glam bridal shot! Thanks to the amazingly talented makeup artist, hair stylist and writer Mehwish Khan for sharing this wonderful photograph with us!   Hair and Makeup By Mehwish Khan     Mehwish Khan is a professional makeup artist and hair stylist at the prestigious For ...

  Salaam friends! Wedding season has officially started and we want to wish all the brides-to-be all the best with their upcoming events! May everything go beautifully for you guys InshaAllah. One key thing that no bridal event can go without for sure is henna. So today we want to introduce you to the intricate and beautiful henna by another talented henna artist, Wardah of Henna Trendz. Followi ...

  We want to sparkle things up today by introducing you all to Chamak Makeup by Sarah Ali. Launched in January 2010, Chamak is the first makeup and skincare line in the U.S. that was created to celebrate the South Asian culture. We asked Sarah a few questions and she was kind enough to provide us with answers and some special makeup shopping tips for our brides. Also don't forget to check out ...

    Salaam All! Today we want to share with you the unique, beautiful and elegant handmade jewelry creations by Aaraish which means 'adornment' in the Urdu language. Acording to Fatima Ameen, the artist and creator of Aaraish, these pieces are made using satin fabric, pearls and glass beads. For some, shells, swarovski crystals and semi-precious stones have been used as well. So if any of you are l ...