The team at Shumsie's Bridal Hijabs always comes up with really pretty and elegant bridal hijab designs. Their lookbook for this year is again quite wonderful and if you are a fan of Disney, you are going to love it! In the words of Shumsie's team "We all want to be princesses, if only just for a day and what better day to choose to become a princess than your wedding?" Their latest designs are insp ...

One popular request from our Muslim Bride sisters has been to share with them the latest bridal hijab styles and ideas on how to wear hijab on the wedding day. Well since this art is a rarity in our nation at the moment and we do not like sad sisters,  we traveled virtually all the way to Male' the capital of Maldives to find you some help and inspiration. Bridal hijab stylist, Shamma of  Shumsie's Bridal ...

  We have always felt that looking for a bridal gift can be extremely challenging and for the confused and indecisive kinds, a nightmare. Most of the times you just end up running around the malls in circles feeling hungry and tired. And if you are shopping online then you get distracted by other cool sales and end up buying random unnecessary things for yourself. Well to help you stay focused and make ...

  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 ...

  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 ...

  There is a lot to consider when setting a stage for any kind of bridal event. Such as the backdrop, the seating arrangements for the bridal couple, the family, the overall décor and ambiance.  An expert event planner would also consider the space around the bridal seating area for a group shot in case it takes place.  A factor that is perhaps overlooked many times when a professional designer or a ...

  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 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 ...

   A gorgeous shot of a bride holding a simple yet beautiful yellow and red roses bouquet at her mehndi henna event.       Photo provided by Shamaila S. Khan  for The Muslim Bride     ...

  We could all use some fashion inspirations as we attend many other smaller events leading up to the main bridal events in the coming weeks and months. To get started, let's look at some beautiful fashion photo shoots done by the talented and aspiring fashion photographer Rabia Mirza. Below Rabia shares with us some of her favorite photographs and tells us a little about her interest in photography ...