Hey lovely souls!
Hope all is well at your side by the grace of God!
I am back from my special trip to my native village to attend the wedding ceremony of my cousin's kids a daughter and a son. It was my first trip without hubby in two decades. My youngest son accompanied me and it was pleasant surprise to see him doing things alone with sense of responsibility.
My cousin Rukhsana lives in village very close to mine,just across the stream. She was married to husband who was not much responsible. She led a life full of challenges but managed to make her children educated and smart.Both of her boys are settled in Saudi Arabia now mashallah!
Her eldest boy came home after 9 years to get married with his cousin. His younger brother came to attend wedding ceremony of him after 4 years so this was quite touching time times for the family. It was emotional for me as well to attend such beautiful events in my native home after more than 30 years. These 11 days that I spent there seemed to pass with blink of an eye. I felt such level of the joy after so long because of this family reunion ❤
Sharing some photos form hundreds I took during my stay.
On right is beautiful daughter of my cousin and on left is her pretty daughter in law. Wedding had five major events that were held in halls in city except all dholki and dance parties held in the house during 10 days. I loved all the hustle and bustle ceremonies despite of noise and very much crowd.
It could have been better shot if I have captured while couple was sitting on the stage but i missed because I was having conversation with friends. Bride (Daughter of my cousin) is leaving with groom at final day.
A sad elder sister is grieving for the departure of younger Sister
The groom and bride (On left) sitting for some wedding ritual groom is son of my cousin.
This was wedding party thrown by the in laws of my cousin 'daughter who was looking Stunning in dazzling white dress. Event took place in city of Huripur near Abbotabad .
The daughter in law of my cousin during hina event
I am grateful and happy her children succeeded and made their mother proud and happy eventually by the grace of God!
I will be visiting you asap friends!
Keep taking good care of yourself in all possible ways please!
blessings to all!!
Lots of festivities and good times! Glad you had fun!
ReplyDeleteI had such a wonderful time dear Debra. Specially when it was after two decades I participated in any wedding ceremony of my maternal side
DeleteI love the clothing, so beautiful. It must have been been wonderful to visit family and home. It sounds like your youngest son did well.
ReplyDeleteThanks friend
DeleteMy youngest son was great support during not just travel but our stay at my cousin home. Almost all family members admired his cooperation in responsibility wedding ceremony. I felt quite happy to see him mingled with people there
So glad you had a wonderful trip!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you had a wonderful trip!
ReplyDeleteThanks dear Christine
DeleteSo nice to see these photos . I love the clothing in your part of the world. So beautiful and colorful.
ReplyDeleteThanks dear Sandy
DeleteI too adore vibrant colours people use on such occasions.
Lovely traditions that you bring us, baili.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed the glimpses
DeleteI love the elaborateness of Indian weddings. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIndian and Pakistani culture resembles in many ways when it comes to family celebrations dear Kathy
DeleteEveryone looks so beautiful in their best clothes.
ReplyDeleteWonderful your youngest son travelled with you Baili.
At first hubby agreed to accompany me dear Margaret but later we choose him because we thought he probably will find difficult to live alone for 13 days. Specially staying alone for as many days might affect his health as you know kids avoid getting up and cook for themselves and try to spend all the time staring at screen
DeleteSuch a lovely wedding. So glad you were there. Wonderful post! Wishing you all much happiness❤️
ReplyDeleteI am happy I could join my cousin in her first family wedding dear Ellie
ReplyDeleteBeautiful women run in your family. Best wishes to the newlyweds.
ReplyDeletemany thanks dear Emma ,my cousin was one of the most pretty in whole family actually :)
ReplyDeleteA very beautiful collection of photographs of this marriage ceremony. Very lovely people and wonderful and traditional clothes. This party is a Joy. My best wishes for you, and for all your lovely family.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by friend and for kind words: )
DeleteLovely to see these photographs.
ReplyDeleteMy good wishes to the newly-weds.
All the best Jan
Thanks dear Jan!
DeleteLovely photos it looks like you had a wonderful time :-)
ReplyDeleteAttending a family gathering after 30 years makes it way special dear Cheri
DeleteAnd I really felt empowered and refreshed
Such beautiful photos and a lovely time with family. The women are so gorgeous. Thank you for sharing this with us. I think it would be nice to like to my FFO. I know people would love to see these photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the offer dear Nichole
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What a lovely wedding celebration, Baili! Best wishes to the bride and groom for a long and happy union. I am so glad that you were able to be there in your childhood village and share such a happy time with loved ones. Thank you for sharing this special time with us. Sending hugs xo Karen
ReplyDeleteheartfelt thanks dear Karen for kind dropping by and sweet gesture
DeleteDear Baili, What a heartwarming and beautiful journey you've shared with us! It's clear that your trip to your native village for the wedding ceremony of your cousin's children was a truly special and memorable experience. The resilience and strength of your cousin Rukhsana in overcoming challenges to provide a bright future for her children is truly inspiring. The family reunion after so many years must have been filled with emotions and cherished moments. Thank you for sharing your joy and the photos, allowing us to be a part of this wonderful journey with you. May these memories continue to bring warmth and happiness to your heart! John
ReplyDeletesorry for the late response dear John ,our power went and my laptop has no battery so i had to wait for the power which showed up just while ago after last midnight :(
Deletethank you so much for sharing your lovely thoughts .
indeed attending a marriage event on maternal side was special ,specially when it was of cousin's children ,she was childhood friend as well so we share many common happy memories too.
i am grateful for the grace god has showed since few years . may all parent see joy and prosperity of their kids amen!
Thank you, Dear Baili, for your kind reply. Sorry to hear about the power issues. Thank you for your kind Thanksgiving Day words on my blog. I am thankful for you and your blog. Best regards to you from Seattle! John
DeleteQue sejam felizes no casamento, já que a festa foi linda. Gosto de saber que tem uma família muito unida.
ReplyDeleteUma boa semana.
Um beijo.
dear Grace it is joy to hear from you always
ReplyDeleteyes here in asian countries families still share bonding more than anything else
This was a wonderful event, Baili, and such beautiful clothing shown in this post and the most recent one. It was my pleasure to share in your family's reunion through reading this post and seeing the photos shared. Two weddings were quite the events and I can understand that you took so many photos. It was nice that your son accompanied you in your husband's absence.
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