Farah and Taham's Wedding Week

It was one of my best friend's wedding this past week. Farah and I have basically grown up together. We initially met in high school and have been close since. This past week was spent being part of her big wedding day. She married an awesome human being (Taham) who is absolutely perfect for her and the whole thing just makes me smile. It was a blessing to be part of their day. Unfortunately, I missed another wedding (Sam and Payal's) who are also dear friends. Raj and I wanted to be at both but because both took place on the same day, we chose to split to represent both weddings individually.

The whole wedding week was beautiful and Farah was stunningly beautiful throughout. :) We all couldn't stop staring :) Tons of Masallah's being spoken throughout. I think my favorite parts included getting to have mendhi put on, getting to be Farah's chauffeur (great bonding moments), and all in all just being part of it. Everything was organized perfectly. They had the band Funkadesi playing and it was great to see such a diverse group of people creating music together. Thank you guys for letting me be a part of your big day, for being such gracious hosts, and Farah for being an AMAZING friend all these years. Taham, welcome to the family!!!














Final thought...I've realized I truly love Pakistani culture. This was my first Muslim wedding and I find it amazing to see the grace that exists. There are obviously so many things that are similar to Indian culture - the language, the rituals. But there is also this extra grace/poise/poetic nature that was present. I don't know if I'm making sense but I felt something that was just nice to be a part of. Then part of me always thinks about the tensions that exist between Pakistan and India and if only we could all realize that we have so much more in common then different.

I thought the above was the final thought, but to throw a shout out for Sam and Payal, I want to include an amazing video that their video people put together by the time of the reception. So sad I wasn't there guys but can't wait to visit both couples (they're both going to be in Boston) soon!

Sameer + Payal SDE from Avec Lumiere Productions on Vimeo.