Dubai Gold Souq = SHOPPING HEAVEN

When stepping into the shopping complexes in Dubai, your eyes will first be greeted by GOLD–almost everywhere!  Gold shops in Dubai, in my opinion, are more prevalent than clothing, or even food!

My mom and I had began our 3 and a half week venture to begin my brother’s wedding shopping and it all started in Dubai. My mom and I thought our two day shopping trip was far too short, but we managed to purchase a storm and in my opinion, Dubai = shopping haven!!

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Planning a wedding is no joke–especially a Desi one! But, it’s important for brides to take the time out to relax and spend some quality time with themselves and what better way to do it than to get lost in a book? The Sari-Clad Bride’s book corner reviews and recommends stories that will take your mind off of your Big Day. While our main subjects of interest are hilarious wedding tales and South Asian authors (combining the two themes of The Sari-Clad Bride!), we’re open to reviewing anything you guys will enjoy. If you have any book or short story suggestions, please email us at thesaricladbride@gmail.com. Enjoy!

There are so many books out there that cover the South Asian diaspora that writers tend to get repetitive with the subject. But, Madras on Rainy Days is an offbeat, more scandalous version of what happens when an 19-year-old  Indian-American girl, Laila, goes back to Hyderabad to get married. What’s so endearing about Samina Ali’s main protagonist, Laila, is that she does not fight her heritage. In fact, in some aspects, she’s more comfortable being Indian than she is being American. Read more

Asiana Wedding Magazine

RECEPTION LOOK 

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Etsy.com

We love the green, orange and brown color scheme of this save-the-date card! The design is simple, yet elegant enough for a modern South Asian wedding. This Etsy.com seller mentions that the ink and envelope colors are customizable, so if you have a different theme in mind, it’s entirely doable.  A cute option for a mehndi, gayer holud or bridal shower. Click here to see the listing.

Price: $33 for a set of 25

Trosseau shopping in South Asia

In South Asian culture, it’s not unheard of to go back home to shop for your wedding, whether that be India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, etc. In fact, many brides do just that in order to save time, money, and have a larger selection of choices for wedding fashion. I did my own Reception shopping in Dhaka, Bangladesh and recently completed wedding shopping for my brother’s upcoming wedding in Dubai, Dhaka, and Kolkata.

Here are some important things to keep in mind when shopping abroad;

DO:

• Plan far in advance. -Make sure you have adequate time for you each city or area of a city you plan to shop in.
• Try to take a local wherever you go as you will get ripped off if anyone senses you are a tourist . Read more

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Where are you based out of?

Amy: I am based out of my home in Orange County, however I travel all over Southern California from San Diego to Palm Springs to Los Angeles to The Valley.

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mintphotography.com

You walk into a photography studio and you’re amazed by the blushing beauties that adorn the walls. Your heart races with envy–you want to look like those dimpled brides on your own wedding day and you’ll do everything to achieve that. The photographer sits you down, you start looking through the glossy albums and you don’t care how much this guy rips you off, you want your wedding to be captured exactly like this.

STOP!

Don’t get sucked in so fast. Here are 8 questions you must ask your photographer before you sign on the dotted line;

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