Sometimes family does know best, as was the case with Somaira and Abbas. The gorgeous couple was set up by Abbas’ aunt who attends the same mosque as Somaira and her family in South Florida. After the two youngins were introduced, the rest was history!

Venue: Ocean Manor Ft. Lauderdale
Hair & Makeup: Sumaiya Waheed
Photography: Nami Dadlani Photography
Engagement Date: February 26, 2011
Wedding: Summer 2011 in Pakistan

From the Photographer’s blog:
“I cannot tell you what a fun experience it was working with Somaira and Abbas at the Engagement Party. From the minute you meet them it becomes clear that they are best friends and madly in love. Have I mentioned how lucky I am to get such amazing clients? Somaira is composed, breathtakingly beautiful and exudes a confidence that photographs like a dream. Then there is Abbas who is spontaneous, compassionate and articulate.”

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Sheryl and Ajo flew to Kerala to celebrate their engagement with both of their families in India. Check out Sheryl’s gorgeous white and gold engagement sari. We love that she kept her hair and makeup simple!

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Hey guys, here’s Aekta and Faizal’s engagement story for your reading pleasure! We are just suckers for sweet romantic stories and this is definitely oh so sweet and romantic! And check out that Rock of an engagement ring!!!

Bride: Aekta Erry

Groom: Faizal Thobani

Aekta: We met in Washington DC, where I live and he had been working for about a year as a software consultant. We met at a random bar. I noticed him, but didn’t think twice, because I just thought he was another cute indian guy, no big deal. We continued to pass each other looks for a while. An hour or two into the night, he mosies down to my side and asks me what I’m drinking and smiles. I’m thinking that he is CLEARLY trying to pick me. He asks me “So…..my friends over there wanted me to ask you if you think I’m cute……so do you?”……and started to laugh…what he said was cute, (corny, but cute) and he got what he wanted, my number. He introduced himself as “Sam”, which is what he does with everyone, because he thinks the name “Faizal” will be butchered. So, being hindu, I assumed it was short for a punjabi or another hindu name. He called and we went out, later coming to find out he was Muslim. Growing up in a very close, conservative hindu/punjabi family, I knew there would be problems with my family in the long run. But we just fell in love with each other and now I just can’t see the rest of my days with anyone else. After getting to know Faizal and knowing that I am happy, my family supports us. Needless to say, we worked through it all and we are now engaged!!!!!

The wedding will take place in Dallas, TX.

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Name: Tangina Chowdhury (28), Kowser Parvez (32)
Engagement: Bride’s Home in Pennsylvania, May 2008
Holud: – August 8, 2009 at Brides home
Wedding: August 9, 2009 at ‘The Eastonian’ in Easton, PA
Wedding Makeup Artist: Salma of Salmasbridal.com
Wedding Outfit: Pashmina of Jackson Heights, New York
Wedding Jewelry: Sonoor.com
Stage Decor: Mandap USA

Tangina: “Kowser and I met late last October of last year through mutual friends. Because we lived so far away from each other, we were hesitant at first to pursue anything but gave it a shot anyway, thinking it probably wouldn’t go anywhere – little did we know that after our first conversation (and Kowser’s persistence!) he had me hooked. We both knew that we had found what we were looking for. We became serious pretty quickly and he surprised me with a proposal in April of 2009 which I of course accepted. We had a formal engagement in May which allowed our families to meet as well and also hammer out the wedding details.”