The second part of a Pakistani wedding is the Shaadi. This is the formal ceremony where they sign the marriage certificate and they are married by the sheik. It is also the ceremony where the bride’s family formally gives away their daughter. Traditionally, the Shaadi is when the daughter literally gets sent away from the home she grew up in to go live with her new husband’s family. The ceremony and reception are is full of joy and the night ends with a bittersweet farewell: contradicting emotions that tradition seems to effortlessly reconcile.
Beautiful and Moving my friend!
i love love love this series! such beautiful and telling images. i LOVE #7 and the last image. good job
These are beautiful. You really captured the spirit of the wedding!