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GtBride Posted: Feb 17, 2008 09:48 PM+

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Posted: Feb 17, 2008 09:48 PM

Re: OFFICIAL Indian 'Desi' Wedding Thread

Posted by jiji1118

Hi ladies, i haven't been on this thing for ages.....for those of you who remember me...hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!! All the newbies...WELCOME! a little backround on me..i'm guyanese ( my parents are from guyana) and my husband is egyptian....I finally posted my review so check it out along w/ my album pics....we had a nikka and reception...i also have henna pics which i will post shortly! I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the planning!!!

HIII and Congrats!

I am also guyanese and I am marrying a Paki/Guyanese guy.

I love your nikkah outfit. i love the color and you looked absolutely beautiful. I just read your review and I am glad you had a great experience at astoria. congrats! AGAIN!

GtBride Posted: Feb 17, 2008 09:49 PM+

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Posted: Feb 17, 2008 09:49 PM

Re: OFFICIAL Indian 'Desi' Wedding Thread

Posted by AR31

DRUM ROLL PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEE...

I am officially done with booking ALL my vendors!!!

now to planning part!!! and the favors..

yeahhh

GtBride Posted: Feb 17, 2008 09:50 PM+

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Posted: Feb 17, 2008 09:50 PM

Re: OFFICIAL Indian 'Desi' Wedding Thread

I had my bridal shower today

It was so much fun! I had a great time.

Dulhan Posted: Feb 17, 2008 09:51 PM+

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Posted: Feb 17, 2008 09:51 PM

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OMG!! I LOVE MY DRESSES!!!! ALL OF THEM SOOO BEAUTIFUL.The nikkah and reception wedding dress is amazing!! as well as the valima outfit!! i cant say how much i love it!! lol
The invitations came out good also, the only thing is they printed a religious quote on the front of the envelope, which looks stupid. so im going to have my uncle get plain envelopes and have them sent here ..its annoying, but thank god its only the envelope!!

Dulhan Posted: Feb 17, 2008 09:52 PM+

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Posted: Feb 17, 2008 09:52 PM

Re: OFFICIAL Indian 'Desi' Wedding Thread

Posted by AR31

DRUM ROLL PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEE...

I am officially done with booking ALL my vendors!!!

now to planning part!!! and the favors..

oh yayyyyy!!!!!

jiji1118 Posted: Feb 18, 2008 12:24 AM+

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Posted: Feb 18, 2008 12:24 AM

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Thanks GT...your too sweet! Yup, i did have a nice Astoria Manor experience...i actually moved from LI to Astoria after 26 years of my life ( yes thats my whole life...LMAO) It's so nice to see another guyanese girl on hear. So FH is Paki/ Guyanese...thats a nice mix!

Did any of you girls go to Neelu (Neelu's Khubsoorat) for a makeup trial? I thought she did an amazing job on my makeup....

jiji1118 Posted: Feb 18, 2008 12:30 AM+

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Posted: Feb 18, 2008 12:30 AM

Re: OFFICIAL Indian 'Desi' Wedding Thread

Posted by Dulhan

OMG!! I LOVE MY DRESSES!!!! ALL OF THEM SOOO BEAUTIFUL.The nikkah and reception wedding dress is amazing!! as well as the valima outfit!! i cant say how much i love it!! lol
The invitations came out good also, the only thing is they printed a religious quote on the front of the envelope, which looks stupid. so im going to have my uncle get plain envelopes and have them sent here ..its annoying, but thank god its only the envelope!!

awwwe, how exciting.....I'm sure your outfits will look stunning on you.........can't wait to see everyones wedding pics

GtBride Posted: Feb 18, 2008 11:46 AM+

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Posted: Feb 18, 2008 11:46 AM

Re: OFFICIAL Indian 'Desi' Wedding Thread

Posted by jiji1118

Thanks GT...your too sweet! Yup, i did have a nice Astoria Manor experience...i actually moved from LI to Astoria after 26 years of my life ( yes thats my whole life...LMAO) It's so nice to see another guyanese girl on hear. So FH is Paki/ Guyanese...thats a nice mix!

Did any of you girls go to Neelu (Neelu's Khubsoorat) for a makeup trial? I thought she did an amazing job on my makeup....

Where is this located? Does she do the traditional indian makeup or can she do american too? By the way from your pics that i saw who dressed you for your nikkah?

Yeah, FH is half pakistani and guyanese! Yeah, i kinda lucked out cause i always attracted to those desi guys and its perfect cause he is half guyanese too! But, unfortunately he is totally american when i first met him he didnt know what a belna was. I told him thats what your wife is going to use to beat your A$$...

I bet your kids are going to come hot looking! You got a nice mix going too.

AR31 Posted: Feb 18, 2008 03:13 PM+

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Posted: Feb 18, 2008 03:13 PM

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ladies..what do you think i should do about flowers??

my mandap people are charging me about $80 bucks for centerpieces.. do you think an independent american florist might be cheaper??

joshisgirl Posted: Feb 18, 2008 05:01 PM+

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Posted: Feb 18, 2008 05:01 PM

Re: OFFICIAL Indian 'Desi' Wedding Thread

Posted by AR31

ladies..what do you think i should do about flowers??

my mandap people are charging me about $80 bucks for centerpieces.. do you think an independent american florist might be cheaper??

maybe. it'll depemd on the flowers u use. i tried doing the same thing when i wanted to book elegant affairs and it was cheaper but then i went with a different mandap person and it turned out is was less expensive for him to do the flowers.

maybe u wanna call like 2-3 places and get quotes over the phone instead of making appoinments if u dont have the time. i went to flower barn and he was nice and doesnt tax if u pay in cash

GtBride Posted: Feb 18, 2008 05:21 PM+

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Posted: Feb 18, 2008 05:21 PM

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i am going to go with a local florist. Wedding florist are way too expensive for me.

Are you doing high CP? b/c they tend to be more money.

AR31 Posted: Feb 18, 2008 05:46 PM+

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Posted: Feb 18, 2008 05:46 PM

Re: OFFICIAL Indian 'Desi' Wedding Thread

Posted by GtBride

i am going to go with a local florist. Wedding florist are way too expensive for me.

Are you doing high CP? b/c they tend to be more money.

maybe i should look into a local florist.. yeah i'm looking to do high.. i have a lot of things going on the table.. so i need to have high..

AR31 Posted: Feb 18, 2008 05:48 PM+

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Posted: Feb 18, 2008 05:48 PM

Re: OFFICIAL Indian 'Desi' Wedding Thread

Posted by joshisgirl

Posted by AR31

ladies..what do you think i should do about flowers??

my mandap people are charging me about $80 bucks for centerpieces.. do you think an independent american florist might be cheaper??

maybe. it'll depemd on the flowers u use. i tried doing the same thing when i wanted to book elegant affairs and it was cheaper but then i went with a different mandap person and it turned out is was less expensive for him to do the flowers.

maybe u wanna call like 2-3 places and get quotes over the phone instead of making appoinments if u dont have the time. i went to flower barn and he was nice and doesnt tax if u pay in cash

phone calls will be it.. is flower barn a vendor on here?.. the funny thing is i never thought of flowers so much.. but then everyone's like what no flowers??!?!?.. you need atleast some flowers..

GtBride Posted: Feb 18, 2008 08:10 PM+

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Posted: Feb 18, 2008 08:10 PM

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some girls actually do like really nice candles arrangement instead of flowers. I agree flowers are expensive and just a waste.

AR31 Posted: Feb 18, 2008 08:28 PM+

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Posted: Feb 18, 2008 08:28 PM

Re: OFFICIAL Indian 'Desi' Wedding Thread

Posted by Dulhan

OMG!! I LOVE MY DRESSES!!!! ALL OF THEM SOOO BEAUTIFUL.The nikkah and reception wedding dress is amazing!! as well as the valima outfit!! i cant say how much i love it!! lol
The invitations came out good also, the only thing is they printed a religious quote on the front of the envelope, which looks stupid. so im going to have my uncle get plain envelopes and have them sent here ..its annoying, but thank god its only the envelope!!

what are your colors??

AR31 Posted: Feb 18, 2008 08:30 PM+

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Posted: Feb 18, 2008 08:30 PM

Re: OFFICIAL Indian 'Desi' Wedding Thread

Posted by GtBride

I had my bridal shower today

It was so much fun! I had a great time.

how was it??? what did you end up doing about the gift situation.. did you open it?

GtBride Posted: Feb 18, 2008 08:32 PM+

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Posted: Feb 18, 2008 08:32 PM

Re: OFFICIAL Indian 'Desi' Wedding Thread

Posted by AR31

Posted by GtBride

I had my bridal shower today

It was so much fun! I had a great time.

how was it??? what did you end up doing about the gift situation.. did you open it?

some people got me gifts and gift cards. I probably just shipped them.

I had alot of fun. We played games and that was the highlight. this weekend is the bachlorette PARTY!

Dulhan Posted: Feb 19, 2008 02:13 AM+

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Posted: Feb 19, 2008 02:13 AM

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GTBride, that must have been soo much fun!! and the bachelorette party is this weekend!! its coming soooo quick!!! before you know it, the big day will be here!!!

My wedding dress is maroonish red with gold. My valima outfit is a sea blue with purple gharara. I LOVE THEM!!!

Dulhan Posted: Feb 19, 2008 02:15 AM+

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Posted: Feb 19, 2008 02:15 AM

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oh btw, im also going with a local florist..its a woman i know who did one of my friends sisters wedding. She is located in Rego Park. very personal and friendly.
the professional florists charge wayyyy too much!!! and im not planning on spending that much on just flowers!! lol

joshisgirl Posted: Feb 19, 2008 08:51 AM+

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Posted: Feb 19, 2008 08:51 AM

Re: OFFICIAL Indian 'Desi' Wedding Thread

Posted by AR31

Posted by joshisgirl

Posted by AR31

ladies..what do you think i should do about flowers??

my mandap people are charging me about $80 bucks for centerpieces.. do you think an independent american florist might be cheaper??

maybe. it'll depemd on the flowers u use. i tried doing the same thing when i wanted to book elegant affairs and it was cheaper but then i went with a different mandap person and it turned out is was less expensive for him to do the flowers.

maybe u wanna call like 2-3 places and get quotes over the phone instead of making appoinments if u dont have the time. i went to flower barn and he was nice and doesnt tax if u pay in cash

phone calls will be it.. is flower barn a vendor on here?.. the funny thing is i never thought of flowers so much.. but then everyone's like what no flowers??!?!?.. you need atleast some flowers..

i think they are a vendor here. i only went to see him becasue he did flowers for my cousin's wedding like 6 years ago. also, a lot of the girls say that flower michelle has great prices also.
i never thought about flowers either!!! and i do think it is waste of money to pay so much for only 5 hours. thats the one thing that i would definitely skimp out on.