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Just lots of fun photos from Sadia Ghaffar's wedding festivities so far

The mayoun and dholki were star-studded affairs and the couple seemed to be enjoying every minute of it.

29 Feb, 2020

Flowers, jhumkas, and lots of thumkas, Sadia Ghaffar and and Hassan Hyatt Khan's wedding festivities have kicked off and the social media updates are giving us some serious couple goals.

The happy pictures started rolling in at the onset of their mayun ceremony where the dulha and dulhan were found amidst an innocent ubtan fight:

Good friends Iqra Aziz and Yasir Hussain made an appearance

As did this sister duo!

Minal Khan was found striking a pose

Girl gang!

Quick, how many celebs do you spot?

The couple danced the night away

Drenched in shades of yellow

The mayun was followed by a dholki ceremony where Sadia opted for an emerald green and gold outfit by Khadija Batool, coupled with Ali Javeri jewels. Hassan kept it simple in an off-white sherwani.

It was a full-blown family affair

And the dulha really seemed to be having the time of his life

Making sure he was the life of his own party

Dulhan obviously had to give him some competition

We can't wait to see how the rest of the events will unfold!

Comments

Cris Dan Feb 29, 2020 02:43pm

Very nice pics.

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Saad Khan Feb 29, 2020 07:33pm

What a confused society we are, at one end we dance on the Indian tunes and dress like Westerners while on the other end say all this is wrong. We need to come to a consensus to move in one direction and avoid chaos in daily life

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Surya Kant Feb 29, 2020 08:32pm

You also have Haldi Ubtan? This is thousands of years old custom.

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Stop Feb 29, 2020 10:37pm

I never knew that Islamic weddings included so much interaction between the bride and groom

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AB Kahn Mar 01, 2020 01:05am

@Saad Khan this is not about confusion rather it's a tug of war between religious orthodoxy and secularism you have to choose either of the side, there is nothing in between and once the battle is over then the victor will decide the direction of this nation

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Desi Mar 01, 2020 02:13am

Who cares? It’s their personal life, they are getting married. The whole world does not need to know.

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AK4PK Mar 01, 2020 04:52am

@Surya Kant : used to be a tradition in my family too, am not sure if it still is for I have been away from Pakistan for almost forty years now and have attended a handful of family weddings during this time. As far as I can remember, at the time I was young, I asked my elders about this ‘rasam’ for I did not like the smell of ubtan and was told that this ubtan thing was an old fashioned cosmetic which improved the texture and colour of the skin. In this day and age, I do not see the need for this rasam because the bride invariably always goes to a beauty parlour for a hair and make up treatment. But if the ubtan rasam brings joy and fun to the couple and their family and friends, I am all for it to continue. Would love to attend one such function myself, might even like the smell of ubtan now. By the way I married a pen friend of mine, an English girl way back in 1981. She passed away six years ago. She loved Karachi, my family and friends. She visited Karachi sixteen times.

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AK4PK Mar 01, 2020 05:13am

@Saad Khan : let them have fun if they want to, they are not causing anyone any harm. Have you seen how the girls from the Arab world dress up when they are abroad? Well take it from me, they look modern, wear make up and are attired in western clothes, no abayas and no burkas. And guess what, a lot of them are from Saudi Arabia, the heart of Islam.

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Cris Dan Mar 01, 2020 10:54am

@Saad Khan the music has no boundaries. Furthermote all Sub continent loves music of India . There is no harm in loving the art and music of one country in subcontinent. How can we detach ourselves from the past when all sub continent was one and my /our grand parents and parents were raised with all other communities and with some life long friendships. Yours is a narrow and a closed attitude and yu need to look art and music and past with a positivity.

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Cris Dan Mar 01, 2020 10:54am

@Surya Kant indeed and it is a beautiful custom of all sub continent.

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Ajay Mar 01, 2020 03:25pm

Haldi Ubtan is an Indian tradition that has been there for at least 2000 years.

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