Pakistani wedding and dresses
Pakistani wedding and dresses is intertwined with the culture of South Asia and Central Asia. It comprises numerous ethnic groups: the Punjabis, Saraikis, Pothwaris, Kashmiris, Sindhis, Muhajirs, Makrani in the south; Baloch, Hazaras and Pashtuns in the west; Dards, Wakhi, Baltis, Shinaki and Burusho communities in the north. The culture of these Pakistani ethnic groups has been greatly influenced by many of its neighbours, such as the other South Asian, Iranic, Turkic as well as the peoples of Central Asia and West Asia.
In Pakistan the traditional wedding is widely known by wearing different clothes at each wedding event. Usually, the design and styles of wedding attire vary across different regions from north to the south among different ethnic communities, however, in major urban cities like Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, and Rawal-Pindi, on the occasion of the Rasm-e-Heena (Mehndi), men wear an embroidered kurta or Kameez in glittering colors with simple shalwar, and a colorful shawl which they place on their shoulders and sometimes around the neck. At some weddings, a code is set before the ceremony and everyone – the lads – wear an equivalent color.
Up to the marriage day, the bride may wear a yellow or orange kameez, with a straightforward shalwar, Patiala shalwar, yellow dupatta and yellow paranda more commonly within the Punjab region of Pakistan. However, in other regions customs vary; for instance, within the north-west, particularly within the tribal areas, it is customary for a bride to wear Firaq Partug.
During baraat and walima functions, the groom usually wears kurta shalwar or kurta churidar with a special sherwani and khussa, however, in some regions including Balochistan among Baloch and Pashtuns (in the north of the province), and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, mostly among Pashtuns and Kohistanis, the groom customarily wears simple, more often white color shalwar Kameez and a standard Baloch Bugti Chappal (in Baloch dominated regions) or Peshawari Chappal in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
A traditional head-wear like the Pashtun style Patke or a Baloch style turban. In Punjab and Karachi, during the event of baraat, grooms may wear a traditional sehra on their head, and brides may normally wear a lehenga or gharara preferably in red, maroon and pink colors with heavy jewelry.
Pakistani national and non-traditional bridal and groom dress Pakistani wedding dresses are very famous thanks to their culture and traditional look. In Pakistan, people celebrate the marriage ceremony filled with joy and happiness in a traditional look. Before starting the marriage ceremony, the entire family prepares to seem beautiful and prominent to others. In Pakistan, a marriage ceremony does not contain one day; it’s a bunch of many days.
Wedding ceremony events start from friends’ celebrations before the marriage day and end at Walima. The entire ceremony revolves around the Groom and Bride events and wedding dresses. In culture and traditional ceremonies many events are organized like Upon, Mehndi Jaga, Mehndi Barat, Rukhsati and Walima. These events are incomplete without heavily embroidered bridal and groom dresses. The yellow color bridal dress is usually utilized in the Mayon function in Pakistan.
Bridal Dresses
Pakistani bridal dresses are referred to as Nikah, Walima or shadi dress; the outfit is named gharara, and the shadi dress is split into 3 pieces: a lehenga/gharara, kurti and dupatta. They are particularly of very specific colors like red, golden or pink and purple. From red color to lilac and maroon to gold with sleeves and sleeveless, all bridal dresses reflect the pure Pakistani culture in a modern style. In Pakistan, commonly bridal dresses are Lehnga choli, floor-length frocks, maxi frocks, wedding gown, Sharara-kurta, Bridal red velvet, Wedding Sharara, Bridal Ghagra and Anarkali Frocks etc. The most commonly used Pakistani bridal dress colors are shocking pink, emerald green, orange, light gray colors and mud golden, golden, maroon and red.
Groom dresses
In Pakistan the groom wears kurta Shalwar or Kurta churidar with a special sherwani and khussa, but in some regions including Balochistan among Baloch and Pashtuns (in the north of the province), and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, mostly among Pashtuns and Kohistanis, the groom customarily wears simple, more often white color shalwar Kameez and a standard Baloch Bugti Chappal (in Baloch dominated regions) or Peshawari Chappal in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On Mehndi the groom wears an off-the-cuff black or white shalwar kameez, while the bride wears an embroidered brightly colored shalwar kameez, lehnga. On his big day (Barat) the groom usually wears a standard sherwani and the Anarkali lehenga dress is the commonest among Pakistani wedding dresses to be worn by the Bride. On the Judgment Day of the wedding (Walima) the groom wears a proper Western suit or tuxedo and the bride wears a stunning dress with gold jewelry provided by the groom.
Some Famous Wedding Dress Designers
Sadia Junaid
Sadia Junaid is one among the Pakistani designers, a name known for bespoke dresses with a variety of bridal, party and casual wear. SJ is known for a trendy and fashionable touch in traditional dresses.
Uber-talented and passionate Maria is the best example of empowering women in Pakistan's apparel industry. Her brand deals in bridal, casual and formal wear. Maria comprises formal, Prêt-à-porter, Luxury Prêt, high fashion and Bridals.
Naomi Ansari
Nomi Ansari is the famous dressmaker. Inspect our new arrivals, luxury pret, Occasion wear and wedding wear collection.
Zainab Chottani is a Pakistani based dressmaker who started as a bridal wear designer but has since then included prêt and high fashion in her forte. She is one among the well-known designers in Pakistan for bridal wear and has displayed her creations in Pakistan as well as in Dubai.
wedding and religion
In Pakistan the Nikah is a religious ritual for a Muslim couple to be legally wed under Shariah. It’s a prophetic tradition called sunnah and the only permissible way that a man and woman can be married. The Muslim wedding, also referred to as the Nikah ceremony, is one among the most celebrated occasions in Islam because marriage is a Prophetic tradition. With quite 1.9 billion Muslims around the world, the tradition followed at a marriage can differ greatly depending on families, sects and cultures but the basics of the Nikah ceremony and getting married as a Muslim are always the same. On the other side, the non-Muslim has weddings in accordance with their own religion or culture.
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