Culture & Traditions
The mehndi night: planning the happiest evening of the wedding week
Ask guests their favourite part of a South Asian wedding week and one answer dominates. How to plan a mehndi that stays loose enough to be loved.
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Culture & Traditions
Nikahs, mandaps, chuppahs and weddings that run longer than a day.
Culture & Traditions
Registrar, celebrant or religious ceremony: how getting married actually works in England and Wales
The legal part of marrying is smaller and stranger than most couples expect. The three routes, what each allows, and how they combine.
Culture & Traditions
How to brief a halal caterer properly
Halal catering at wedding scale is a craft. The questions that find the right kitchen, and the brief that gets the food your family is hoping for.
Culture & Traditions
The multi day South Asian wedding: a planning guide
Mehndi, sangeet, ceremony, reception: a British South Asian wedding is a festival with logistics to match. How to run the week without losing the joy.
Culture & Traditions
Planning a nikah and walima weekend in the UK
Two events, two moods, one weekend. How British Muslim couples are structuring the nikah and walima, and the bookings that make it flow.
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Planning a nikah and a civil ceremony together
Two ceremonies, one marriage, and the paperwork question every couple asks in the same week.