Author Archive for: ‘myshadi’
Top 5 Hair And Makeup Tips for South Asian Bride By: Michele Renee
1. Tikka: The tikka is one of the most distinguishable items on a South Asian Bride, but it can also be the most annoying if not attached correctly to the hair. From slipping down on the forehead to being off-center, a properly placed and secured …
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Top 5 Trendy Looks From Indian Bridal Fashion Week 2014
Let’s be honest, we can never get enough of bridal fashion! The colors, jewelry, fabrics… the list is endless. And why not! An Indian bride is a treat for the eyes, decked in beautiful traditional clothes and jewels. The best thing about bridal fashion is …
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Top Beauty Products Every Bride Needs
Top Beauty Products Every Bride Needs With so many details to plan for on your wedding day, taking care of yourself does not always take priority. Take a few steps now to protect and nourish your skin and hair to glow on your big day. …
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Tradition Makes the Cake, but Lifestyle is the Design Key
By Chef Robbie E. of Robbie E. Custom Cakes For todays’ modern Bride and Groom – Tradition makes the cake, but when it comes to design – Lifestyle plays a big role in determining the look. The wedding cake was originally a luxury item and …
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Tradition Makes the Cake, but Lifestyle is the Design Key
By Chef Robbie E. of Robbie E. Custom Cakes For todays’ modern Bride and Groom – Tradition makes the cake, but when it comes to design – Lifestyle plays a big role in determining the look. The wedding cake was originally a luxury item and …
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Traditional Indian Drinks to Add to Your Wedding Menu
India is known for its rich culture, heritage, and diversity. This diversity can be seen particularly in foods and drinks from all over the country’s many regions. Many couples love to add this beautiful diversity of Indian foods to their wedding menu, but what about …
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Traditional meets Modern Indian Bridal Session in Nashville, TN
We teamed up with several amazing wedding vendors to create this bridal inspiration shoot. We wanted to work together to create some images outside of the typical “southern/rustic” style demographic, and felt like Indian weddings and brides have been under represented here. We decided to …
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Tricia Weds Vishal
Some believe that soulmates will meet, irrespective of distance. Such was the case for Tricia Kurban, professor, and Vishal Mungal, physician. Though they lived far from each other, they met through a mutual friend in Washington, D.C., and after two years of romance and dating, …
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Trupti and Patrick
Trust, mutual respect, compassion and a deep love of Star Wars are the cornerstones of Trupti and Patrick’s relationship. They met in July 2012 and quickly bonded over stories and trivia about Star Wars lore. Despite their diametrically different backgrounds and cultures, Trupti and Patrick …
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Tulsi Gabbard Abraham Williams Wedding
When you have a spectacular Hawaiian backdrop complete with mountains in the distant background, palm trees swaying perfectly to every movement, birds chirping synchronically and creating heavenly music, you can be fairly certain that this wedding is going to be very different. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard …
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Two Most Important, Essential Rituals in Hindu Weddings By Raj Shah
In earlier wedding special issues of Desh-Videsh, I have discussed the importance of wedding rituals in Hindu weddings. A wedding for a Hindu family is not just a party and celebration, but it also fulfills one of the nine sanskars of life. In other words, …
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Uthara And Michael
Love transcends all borders and creates an eternal bond between two loving souls. The marriage of Uthara Rajasekhar and Michael Burceseu is a living example where traditional Indian and East European cultures and traditions met for a lifetime partnership based on love and respect for …
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Vaishali Weds Shivraj Indian Wedding at Sheraton Orlando North Photographed Fine Art Productions
When Vaishali Thakkar and Shivraj Patel connected through the dating app Dil Mil, little did they know that this connection would turn into a lifelong bond. After texting for a couple of hours, Shivraj, who was in New York, decided to call Vaishali, in Chicago. …
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Vidya Maharaj’s Wedding Story
I know women often say that they’ve been planning their wedding since childhood. I can honestly say that I am a testament to that. I used to watch Bollywood movies and dream of having my very own Bollywood wedding. I even travelled to India to …
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