Jalan fame actor Areeba Habib took to her Instagram account to share pictures from her Baat Paaki ceremony with Saadain Imran Sheikh. The Koi Chand Rakh star looked radiant in an off white and gold dress.
The talented actor went big on décor and made sure every frame of her venue looks picture-perfect and elegant.
Actor and model Ghana Ali has officially tied the knot.
Ali, known for her roles in Rangreza and Saraab, announced the news on social media, sharing pictures from her intimate Nikkah ceremony. However, she did not reveal details about her husband.
The bride looked radiant in a silver grey outfit with smokey eyes.
Earlier, Ali had shared a picture of herself getting her mehndi done.
Weddings are a lavish affair in the subcontinent with most families leaving no stone unturned for the perfect wedding. These grand weddings not only leave pockets empty but are also very damaging to Mother Earth given how much waste they produce.
Bollywood star Dia Mirza, who is known to be one of the most committed champions of sustainability, decided to go against the norm when she tied the knot earlier this year, using her fame and influence to bring about a positive change. The model, actor and producer, whose environment-friendly efforts have also been recognised by the United Nations, opted for a sustainable wedding not only with her bridal look (an heirloom-worthy Benarasi sari) but also with the design and decor of the venue.
Talking to Brut India, Mirza shared how she planned her zero-waste wedding and gave tips on how you can plan yours too.
Handmade Gifts
“People love to give gifts to announce their weddings and stuff so even with that, we made sure we had handcrafted woven baskets, made by artisans and we sent everybody a plant,” shared Dia.
Local Decor
“All our decor, which was primarily the use of wasted twigs and woods and locally-grown flowers,” said Dia. “I think when we think of big events for weddings, we tend to use exotic flowers from all over the world, there’s obviously the carbon footprint of transport, etc.”
Sharing how to make the decor sustainable, Mirza said: “Making it sustainable, would entail going local and it also makes it just easily accessible, earthy and beautiful. And we wanted a very earthy wedding. All the decor elements were natural and locally available. A lot of them were recyclable and were obviously on hire so they would get recycled again.
No Food Waste
“We chose to keep the ceremony and the wedding extremely intimate and private,” said Dia. “That ensured that we had good control on numbers. We knew exactly who ate what. We ensured we knew exactly how many vegetarians and non-vegetarians were attending the wedding. We made sure we did food plating accordingly. And of course, we ensured that there was absolutely no food waste.”
Sustainable Fashion
“We tend to make garments that we can only wear once and never wear again and it’s most unfortunate,” lamented Dia.
She shared: “The last time around, I auctioned my clothes and this time around, I made sure I got a garment that I could reuse, wear again and again, and actually pass on, as a very wearable and beautiful item of clothing.”
“So I choose a sari. Even my husband chose an outfit that he could continue wearing through life and wouldn’t have to just wear it on that one day and hang it up in the cupboard and never touch it again,” shared the actor.
No Plastic
“There were no plastic straws, there was no plastic cutlery, there was no plastic bottles, or water on those horrible, dreadful little bottles that people serve water in,” said Dia. “We, in fact, bore an additional cost on water, because we chose glass bottles which are more expensive than plastic bottles but we said we’d rather do that and reduce cost on something else and create all that plastic waste which was so unnecessary.”
“So, we’re very proud at the end of that day and that evening because we succeeded in creating a completely sustainable event,” she added.
Dia chose to get married in her home garden, which is close to her heart. It’s also the home of her favourite mango tree, which became the highlight of the evening.
Using elements of the venue as part of the decor is a great eco-friendly decor idea.
Dia tied the knot with Mumbai-based businessman Vaibhav Rekhi in an intimate ceremony on February 15. The couple is also expecting their first child together.
Moin Khan’s son, Owais Khan has tied the knot with actress Mariam Ansari.
Sarfaraz Ahmed also congratulated Khan on his wedding and wished the couple well.
Pictures of the wedding were widely circulated on social media. While it appeared to be a lowkey affair, several celebrities including Hania Aamir, Nabeela Khan, Faysal Qureshi, and Naveed Raza were spotted at the nikkah ceremony. Mariam’s brother actor Ali Ansari was also seen in several pictures.
Mariam glowed in a tea pink ensemble while Owais looked dapper in a white sherwani.
Sports journalist Shoaib Jatt shared the pictures of the event and said that baarat and valima ceremonies will be held in December.
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British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed has revealed that he is married. While initially, the actor did not share the name or details about his wife, he later revealed that he married US novelist Fatima Farheen Mirza, who is a New York Times best-selling author whose books include A Place for Us.
Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Ahmed shared how he met Mirza in New York while preparing for his latest film.
“She’s an amazing novelist. We met so randomly while I was preparing for this role, for Sound Of Metal when I was in New York,” said the 38-year-old actor. “We both sat down at the same table in the cafe where we both turned up to write. We were both jostling over the same laptop plug points, like a very modern way of meeting.”
“And we struck up a friendship and reconnected down the line. But it’s weirdly like one of the many things about preparing for this role that was so special, it just brought a lot of goodness into my life,” he continued.
“Obviously I met Fatima for the first time and met so many people in the deaf community that have become friends. There’s just something about this whole period around this film that was kind of life-changing,” he added.
Ahmed had first revealed that he was married during a BBC podcast Grounded With Louis Theroux. In the podcast, the actor had shared that he hadn’t been married for “very long” and is currently residing in North California because that’s where his wife’s family is from.
“I think it’s the first time I’ve ever mentioned it in an interview,” Riz had said. “So, congratulations on this incredibly exciting scoop.”
“I don’t really feel it’s generally that relevant [his private life], so I don’t delve into my personal life or dating history. I guess I don’t feel like it’s that necessary to go, ‘Hey, here’s everything that’s happening in my life’,” he added.
Ahmed recently won the Best Actor award at the Gotham Awards for his performance in Sound Of Metal. In his acceptance speech, Riz paid a rich tribute to the late Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, by quoting a lesson Khan gave to his son Babil.
“Surrender to the dance of uncertainty. It feels like a wobbly time. If we can wobble together we may find each other dancing,” said Riz, quoting Khan.
Rabab Hashim, famous for her roles in Qarrar and Piya Mann Bhaye, has gotten married to Sohaib Shamshad. Pictures from the actor’s big day have gone viral on social media.
Rabab looked stunning in a green lehnga on her mehndi, which reportedly took place Wednesday Night.
Singer Umair Jaswal and actor Sana Javed, who recently got married in a private ceremony, are grateful to everyone who sent the couple love and prayers to bless their union.
Sammi Singer shared a picture of the love birds in which he thanked everyone for the kind wishes: “Thank you so very much for all the warmth, love, and the heartfelt blessings. We are blessed to have so many loved ones around us. Means the world to us, we wish we could thank each and every single one of you individually,” Jaswal said, asking people to remember them in prayers.
Their picture went viral and this news spread like fire in the forest on social media since then in-numerous messages of prayers, love and wishes from friends, family and fans were sent to the newly wed ‘Jorri’.
Falak Shabir and Sarah Khan have legit been giving us couple goals ever since they announced their engagement. The couple has gone above and beyond to express their love for each other.
Whether it was having a fairy tale proposal and engagement, complete with fireworks
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According to the couple’s wedding photographer, Abdul Samad Zia, Falak arranged everything for Sarah.
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Or it was Falak serenading his bride on their wedding day
Or when Sarah changed her name on Instagram to Mrs Falak
And when the two enjoyed their own ‘shaadi ka khana‘
To express his love even more, Falak has gotten Sarah’s name tattoed on his arm. The singer shared a picture of his tattoo on social media with the caption “She is my Queen”.
Later, the couple’s wedding photographer also shared an image of the tattoo.
On the other hand, Sarah wrote ‘Falak ki Dulhan‘ with mehndi on her palm.
Here’s wishing the newly weds a very happy married life.
