Mrs. Jasmine, Chicago/LA
Age and Occupation: 25, Attorney
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Attorney
Engagement Date: March 24, 2007
Wedding Date: June 7, 2008
Blogging Since: September 20, 2007
Venue: Hotel on the westside of Los Angeles
About Me: I'm a happy-go-lucky, imaginative spirit trapped in the body of a lawyer. I love reading, shopping, dining out, and exploring my beloved adopted city of Chicago with my fiance. We're planning the wedding of our dreams in my hometown of Los Angeles and we're excited to incorporate our cherished Indian/Pakistani customs and traditions.
So Sari I Punned
May 2nd, 2008 @ 9:25 am by Mrs. Jasmine
Mr. Jasmine and I decided very early on that we didn’t want a bridal party. For one, a bridal party is not usually customary in South Asian weddings (although they are becoming more and more popular). We were also having a difficult time deciding who we would choose among our family and friends. It just seemed easier to go without one.
But I did want a way to recognize some of my dearest friends on my wedding day. I decided to offer some of my closest friends custom made saris to wear to the wedding. Each girl chose a color and emailed me her measurements. My aunt in India custom ordered the saris and they arrived last week with matching bangles for each girl. I also ordered one for my wonderful wedding coordinator.
They are so beautiful and I think my girls are going to be absolutely radiant in them. I’m also happy that I can share a special part of my culture with them.
Are you doing anything special to recognize your friends or introduce them to your culture?
23 Responses to “So Sari I Punned”
Those are beautiful Jasmine! That’s so great of you to share a part of your culture with your friends. We’re not doing anything very special except having a Chinese banquet for the rehearsal dinner to introduce Mr. C’s side of the family to traditional Chinese cuisine. Though I would take saris over food any day. 
The sari material looks absolutely gorgeous! Once your closest girlfriends are all wearing the same thing, aren’t they your bridal party? I think that’s how any American guests (if there are any) will interpret it.
That’s a great idea! I would be so psyched to wear a beautiful sari like that in a friend’s wedding.
Horrible pun 
I’m probably doing something similar - my tentative plan is to have my bridesmaids wear matching saris for the ceremony and then coordinating dresses for the reception (because I’m wearing a sari for the ceremony and some kind of designer dress for the reception - I wouldn’t feel comfortable in a lehnga, and I don’t want to wear a traditional white wedding dress, either.)
i have a couple of different outfits (sari, lehenga, salwar kameez, etc) that friends have brought back as gifts from India and I love them all. Your friends will be thrilled and I think they will look beautiful.
That is so lovely. I cannot wait to see the pictures!
What a lovely way to incorporate your culture and your best friends at the same time. I wish American culture had something a little more exciting than corsages to honor important people.
Ok, that’s weird, I clicked into comments to write “That is so lovely!” only to find the last two commenters already said that…
But really: lovely. Beatiful fabrics & a very sweet idea.
mr bee and i attended an indian wedding in chicago, and the groom bought all of us punjabis from bangladesh to wear to the mehndi ceremony.
http://www.weddingbee.com/2006/04/05/monsuraiya-march-25-2006/
maybe you’ll recognize some of the guests since the wedding was in chicago!
What an AMAZING gift and the fabrics are so yummy! This is a most touching and wonderful idea, Miss J! I would be so honored to recieve and wear something like this!
wow wow wow! those colors are so gorgeous!
As a gift for my bridemaids, I am having vietnamese dresses (called “ao dai”) made for them to wear during our tea ceremony.
Lucky girls - those are amazing! What an honor…
I’m so jealous of your girls!
That’s a wonderful idea — I’m sure it will mean so much to your friends. And they’ll look so beautifully colorful!
Ditto! That is a wonderful idea
That is SUCH a wonderful idea! I love that your wedding coordinator has one too.
These saris are so beautiful. What a wonderful idea. I wanted my friends to wear saris in the colour of my theme but one of them had already bought her outfit. My family however matched beautifully with shades of torquise and blues and greens to match my peacock theme.
i am sooooo excited to see them!! i’m truly honored that i get to wear a sari at your wedding. xoxo
Miss Jasmine -
Would you happen to know of an area in Los Angeles where there are a lot of indian shops? I’m looking for Sari fabric, but can’t find if there’s a “little india” here or not….
xoxo
@danathebride: You want to go to Artesia, which is the “Little India” of Los Angeles. There are tons and tons of sari shops there. If you have any more questions, feel free to PM or email me!
Hello, I had a questions I acutally want to use the Sari fabric to make my ao dai which is the traditional Vietnamese wedding attire. How much do the saris u have pictured here go for?
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