The couple seated on a flower-covered stage, laughing together
Baraat & walima · Karachi · March 2026

Sparklers and a stage in bloom

Three evenings, a stage buried in white flowers, and a room that never quite sat still.

Every phone in the room was pointed at the couple. We watched what happened in between: a nervous grin under the turban, a laugh shared on the stage, sparklers lit at the edge of the crowd.