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The bride laughing, framed by the lace edge of her dupatta

Engagement · Karachi · March 2026

An engagement under a canopy of lights

A garden in Karachi strung with a thousand small lights.

Most of the evening happened between the formal moments: a last adjustment to the maang tikka, garlands changing hands on the lawn, a video call held up so someone far away would not miss the ring.

The bride in a sheer embroidered veil, waiting — Before the evening

A woman adjusts the bride’s maang tikka as the bride smiles — Final touches

Bride in a pale blue dupatta laughing and looking up at a woman leaning over her — Looking up

The bride smiling down as something is pressed into her hands — A small gift

Men greeting each other with garlands under string lights — Welcomes

Two women holding each other in a long hug — The embrace

A man placing a flower garland over a woman’s head — The garland

Hands meeting as the engagement ring is slipped on — The ring

Two ringed hands resting together — Two rings

A guest’s phone framing the couple on their sofa — Through someone else’s screen

A relative on a video call, held up so he can see the ceremony — Joining from abroad

A guest smiling at a photo on her phone — On her screen

A man and a woman laughing together beneath string lights — Somebody said something

A woman in a white hijab smiling under fairy lights — Pure joy

A woman taking a photo on her phone — Everyone’s a photographer

The couple seated together, eating from small plates — A quiet plate, finally

A silver tray of dates beside glowing candles — Dates and candlelight

A pale blue cake with sugar flowers, a slice already gone — The cake

A guest in white arriving with flowers and a gift box — With flowers

Two women laughing over cups of tea — Tea and laughter

A guest in a violet dupatta laughing, teacup in hand — Cup in hand

Two women laughing together on the lawn — Catching up

A man placing a jasmine garland over a woman — Garlands, again

A woman laughing, jasmine garlands in her hands — Garlanded

A guest in white laughing under strings of lights — Mid-laugh

A guest in a paisley shawl watching the evening — In paisley

A guest in white smiling against warm bokeh — Under the lights

A guest in a navy waistcoat grinning over his shoulder — A sideways grin

A guest in a rose shawl smiling as she listens — Listening

A guest in ivory laughing at the reception — All smiles

A young guest in a navy waistcoat grinning — Caught grinning

An elderly guest in lilac smiling under the lights — Grace

A guest photographing the family on his phone — One more for the album

Family gathered together on the lawn under the lights — Everyone in

The couple seated on a flower-covered stage, laughing together

Sparklers and a stage in bloom