wedding

The Bengali rickshaw bride: Fashion designer Tasmit Afiyat Arny shattering bridal stereotypes

Being a part of the fashion industry and being deeply rooted in her rich Bengali culture and heritage, Arny has always been passionate about loudly displaying things that narrate her culture. You may recall the time when Shirin Akter Shila walked the ramp in Miss Universe 2019 stunning the audience sporting a red jamdani, green rickshaw hood, and Bengali alphabets for jewellery — a costume that was designed by Arny.
24 November 2022, 13:27 PM

Safiya Sathi’s Wedding Collection 2022

Safiya Sathi chose to follow what was traditionally accepted back then. As she started her undergrad in Resource Management and Entrepreneurship, she soon realised she was going further away from her actual dream. So, she opted to follow her passion parallelly. She started her journey as a designer through an online page in 2013, and the rest is now history.
20 November 2022, 13:13 PM

A guide to the perfect wedding gift

Weddings may be an extravagant occasion but that does not mean you cannot find the right gift for the couple and be a part of their special day. The trick to finding the perfect wedding gift lies in customisation; knowing what the couple wants or what can contribute to making their new journey even more memorable. Here we have noted down an easy guide to selecting the perfect wedding gift.
17 November 2022, 13:29 PM

Curating a wedding dala for anime fans

Here’s a list of surprise items that you can sneak into a wedding dala for anime fans to lighten up their special day.
17 November 2022, 04:48 AM

Mastering the art of storytelling in wedding photography

Wedding photography is perhaps one of the most difficult things to do. Capturing the most precious moments of the biggest day of someone’s life while ensuring that you are doing justice to them can indeed be a very daunting task. However, Ata Mohammad Adnan has been making the whole process look seamless. An endocrinologist with a passion for photography, Ata has been conveying peoples’ stories to the world through photos for over a decade and with his initiative Reminiscence Photography, he has been immortalising the intimacies and intricacies of Bangladeshi weddings with his lens.
12 October 2022, 11:36 AM

Bangladesh Wedding Couture Week 2022 (BWCW): Day three wraps up with a glamorous show

The first edition of Bangladesh Wedding Couture Week 2022 came to a graceful end on the evening of 8 October 2022, with the designers showcasing their creations for perhaps the most stylish eve of a wedding, the reception. The BWCW, presented by TRESemmé and driven by Mercedes-Benz, displayed outfits, jewellery, and accessories for the three major days of a wedding: holud, wedding, and reception.
11 October 2022, 10:11 AM

Bangladesh Wedding Couture Week 2022 (BWCW): Day two highlights wedding couture

Day two of Bangladesh Wedding Couture Week 2022 (BWCW) presented by TRESemmé and driven by Mercedes-Benz brought to the spotlight everything the bride and groom needs to fill their wedding day with glamour, and to make them the centre of attention.
10 October 2022, 13:30 PM

Revival of the Bangladeshi wedding fashion industry

The high-end local bridal and groom’s clothing industry is relatively new. Targeting a very niche consumer base, brands like Aarong and Mayasir, and shops at Mirpur Benaroshi Polli started bringing their wedding attire lines to the forefront, offering customers for the first-time, luxury wedding outfits that were completely local, if not a bit limited in their offerings.
10 October 2022, 12:26 PM

Bangladesh Wedding Couture Week 2022 (BWCW) highlights high-end wedding wear And local wedding services

The first-ever edition of Bangladesh Wedding Couture Week 2022 (BWCW) gathers all cogs and wheels of the wedding industry under the same roof to highlight multiple local brands of products and services and essential roles in the season. BWCW aims to shift consumers' focus back to vendors and manufacturers working in the wedding market to make them thrive and innovate further in their crafts.
8 October 2022, 10:23 AM

House of Ahmed welcomes the 2022 Wedding Season

House of Ahmed is all set to welcome this year’s “Dhaka wedding season” with exclusive bridal collection art pieces and festive wear. By putting their pristine designs as the core element in their collection, founders Tanzila Elma and Ahmed Tuhin Reza are ready to blast the doors off the wedding wear. Founded in 2019, House of Ahmed’s goal has always been promoting Bangladesh's hand-woven embroidery embedded in ethnic apparel artistry. They also brought the artisans under the limelight who have passed down the blessing of impeccable craftsmanship over generations and are responsible for the magic.
2 October 2022, 12:02 PM

Jolchap photography: Encapsulating your precious wedding moments

Dr Nipun Hazra has always held a passion towards photography. As a child, Hazra saw his father pick up the camera on several special occasions, and this power of capturing fleeting moments absolutely fascinated him. Over the years he picked up this hobby as his own, eventually specialising in wedding photography and creating Jolchap in 2017.
24 September 2022, 10:39 AM

Monsoon wedding wardrobe essentials

The idea of a monsoon wedding instantly takes us to a beautiful fairy-tale image. `The refreshing calmness all around, and a ceremony amongst the drizzle; no wonder some say that the phrase ‘romance in the air’ was invented for monsoon. However, as dreamy as it sounds, a wedding during such an unpredictable weather does come with some risks. So here are some major wardrobe ideas to check out if you are attending weddings this monsoon.
13 June 2022, 11:08 AM

Considering at-home bridal beauty services

Home-based bridal beauty service is one of the many new fads in wedding culture, which has resulted from the pandemic.
10 January 2022, 10:29 AM

The comfort of books amidst wedding lights

It is December again and as evenings set in, Dhaka becomes brighter than it has been in the past few months.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM

A Wedding Movie Playlist

Movies showing truer pictures of what weddings are really like.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM

A responsible approach to organising weddings

We often ignore major issues that come with wedding programs.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Marriage, through the lens of an economist

The thought of getting married is now more complex than ever.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM

The Tragedy of Having Exams During Wedding Season

Do you study for exams, or enjoy the wedding festivities?
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Do weddings need to be extravagant?

Weddings these days take on a variety of forms, themes, and sizes.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM