The Wedding
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Ebrahim & Rija
UIC Certified
Rija and Ebrahim certified UIC.
Nikah
نکاحThe Islamic marriage contract — the moment it becomes real before Allah. Intimate, spiritual, ours.
Mehndi
مہندیThe henna night. Music, dancing, color everywhere. The night before the big day.
Shaadi
شادیThe main event. The celebration with everyone we love.
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Chicago Cultural Center — The architecture is unreal
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The Exchange
Valima
ولیمہThe reception hosted by the groom's side. The final celebration to close it all out.
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Ideas & Inspo
Table numbers as age photos
Each table number is a framed photo of both of us at that age. Table 5 = us at age 5, table 12 = us at age 12. Guests find their table and get a little window into who we were growing up.
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Notes
- ▸Nikah first — everything else follows from that
- ▸Mehndi, Shaadi, Valima all back to back the following summer
- ▸This page is a living doc — adding venues, ideas, and inspo as we go