A week full of wedding bells

What’s winter without an onslaught of wedding festivities to add a dose of excitement to the chilly nights? With everyone and their aunt deciding to

Sanam wore a Zara Shahjahan outfit on her dholki and for her mehndi, she chose a printed floral lehnga and embellished top from Nomi Ansari’s Gul collection.

tie the knot come December, it’s not surprising that there has been a slew of celebrity weddings of late. Instep rounds up some glamorous snapshots to show you how the stars do it when it comes to big fat desi weddings.

Actress Sanam Saeed married her childhood sweetheart Farhan Hassan in a series of events that will span over 2 weeks. The festivities kicked off with a dholki in Lahore hosted by the groom’s mother, architect and socialite Isbah Hassan. With the city’s who’s who in attendance – including Ali Azmat, HSY, Kamiar Rokni, Cybil Chaudhry and fellow actors Ayesha Khan and Mohib Mirza – guests danced the night away.

Vintage is back in fashion, as proven by Sanam on her nikkah, decked out in her mother’s wedding dress.

The mehndi and nikkah took place in Karachi, where the bride and groom both live, and will be followed by celebrations in Phuket, Thailand which will include a beach wedding and a cruise. Now that’s what we call getting hitched in style!

Lahore-based designer Hina Butt’s wedding was also a lavish affair.

Cybil Choudhry and Mohib Mirza were amongst the guests who rocked Lahore at the star-studded dholki.

The couple’s nikkah took place in a grand ceremony at the Badshahi Mosque and Hina, dressed in an opulent white gharara, looked every inch the Moghul princess as she posed for photos against the majestic background. There was a fun sangeet night and mehndi ceremony with the bride decked out in a series of vibrant outfits and looking like the picture of happiness. The wedding will take place tomorrow and we’re sure

The bride and groom, Hina and Samar, with the groom’s sister Hajrah Hayat.

it will be a sight to behold, given the scale of the previous events.

Another star-studded affair was the wedding of Faiza Samee’s son Jibran Nadir. With Karachi’s fashionistas and socialites out in full force and having the time of their lives, it was the kind of wedding that guests will

The blushing bride at the mayoun ceremony, giving the traditional outfit a twist by pairing it with an edgy waistcoat.

take a few days to recover from! We saw some gorgeous ensembles that had us drooling as well as some stunning style statements, such as the groom’s Jinnah cap..

(Right) Zahida Habib, Aymen Moazzam, Faiza Samee, Neshmia, Andleeb Rana, Frieha Altaf and Huma.

The stunning Nickie could be mistaken for the bride’s sister, pictured here with

Qasimyar Tiwana.