Thanks to Bollywood and the Ambanis, we’ve become almost accustomed to fancy weddings and extravagant receptions. Such is the effect of these weddings that simple weddings just don’t catch our attention anymore, until one Pakistani man decided to change this.
Rizwan Pehelwan, going by the username @RizwanPehelwan, got married recently and decided to share his simple wedding story with the world, so that we know that having ‘apni marzi ki shaadi’ is possible. The tale of his wedding won over Twitter, getting over 4500 likes.
While many of us start saving for the big day, Rizwan set a sum of 20,000 Pakistani Rupees, approximately 10,000 Indian Rupees, aside for his wedding.
We’ve all seen people book guesthouses and banquet halls for hosting all sorts of wedding ceremonies. Rizwan, however, chose the simplest of venue – his own terrace. While most of us have our own terrace, none of us would think of hosting a wedding there.
Rizwan borrowed 25 chairs from the neighborhood election committee (of all places), while his father got fairy lights to decorate the terrace, and that was it. His wedding venue was all set.
A Simple Menu And A Simpler Wedding
The food menu at Rizwan’s wedding wasn’t as grand as you’d expect in a wedding, but it had all the delicacies you’d actually want to eat at a wedding – chicken tikka, seekh kebabs, chole bhature, halwa and strawberries.
Rizwan’s guest list was also pretty small and concise, with just 25 names consisting of parents and friends.
I set my max budget at Rs. 20,000. A friend lent his cooks, I bought the chicken and masalay from that money and helped prepare it all. Wife cooked khattay alu as a starter. Dad bought fairy lights n put them up on the terrace.
— Rizwan. (@RizwanTakkhar) December 22, 2018
The manner in which he arranged for the food is also pretty hilarious. One of his friends lent him his cooks. He bought the chicken and masalas and helped the cooks prepare the food. Meanwhile, the bride cooked khattay alu (spiced potatoes) for everyone as starters.
As for the dessert, his friend brought strawberries and ice cream.
You’d expect the bride and the groom to be dressed in fancy outfits for their wedding, wouldn’t you? No, Rizwan and his wife had none of that.
My wife and I wore plain blue shalwar kameez (mom n sis paid for this as a gift). We all ate and talked till midnight when wapda cut us off. The whole shaadi then moved to Manji Munch DHA and then bas. Khush! Done!
— Rizwan. (@RizwanTakkhar) December 22, 2018
Before ending the thread, Rizwan beautifully summed up his thoughts on how a wedding should be:
What I'm trying to say is. IT'S. OKAY. Sukoon karo. Do whatever you want ofc and whatever you can afford. But HAVE FUN. Be happy. Big or small, all weddings should just be HAPPY. Khush raho sab. Bye. (wedding pic added for saboot thanks) pic.twitter.com/xf2OJHqTVH
— Rizwan. (@RizwanTakkhar) December 22, 2018
He also added his wedding picture for saboot or proof.
Tale Melts Twitter
Rizwan’s belief in a much simpler but happy wedding won over Twitter, and his story became a Twitter Moment.
The Twitterati showered their love for the simple yet heartwarming story –
This is lovely! I think all weddings should be like this. Weddings are important rites of passage and you should only be surrounded by love and honesty when it’s happening. The simpler the event the better and more loving.
— Zeina Toric-Azad (@zeinatoricazad) December 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/BauhatSara/status/1076691885622788097
Stay blessed. I too had a similar or smaller, less poignant story like yours. But what you shared is what I genuinely believe, when people really care then the smallest things turn out to be grand, memorable and full of love. Wishing you happiness, always.
— Raka 🐾 (@EsotericPhoenix) December 23, 2018
https://twitter.com/sabtheekhojayga/status/1076587839742242818
Lessons Learnt From It
Rizwan’s wedding tale had a message for all of us, and we need to take note of it.
Sure, most of us want our weddings to be grand, with all our friends and family invited. But in all that hubbub, we often forget the primary purpose of the wedding, which is to celebrate the love of two people.
Ask the organizers about the amount of effort that it takes to organize a wedding. Weeks of planning and hard work goes into it. And yet, how often do we see some Mama or Fufa getting offended at a petty issue in a wedding?
With all that responsibility on your head, ask yourself this question –
Are extravagant weddings really worth it?
Do they really make you happy? Or is it just to show the world that you are getting married and CAN afford to have a grand wedding?
Give it a thought.
Sources and Image Credits: Twitter
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