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Other significant dates of the year arrive in annual or biannual doses.

Weddings on the other hand, have become a year-round event. It’s been a few years since we actually eagerly waited for the so called “wedding season”.

When wedding festivities come about at nearly anytime of the year now, it’s never a bad idea to be prepared for a sudden invitation. Our special wedding supplement, sponsored by Rubana A. Couture, provides a proper amount of wedding-ready content for any bride and groom approaching the big day.

This will guide young (and older) soon to be newlyweds to an easier path, gathering all the necessary information for the best start to the rest of their lives. There are the essential styling tips for everyone especially the supporting cast (Grooming pg 24). Alongside the significant amount of preparation, there is a very easy to follow guide for brides aiming to have the most flawless look for their wedding day (Beauty pg 14). While all the immaculate wedding wardrobe gets all the attention, we must also take care and consideration to a healthy and successful relationship (Marriage Sutras pg 22). And not to mention the importance of appreciating past traditions and the gratefulness of modern-day practices (In Retrospect pg 3).

Bits and pieces, every detail counts, but never take the process for granted.

Every step counts. It is a bride and groom’s most important day, after all. If everything goes smooth without a hitch, consider yourself incredibly lucky.

For those that may face a bit of a challenge, worry not, we got you covered.

In Retrospect From small shindigs to big fat deshi weddings, Sarah Khan compares how much the wedding festivities have changed through the passage of time.

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Sharmila Tagore’and Mansoor Ali Khan’s wedding in 1969. Source: Internet

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n 2018, what’s mind-boggling about weddings both simple and extravagant is how poles apart they are from each other; also, how much they are subjected to criticism simply because they do/don’t adhere to past or current trends. Here’s my observation of the shift the culture has gone through over the years.

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My earliest memories of weddings were those that revolved around

family. It kicked off with humble beginnings; such as the proposal for the boy and the girl that happened among the immediate elders of both parties. So you have your closest aunts-uncles on the maternal side and the ones on your paternal unit along with the cousins you get from both ends. The event that is to follow next, is the paan-chini i.e. the official engagement between the two, celebrated with betel leaf (paan) and sweets.

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Before the main festivities rolled around, you print cards and go from one house to another inviting guests personally. Eventually, it’s followed up by dala exchange, which involves the bride and groom’s family gifts to each other prior to the wedding.

Gatherings like ai-buru bhaath is another pre-requisite before the big day; this is actually the Bengali equivalent to a hen’s night, where the women of the family gather round and have a hearty meal with the soon-to-be bride. With that being said, the holud for the bride and the groom were done in each of their homes, separately; however, it was only the ritual of applying turmeric on the bride/groom, sans the performances that we do today.

However, larger events such as biye or bou-bhaath found perfect spots in community centres or popular Bengali-Chinese restaurants. And before you know it, you’re suddenly surrounded by a baffling amount of relatives and extended relatives, who you haven’t met in years.

What was mostly memorable about all the events, both pre and post wedding is that, all of it was centred mostly around people you knew (and some you didn’t). Sure you had extended family or even friends and well-wishers coming over, but overall, it celebrated the marriage more than the wedding.

The atmosphere was mostly focused on the union of two people, rather than how much jewellery the bride wore, whether or not she was caked in makeup or how lavish the decor was.

as well as mehendi/sangeet night, are among other bits that go into the new wave of wedding trends.

Unlike the days of past, it’s the weddings that take centre-stage today, as it brings forth an abundance of luxe and extravagance. Not that anyone’s hating on it; if you have the money, you’re more than entitled to go all out.

But, having said that, one can’t exactly unsee that the difference in weddings between our generations and our predecessors is mammoth. Be it in the early 90s or even the late 2000s, having a head count of hundreds or even thousands seemed alright for one or two events. Folks who spent around 35-50,000 taka on their weddings had to count each and every penny before splurging.

Nowadays, every month is wedding season; from early January to late December, love is in the air, along with the ever-so-enticing whiff of kacchi biriyani (not that I’m complaining). From makeup, photography, clothes, decor, venue, as well as catering, the expenses for each are above thousands. So it’s no surprise that today, wedding packages exceed a lakh (hence the term, ‘production’).

But the biye bling doesn’t end right there; a pre-wedding flight to India has also become the norm to nab the best jewellery, lehenga or sherwani that money can buy. Furthermore, invites are no longer hard paperbound cards, personally delivered to your homes. They are now a Facebook invite that’s sitting in your event list,

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Fast forward to present times-wedding has become a production. Sure, there’s romance and hearts flying around. But in order to stress on all of that, the event management companies now go above and beyond duties to bring you the wedding that your forefathers never imagined of.

The average three tier events- holud, aqdh, bou-bhaath has now evolved into haldi, nikkah and walima for us millennials. Proposal day, engagement,

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Gone are the days of dancing to six songs; today, holud performances range from 10-12 dance routines followed by a skit

waiting for you to click a yes/no/maybe.

Before the holuds, came the holud rehearsals, which are a celebration in itself; and I won’t lie, much of it is quite enjoyable as you watch yourself transition from a club-footed neanderthal to a graceful ballerina.

Gone are the days of dancing to six songs; today, holud performances range from 10-12 dance routines, ending with skits, usually depicting the budding romance between the newly-weds. After the month long hop-skipping from one song to another, you’re finally setting the dance floor on fire with killer moves, which goes on for a solid hour or two, followed by a late dinner.

Then call it a night with some freestyle dancing all the way through midnight, which makes for a great cardio, in case you ate for a family of four.

Once all that has been done and dusted, you get to catch a breather and prep your heart and your stomachs for the reception and the walima. Yet another whirlwind of events consisting of dolling up, eating, shedding happy tears, and aunties psychoanalysing the dynamics between the bride and the groom’s families.

As happy as people are, there are a few red flags that come with high profile weddings; as mentioned above.

When you’re going all out, people often lose sight of what’s important (hint: the bride and groom). Instead they go on to being nit-picky about how much either families have or haven’t received in terms of gifts/dowry etc; and it doesn’t take too long for words to spread like wildfire.

Weddings vary from person to person; so it’s essential to respect the idea, ‘TO EACH HIS OWN.’ Times are changing and with it, so are we. Some of us may prefer a small wedding and others may wish to spend every nickel on it. What matters at the end of the day is that two people are united for better or for worse. So it’s safe to say that everything else is just background noise.

Photograph by Prito Reza Jannatul Kifayet and Mushfiqur Rahim’s wedding, 2014

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Capturing Magic While a wedding maybe the most important day in the lives of brides and grooms, it is the photographers who help them preserve their magical moments. Be it that exciting moment when the groom enters the venue or the precious moment when the bride says “Qubool� back.

Or a the pre-wedding shenanigans that symbolize the bride and groom’s union or even a post wedding shoot to celebrate the rest of their lives, photographers ensure that we can relive these moments forever. Some of these photographers have been doing this for years and they have quite the collection of beautiful moments. To celebrate their hard work and these beautiful moments in time, we have compiled some of their best works from over the years. Just looking at these photos gave us goosebumps and filled our hearts with love so we can only imagine how they must have felt while taking them. Without further ado, we present to you a collection of heartwarming photos that will make you believe in fairytales and happy endings. Enjoy!

Photographs 1, 2 from Prito Reza 4, 7 from Avijit Nandy 5, 6 from Ata Mohammad Adnan 3 from Tutul Nesar

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Beauty Regimen

Prepping for D -Day Amreen Rahman guides you through the proper procedure to get you wedding day ready

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rom getting your ensemble on point to figuring out the décor scheme for your wedding hall, there’s a loaded checklist brides have to tackle in the weeks leading up to ‘D-day’. With the unsettling pressure to have it all done right or to even look your bridal best bogging you down, we often forget one simple truth that you really don’t need to look like a 10 out of 10 – as long as you look like yourself and

not to experiment with anything new this week. Make sure that your night time skincare routine includes a water soluble make-up remover that is gentle on your skin and eyes, followed by a good moisturiser to prep and plump your skin.

Smile checklist One of the most important beauty tasks brides forget is their teeth. If you do think you want your pearly-whites to be at their best, this is when you schedule your first dental appointment, if not earlier.

Scaling/whitening/polishing can take up to three appointments and you want to get them out of the way beforehand.

feel good about it. Having said that, it’s always a good idea to prep and prime yourself earlier on to make sure your hair and skin are at their best. ICE Today presents you the ultimate wedding beauty checklist to tackle the pre-wedding blues, in style: 4 weeks to go Hair game This is just the time you should begin all your heavy duty beauty work, if not two weeks earlier. Especially if you’re someone who’s into heat-styling your hair regularly, if you want it split-end and fly-away proof beforehand, this is when you should get a trim. The only way to repair damaged hair, especially the ends, is to trim it and nourish it.

Skin essentials Keep your diet healthy and try to eat more proteins such as fish, eggs and nuts. As for your skin care needs, you may indulge in a facial or weekly face masks to slough off dead skin and increase circulation. If you have difficult or acne prone skin, it’s best

3 weeks to go Keep up your skin and haircare routine from last week to remain consistent.

If you are like most brides and have a new set of clothes and shoes for your wedding events, it’s a good idea to wear them for a short while every day and walk around the house so you can get comfortable in them. As for skincare, don’t try to experiment with in-house treatments; instead, keep it simple: use extra sun protection, a gentle exfoliator and keep both your body and face moisturised.

2 weeks to go By this time, you should be in good shape but you can always re-evaluate your hair and skin needs. If you intend to have your hair up or prefer an elaborate up do, it’s best not to indulge in extra conditioning treatments – the more textured your hair is, instead of being overly moisturised, the easier it will be to style.

The second last week is also all about practising restraint in

terms of your diet and exercise regime. To reduce the chances of bloating or puffy eyes, steer clear of eating too many carbs or excessively salty foods. Not only does this tend to make your body retain water, it also leaves your eyes looking puffy and swollen – a bride’s worst nightmare.

Finally, you need to test drive your full look, including your saree/lehenga, footwear as well as your jewellery. You want to make sure everything feels comfortable and you don’t have to struggle under the weight of your saree or fuss with a loose pin on your necklace.

1 week to go With just a few days before you’re ready to say ‘Kabul’, there’s no beauty tip as important as the simple: hydrate, hydrate and hydrate. Drink at least 8-10 glasses of water every day and try to get 6-8 hours of shuteye.

-Get waxed and threaded at least five days prior to your wedding so that you have ample time to reduce any potential redness or inflammation.

-Book your manicure and pedicure, and get your tips ready two days prior to the wedding.

It’s best to take your time with it, and try a gel manicure that is going to last you longer, having less chances of chipping.

-Even a basic facial in the week prior to your wedding can break you out, so it’s best to steer clear of this in the days leading up to your wedding.

Finally, to de-stress and enjoy the fact that you have completed all your beauty to-dos, it’s time to treat yourself to some alone time.

Indulge in a full body massage, or even a head massage which can be the perfect way to ensure that both your mind and body is relaxed and wedding-ready.

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In Mood for Love Wardrobe: Rubana A. Couture Model: Tithee & Simmi Makeup: Bhubon Howlader Photographs: Rony Rezaul Location: Elite Club, Hotel Sarina Fashion Coordinator: Asif Sulaiman

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Marriage Sutras

I In today’s world, where relationships are on the verge of being reduced to only ‘Instagram-worthy’ moments, lavish weddings and Netflix, it is no wonder that divorces and break-ups are on the rise. However, the fantastic news is that even at its worst point, every relationship has hope, given the partners are willing to brush up on the vitals of a relationship.

Nusrat Meraji brings for you four fundamental mantras for a happy marriage

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Headspace Living in a city like Dhaka, where traffic is a nightmare and leisure activities primarily mean going out to eat, it is increasingly challenging to maintain a good headspace. A negative headspace not only harms an individual but also causes pain to their partner who find themselves on the receiving end of misdirected frustration and anger. However, incorporating little habits into our daily lives has the power to take us a long way in creating and maintaining a positive headspace.

First recommendation: meditate!

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well into our adult lives and relationships, causing major conflict in our relationships and pain to our partners. Common examples include issues of anger management and self-worth. Thankfully, toxic traits do not spell doom for those relationships where the partners are willing to acknowledge and work on their issues as a team. A great start is by becoming informed about any such toxic behaviour and also practicing maintaining a good headspace. The internet alone is a great source; Google and YouTube for example, house countless self-help content.

Alternatively, professional help

No relationship is immune to fights. And they should not be because research shows arguments are an indicator of a healthy relationship. The secret to a good fight: do not let your emotions overrun you. the many benefits of meditation, stress and anger losing their grips on our bodies is one, and if you are a city dweller, that is equivalent to magic. Thanks to smartphone apps and YouTube, we now only need to plug in our headphones or speakers to give our minds the peace it deserves, all in 10 minutes or less.

Other life-changing habits include practicing mindfulness, not spending more than 30 minutes a day on social media, and creating a sacred space either in our homes or a favourite coffee shop. If you are a sceptic, give any of the above a shot before dismissing it, you will lose nothing!

Toxic Traits An underrated point of focus for a large number of people in relationships is their own toxic traits. Throughout our lives, we accumulate emotional and personal baggage, which we do not process or get rid of. These unresolved issues cause us to develop behavioural patterns which we carry

through counselling yields excellent results too. The primary goal is to become our best possible versions, for our own selves first, by cutting off ties with toxic habits. Once that is achieved, the new-found self-worth will drive the relationship to new heights.

Fair Fighting No relationship is immune to fights.

And they should not be because research shows arguments are an indicator of a healthy relationship.

The secret to a good fight: do not let your emotions overrun you.

According to USA based marriage and family therapist Bonnie Kennan, successful couples address difficult conversations with a soft and respectful tone instead of harsh build-ups. This dramatically increases the chances of a good outcome.

Although it is trying to keep emotions in check during daunting arguments, the feat becomes easier if we remind ourselves that it is ‘us’ versus the problem, not ‘us’ versus each other.

Successful couples also know when to

call time-out and revisit the argument at a later time so both can come back to it in a calm manner. Dirty fighting, which includes using aggressive language and blaming, has a corrosive impact upon a relationship. Practicing self-soothing skills to ensure one’s at their best when addressing difficult situations is key. Remember, the end goal here is the same: building a happy tomorrow together.

Safe Space Relationships thrive on honesty and intimacy, which will only arise from a sense of safe connection with one’s partner. The fear of emotional vulnerability can stem from various reasons, including repressed childhood memories and a fear of being rejected or made to feel unimportant. This fear causes an individual to put up walls, creating disconnection from their partners. It is, therefore, vital that your relationship be a safe space where anything can be said and everything can be held. According to Veronica Burgess, an Intuitive Wellness Coach, asking for what we need from our partners is part of the healing process and we must be able to do so safely in the knowledge that our needs will be valued instead of being shamed or dismissed. When your partner is voicing concern about something that is disturbing them, truly listen. If it has something to do with you, rather than getting defensive, treat it as constructive criticism and let them know you acknowledge their feelings.

Show them through words and actions that what you have together is a safe space which will only house acceptance and no rejection of any kind. Start with the unspoken words and see magic happen.

The list is non-exhaustive and life is a learning process. The conscious decision to do better today than we did yesterday, to nurture and protect our little worlds of love in this big world holds the key to unadulterated happiness. Give it a try, there is nothing to lose, only gain!

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Grooming

It’s not my wedding inter is days away and honestly, we can’t wait!

Alongside being able to wear comfortable clothes, enjoying a hot bowl of soup and transforming into a blanket burrito, another thing we love about winter is the fact that it is the season for weddings. Weddings are an important moment for the groom and the bride. As for the rest of the attendees, they will be immortalised in the photo album at least. All in all, grooming is very essential and we’re pretty sure everyone wants to look great. Here are some tips and tricks for men to assist them in looking nothing less than suave, despite them not being the groom.

Smelling good is a priority

For the entire event, or lifetime even, this is something you should definitely prioritise.

They say that if you smell good, you feel good, and we agree. Make sure to use an antiperspirant deodorant to leave no room for sweat marks when you’re partying and having a good time dancing on the floor. In addition, you should also make sure that your perfume stands out and has a somewhat lighter but refreshing smell. A combo of vetiver and lavender could be an example of the ideal fragrance.

Shaan Aziz charts down ways you can still ace it

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Pay a visit to your barber

Having a sophisticated haircut and trimmed beard is a part of looking good when attending weddings. Make sure to visit your barber at least a week before going to the event to get rid of all the split ends and those wispy little hair strands near your hairline. To make it look even better, depending on the type of hair you have, you may apply hair wax, hair pomade or even hair clay.

Get a manicure

They say that if you smell good, you feel good, and we agree.

Make sure to use an antiperspirant deodorant to leave no room for sweat marks when you’re partying and having a good time dancing on the floor.

Even if you’re not the groom, getting a manicure should definitely be something to add to your list if you haven’t already. They snip away cuticles and hangnails, get rid of dead skin and blisters, trim and round the nails. Most importantly, however, they moisturise your hands. Perhaps people will not only remember you only because of your outfit this time; they might just remember your smooth palms while shaking your hand, too.

Moisturise

Making sure your face is hydrated the entire time is extremely important. Failing to do so might result in a dry face with patches of dead skin, preventing you from looking as if you’re in your prime. A light moisturiser will stop your face from looking worn out and get rid of the redness and irritation when shaving. Make sure to get rid of the unavoidable extra shine that you’ll achieve during the wedding by carrying a skin-toning wipe. Using that will balance oil-production, cleanse the pores and hydrate your face, so it’s definitely a win-win situation.

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Blended

Best of Both Worlds

Sharfin Islam brings to you the alluring details of weddings that fuses the elegance of Eastern and Western cultures together

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n the 18th of August 2018, actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra who is of Indian descent announced her engagement to American pop star Nick Jonas. This caused a huge uproar on social media and the world was left in awe. Not only does this announcement signify the union between two celebrities but it is another case of East weds West. We live in a

time where our social media feed is bombarded with news of hate crimes. However, amidst all the hatred, the news often fails to highlight the growing love and union between different races.

Did you know that a millennial couple is twice as likely to be interracial than its predecessors?

Yep, as the year goes by mixed race couples are becoming more prominent and so are their

unions that more often than not unapologetically celebrate both their heritages.

"The beauty of a multicultural wedding is when your respective cultures are woven into the fabric of a wedding from the dress, the rituals, the vows, the decoration, the favours, the entertainment and the rest," says Nicola who is the founder of Love Has No Borders, a foundation in the UK that helps couple belonging to different races mitigate obstacles they face during their weddings. Multicultural weddings bring to the table the best of both cultures. The minimalistic demeanor of Western weddings meets the vibrant, larger than life culture of Eastern weddings. While there are cases where it is difficult for families to accept the fact that their son/daughter is being wed to someone from a different culture, anyone who attends a multicultural wedding ultimately gets a better understanding of the couple’s respective roots which help them ease into the reality. It helps love win.

And why wouldn’t it? This is the ideal occasion to showcase the best of everything from both cultures.

Starting from food which is literally the best way to introduce any culture. You can customise the menu in such a way which highlights staple dishes from both your homelands. For instance, Aysha Tayab-Rätsep’s wedding featured delicacies from both her native country of Bangladesh and her husband, Matthew Rätsep’s homeland of Canada. “I wanted to incorporate as much of my culture as possible into the wedding so the menu had both Bangladeshi food and Northern American food”, explained Aysha.

Music is another focal point of the wedding as a lot of our culture is tied up in it. Just imagine walking

Photograph by Aysha Tayab-Rätsep

down the aisle in classical desi tunes then rocking jazz music on the dancefloor. But perhaps, the most important aspect is the styling of it. As mentioned earlier, Western weddings are comparatively subtle as opposed to the often loud and gaudy Eastern weddings but fusion weddings somehow find a way to perfectly balance them out. In most cases we see elements from both of the cultures. Fusion weddings often have the vibrancy of a big fat brown wedding with the subtle and sophisticated touch of a white wedding. “I wore a white lehenga to my wedding because I didn’t want to lose touch with my traditions but at the same time I wanted to incorporate western elements. Hence white”, recalled Aysha. Oh and she also had a full-blown Holud ceremony before the wedding because no Bengali wedding is completed without one.

So far, all we’ve talked about is the ceremonies, families, guests, and traditions, but how did the bride or

groom feel while planning a wedding so unlike their friends and families’ which they had attended growing up? “Obviously during the initial stages, it was a culture shock for me and my family”, recalled Aysha. However with ample communication and compromise, both the bride and groom could bring their cultures together in a series of well-planned ceremonies.

The fact that these weddings fuse elements of the east and west is what makes them so special. And the thing that matters the most here is the happiness of the bride and groom. With the media-popularized Nick-Priyanka wedding coming up, it can be presumed that everyone will have an opinion.

Even among celebrities, it is still uncommon for them to marry whoever they want without stirring up talk.

However, it is best for us to stay on neutral ground though, and simply wish the future married couple happy days ahead.

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Tech

Muntaqa Bari gives you a list of five apps you must have on your phone while getting married

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eddings are joyous occasions. Planning a wedding, on the other hand, is a completely different story. Between maintaining a cordial relationship with all the new in-laws who must now adore you and figuring out which of your colleagues you like enough to put on the ever-growing guest list, things can get a little out of control. To help put out the raging fire inside your head, we have listed down a few apps that may make getting married a less painless ordeal.

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Weddinghappy

The app also suggests a list of vendors you may have to hire and the payment you want to allocate for each vendor

This app is a godsend for people who want to be in complete control of planning their wedding. When you first open the app and finish signing up, it will ask you a series of questions like the date of the event and your approximate budget. Then it will suggest a list of tasks for you like “Research wedding planner� and ask you for a due date for the task completion. You can also add little notes to each task to personalize them. The app also suggests a list of vendors you may have to hire and the payment you want to allocate for each vendor. The app automatically updates itself everytime you add a payment and deducts it from the overall budget to show how much more you can spend. The home screen serves as a constant reminder of how many days you have till the wedding, the number of tasks you have yet to complete and the budget you have remaining.

Pinterest

Everyone knows Pinterest is a great app for getting unique ideas. It can also help you get creative with your own wedding (or you know, mooch off other people’s creativity). Pinterest can help you select the themes for the different events, style of wedding invites, flower decorations, henna designs and so much more. Simply “pin” the item you like and add it to your Pinterest board. You can have multiple boards dedicated to a wide variety of items like “Cake decorations” and “Wedding tables”. Instead of powering through scores of websites to look for one particular item, you can pretty much get anything you are looking for on Pinterest. It is your one-stop solution.

TripIt

MyFitnessPal

This app is your pal when it comes to losing those last few pesky pounds before your big day in order to make you look bomb in your wedding outfit. Simply enter your height, age,

weight, target weight and the duration of time you want to achieve it into the app and the app will tell you the number of calories you should intake per day in order to reach your goal. The app’s Calorie Counter can measure the number of calories in the type of food that you eat. This will help you not to overshoot your required calories intake. You can also keep track of your daily exercises to know how much you burn during the activity.

If your honeymoon is your reward for all the painstaking hard work you had to put behind your wedding, you want it to be efficiently fun. The keyword being efficient. TripIt is a smart app that goes through your email to find all the itinerary attachments and compile their data to make one single itinerary for you. The app automatically recognizes mails for hotel and flight bookings in your inbox. If you feel that privacy is an issue you can choose to manually forward the emails to TripIt. Once the app has your travel details it can send you alerts for flight delays, gate changes, available check-ins and other journey-related notifications This is all so that you may have the most efficient form of travel.

Airbnb

“Belong anywhere” - this is Airbnb’s slogan. You can choose to stay in a hotel on your honeymoon, but if you truly want a more personal experience during your stay and feel part of the community, book a home through Airbnb. You can have an entire place all to yourself and your significant other in a completely different country and live like the locals. This can make for a truly memorable trip. You can also browse the “experiences” you can have during your trip beforehand and book the ones you like so that you have a proper itinerary. All these so that you can make the most of the once in a lifetime experience you are about to have.

We hope that any one of these apps will come of use to you to make enjoying this hopefully-once-in-a-lifetime experience better.

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The Entourage

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ridezilla or not, her band of sisters (comprising of siblings, family members and friends) drawing near the big day is quite a cast of characters. We’ve seen and experienced many weddings throughout our lives, but we believe a little more of the spotlight should be shining on these lovely ladies.

Inspired by blockbuster hits like Bridesmaids and Girls Trip, we’ve gathered a few looks for the best supporting cast a bride could ask for.

From the bachelorette turning heads, the performer ready to set the dance floor on fire to the married gal who has “been there and done that”, a bridesmaid’s job isn’t as easy as many may think. Ladies, take a bow.

Photographs: Sakib Muhtasim Concept & Text: Mahmood Hossain Coordinator & Styling: Juneyna Kabir Makeup & Hair: Aura Beauty Lounge Models: Raniah, Sadia & Nazia

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