Sharing the love with gift exchange and a feastAfter a month of Ramadan and with the sighting of the crescent moon among the stars, came the celebration of Eid! I wanted to share a glimpse of what my family, along with my extended families, on this day. Ramadan, in a nutshell, involves lots of prayers, doing good, and giving to charity. I hope you've had the chance to check out the previous post where I shared a little more and a red, white, and blue table setting inspiration for when Memorial Day met Ramadan. While growing up, the highlight of this month for me was sharing Iftar meals every evening, after sunset, with families and with the less fortunate. The month ended with Eid Prayer, feasting, celebrations, donations, and/or lots of gift giving for families, neighbors, co-workers, maids, caretakers, and even strangers.
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Make art yoursI'm extremely excited to share with you that I'm planning to offer personalized and custom stationery products to my future clients! It was back in 1997 when I first created my custom and personalized stationery for a South Asian wedding event, known as Gaye-Holud. Each card was designed and hand-painted with love before sending out to the guests. It adds such a personal touch to your invites. And, who doesn't appreciate art!
Short hair and sophisticated Up-do
The wedding season is in full-swing, and my calendar is full of bridal shower and baby shower invites leading up to wedding days! As you may already know, I have short hair. My style is very simple when it comes to make-up and hair-dos. I barely know how to use my curling iron, and never know how to do an up-do with such short hair. At a loss for ideas, I reached out to my friend Mahmuda from Girl_Ishh, who does bridal and special occasion hair-do and always knows how to make me feel good! We partnered up to feature a hair-style for your next event!
A month of giving
This year, the first day of Ramadan coincided with Memorial Day weekend. I thought this was quite significant, considering both occasions had a few things in common - such as conflict, sacrifice, appreciation, and remembrance. Ramadan is considered a month of giving, forgiving, abstaining, staying humble, and praying for those who have passed, as well as those who are among us. It's all about abstaining from temptations, food & drinks, while instead, dedicating the days to empathy for the less-fortunate, to prayers and to self-reflection. This time is truly about our internal struggles. Memorial Day is about remembering and honoring those people who have made the ultimate sacrifice by giving their all, often their very lives. Ramadan is an opportunity to reflect on the struggles of our day to day lives. Though these are two different occasions, they both deal with conflicts on different levels.
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