Congrats to AbdelRahman and Mehreen! (June 24-26)

My youngest brother is married to a lovely young woman, Mehreen. We attended the marriage celebrations this summer in Memphis. There, we had the pleasure of meeting the Khan family, who are the picture of Southern (and Bengali) Hospitality.

(Note: None of these pictures are my own--even though I had a camera, I was enjoying the festivities too much and knew there were much more capable people doing the photo-documentation. Thanks, Sharif and Mehreen.)




The first event was the Gaye Holud. We had the pleasure of meeting Mehreen's family from all around the world. We also participated in putting tumeric paste on Mehreen's face and feeding her. Both of these acts signified our well wishes for the upcoming marriage (and we learned that the tumeric gives a beautiful glow to the bride's skin on her wedding day).

The next evening, Mehreen's mother hosted the Mehndi at their house. This was a more informal gathering where the bride (and anyone else who wanted) had their mehndi applied in preparation for the big day. It was an evening of lots of laughing, dancing, eating, and intricate designs!

And, of course, the Waleema (wedding celebration) where we got to meet so many, many people who love the couple very much and take in all of the fabulous colors (and delicious food).

The beautiful couple (and this was AFTER all of the celebrations)

I know this wedding isn't at all about Team Whitney's kids, but...this is our blog, yes?
(Isn't the outfit that Veronica's wearing adorable? Mehreen's grandparents brought it from Bangladesh. Hamilton's got one, too, but he dressed like daddy instead for this occasion.)

The whole family (minus Team Whitney)

My mom and I


What was going on on the guys' side

What was really going on on the guys' side
(All kidding aside, you can see Hamilton was loving some time with Oompah and AbdelRahman. Freeman got to talk with Mehreen's lovely grandfather, who's wife coincidentally carried Veronica for part of the evening, allowing me to eat with both hands.)