Blog Masonry

February 27, 2019

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton...

February 25, 2019

Mashiat Faroza’s Trousseau Tales: The Bridal Lehenga

Mashiat Faroza’s traditional Bangladeshi wedding was spread out over a year and 13 events. But the most important one of them all was the Rukhsati (or Bidaai) when the bride finally leaves her parental home and sets out for her marital one. The 25-year-old Toronto-based...

February 24, 2019

Mashiat Faroza’s Trousseau Tales: The Holud Sondha Lehenga

Mashiat Faroza’s father had never gone shopping with her, and especially not for lehengas. But with her wedding, he decided to go along with Mashiat to pick out her outfit for the Holud Sondha, also known as the Haldi ceremony, when the bride is smeared...

September 19, 2018

Mystical and Alluring: Find Your Aafreen with Sue Mue This Season

You come to us from another world From beyond the stars and void of space. Transcendent, pure, Of unimaginable beauty, Bringing with you the essence of love ~ Rumi [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIpAVK_FmbY[/embed] Persia – the land of untold mysteries – is the inspiration for Sue Mue’s Fall-Winter 2018 collection Aafreen. The land where the legendary Sufi poet...

July 26, 2018

Mahima Gujral’s Trousseau Tales Part 4: The Mehendi Sharara

Traditionally a day when the bride’s hands and feet are adorned with henna, the mehendi is one of the most fun occasions on the bridal calendar, and often includes dancing and, of course, dressing up! Mahima Gujral’s mehendi function was scheduled a day before her wedding...

June 21, 2018

Mahima Gujral’s Trousseau Tales Part 3: The Cocktail Lehenga

After an intimate kirtan ceremony held at home, the next event scheduled for Mahima Gujral’s wedding festivities was the cocktail party. It was time to have some fun as the brand head of Sue Mue got set to tie the knot with Aman Wadhwa, the...

May 23, 2018

Mahima Gujral’s Trousseau Tales Part 2: The Kirtan Kurta

A year after her engagement, Mahima Gujral’s wedding festivities entailed a busy schedule of events. The young brand head of Sue Mue was all set to tie the knot with Aman Wadhwa, the Singapore-based founder of music startup OverHear. Before the wedding functions began, the family...

May 14, 2018

Mahima Gujral’s Trousseau Tales Part 1: The Engagement Lehenga

Almost two months after Mahima Gujral said ‘yes’ to a proposal of marriage by Aman Wadhwa, the Singapore-based founder of music startup OverHear, her family hosted a celebratory sundowner for relatives and friends in Delhi. It was the height of winter, and Mahima – who...

May 10, 2018

A Mother’s Promise

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rrSkWHJWo8&feature=youtu.be[/embed] There’s something very special about the bond between a mother and her daughter. And no one understands it better than Sue Mue. Run by three generations of women, we understand the care that every mother puts in for her daughter’s wedding. The trust that a...

May 8, 2018

Nude Shades Rule Wedding Wear this Season

New ‘nude’ winds of change are blowing through the Indian bridal fashion scene this spring-summer. With international catwalks reflecting a more neutral vibe, and with the Indian summer promising to shine hot and bright, modern brides are opting for nude shades for their wedding-wear. It makes...