OUR NEW WEBSITE WENT LIVE ON NEW YEARS DAY!

First and foremost, I would like to wish everyone a happy new year!! I hope and pray that this would be a safe and prosperous year for us all!!!

Wow!! it has been a while since I last blogged. But here I am again. Let me start with the good news. I'm very excited to announce that our new web site went live on new year's day. It was long over due! I know. And I had been working on it for more than 6 months!!! I had a certain vision and "look" that I wanted to achieve and that is the biggest reason for the delay. There were times, I have to admit when I was so overwhelmed at the thought of achieving what I had in my mind that I had to just step away from it for a while. But after all the sleepless nights I'm quite happy with the final result. There will be a few changes/additions in the next coming days so please look out for that and I do request everyone to to please provide some feedback. So check out the website with the volume on :) it is more entertaining that way. Here is the address

http://www.laajstudios.com

Until next time.

Nausheen

SIGNATURE COFFEE TABLE BOOK

Here is a link where you can view the Signature line of our Coffee Table Album which I have just finished designing. I never use templates to design the album. Every wedding is unique and therefore, each album is custom designed by me personally.

http://laajstudios.com/Wedding_Aruba/index.html

The prices for these albums start from $999 for an (8x8) 25 sides album to $2,500 for a (12x18) 40 sides album. Different choices of covers are also available like leather, Metal, Acrylic, and Vinyle.

We can also custom design albums from negatives or old pictures. Feel free to inquire if you would like to turn old photographs into beautiful custom designed album.

nausheen@laajstudios.com
914-310-4713

Pakistani Fashion Designers

Here is a list of Pakistani fashion designers. I will be adding more to the list very soon:

A

Affya's
CELL: +92-333-423-5345
EMAIL: affyas@hotmail.com

Ahmad Bilal
http://ahmadbilal.net/

Ahsan Design Studio
http://www.ahsandesignstudio.com/

Aisha Khadeeja
PH: +92 0300 4522469
EMAIL: aisha_qureshi80@hotmail.com

Aijaz Aslam
http://www.aijazz.com

Amir Adnan
http://www.amiradnan.com/

Asifa & Nabeel
http://www.asifanabeel.com

B

Bege's
PH: +92-42-576164-5
CELL: +92-03008441906
EMAIL: info@beges.com

Bunto Kazmi
PH: +92-21-4520939
http://www.buntokazmi.com/

D

Deepak Perwani
http://www.deepakperwani.com/

F

Fahad Hussayn
EMAIL: fahadhussyn@live.com

Faiza Samee
http://www.faizasamee.com/
EMAIL: mail@faizasamee.com

Faryal's Mystique
http://faryalsmystique.com/

H

Hajra Hayat
http://www.hajrahayat.com/

HSY
http://www.hsystudio.com/

I

Imbias by Rabia & Imran
PH: +92-300-9458929

K

Kamiar Rokni
http://www.kamiarrokni.com/

Karma
http://www.atelierkarma.com/

M

Maria B.
http://www.mariab.com/

Mariam Pasha
http://www.mariampasha.com/

Mehdi
http://mohdmehdi.com/


N

Nabeel & Aqeel
http://www.mariampasha.com/

Nasreen Shaikh
http://nasreenshaikh.com/

Nayna Fashion House
http://www.naynaonline.com/

Nickie and Nina
http://www.nickienina.com/

Nida Ali
http://www.nidaali.com

Nilofer Shahid
http://www.meeras.biz/#

Nomi Ansari
http://www.nomiansari.ws/flash/home.htm

R

Rizwan Bayg
PH: +92-21-5875586

S

Salina Wardah
http://www.salinawardah.com/

Samar Mehdi
http://www.samarmehdi.com/index.asp

Sana Safinaz
PH: +92-21-5371768
+92-21-5821811

Sehar Ali
http://seharali.com/

Shaiyanne Malik
http://www.samanzar.com/

Sobia Nazir
http://www.sobianazir.net/

Sonia Batla
PH: +92-21-5873348

Sonia Azhar
http://www.soniasdesignconcepts.com/

Sublime by Sara
http://www.sublimebysara.com/

T

Tazeen Hasan
http://www.tazeenhasan.com/

U

Umar Sayeed
http://umarsayeedus.com/
PH: 92-21-5364441-2

Y

Yasir Waheed
http://www.yahsirwaheed.com/

Yasmeen Arif
http://yasmeenarif.com/home.html

Yaqoot Couture
EMAIL: ksdesigner@hotmail.com

Z

Zara Shahjahan
http://www.zarashahjahan.com/

Mughal Palace, Valhala, NY

http://www.mughalpalace.com/

16 Broadway
Valhala, NY 10595

Tel: 914-997-6090
Fax: 914-220-0026

Sunshine Grill & Restaurant, Jamaica NY

Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi catering for all occasions:

185-10 Hillside Avenue
Jamaica, NY 11432

Tel: 718-739-0500
Fax: 718-739-1005

Marriott, Westchester

670 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591

Tel: 914-631-2200
Fax: 914-631-2832

Oh So Sweet

I frequently come accross brides and grooms who dread sitting on that stage only for one reason. And the reason is mithayi (sweets), that is forced down their throats by all the guests one by one. Such was on recent bride who could not believe how much mithayi was fed to her the pervious night on her mehndi and wondered if there was a way out of this for any one getting married. And the good news is, YES. There is definitely alternatives to mithayi which not only look good when displayed, but taste good too. And the best part...they are not coated with tons of sugar! so you don't have to worry about gaining extra pounds. Read on for some inspirational ideas...

M&Ms

I've covered quite a few weddings where mithayi was replace with colorfull pieces of M&Ms.



Grapes and Strawberries

These fruits not only look good displayed but are healthy in every way.

If you can take inspiration from these ideas your options are unlimited. I hope this post has helped you avoid the much dreaded sweeeeeeeet mithayi.