Articles

  • 3 days ago | l8r.it | Ishika Paruthi

    There was a time when arranged marriage meant a nervous cup of chai, stiff smiles, and the quiet pressure of an entire joint family watching from behind lace curtains. Parents led the process, horoscopes were cross-checked, and the couple might speak for a grand total of 7 minutes before a decision was made. That world hasn’t entirely disappeared, but it has had a major software update.

  • 3 days ago | khushwedding.com | Ishika Paruthi

    There’s a moment at every wedding celebration, often under twinkling fairy lights or a gilded ballroom ceiling, when the bride re-emerges. The ceremonial red or traditional lehenga is gone, the dupatta set aside. In its place: a gown. Shimmering, sculptural, seductive. This is not just a costume change. This is a statement; this is the reception gown, and it’s having a major moment in modern wedding fashion. Reception gowns have long been a staple in Western weddings.

  • 1 week ago | khushwedding.com | Ishika Paruthi

    You’ve chosen your dream venue, locked in the catering, and your Pinterest board is finally coming to life. To the outside world, everything looks like a fairy tale in motion, but beneath the perfectly curated surface, you find yourself holding back. Conversations that matter, about money, families, expectations, or your fears, are either being delayed or brushed under the embroidered carpet. Why? Because you don’t want to rock the boat when it’s supposed to be sailing into marital bliss.

  • 1 week ago | khushwedding.com | Ishika Paruthi

    In the age of filters, AI-generated content, and hyper-curated social media feeds, finding the right bridal makeup artist (MUA) is no longer as simple as scrolling through a perfectly edited Instagram profile. Today’s beauty world is saturated with digital enhancements: skin-blurring filters, AI-generated faces, and makeup renderings that have never touched real skin.

  • 1 week ago | khushwedding.com | Ishika Paruthi

    You might be reading this from a familiar place, in love with one person, dreaming of a shared home, a future wedding, or already living that life. You might believe, with all your heart, in forever with one other. That belief is beautiful. This letter doesn’t challenge your love. It simply asks, what if there’s more than one way to love well? Because somewhere, not too far from you, maybe in the next room, the next building, or your own friend circle, someone is loving differently.