Engaged!

So, last month...Zahir and I got engaged. In the malay culture, when couples get engaged, it is usually held as a formal ceremony with both families discussing dowry, exchanging gifts and when everyone agrees (yeah the whole family has to say YES, not just the girl), his mother or an elder female relative will slip the ring into the bride-to-be's finger. During all of this, the guy is at his place attending to his own guests.

Our engagement ceremony was a small one. Here is a picture of me with the lovely ladies who made it happen, from left to right, my cousin Fera, Aunt Ida, Mama and my sister, Elly :)