Q: Asalaamo aleikum, I'm going to a wedding and am having no luck finding something modest and nice within budget. It's a separated wedding and we don't wear salwar kameez or that stuff in my culture but I was thinking of buying a saree and having it sewn as a 2 piece dress. Would it work? Any other ideas? Also what would you wear to a wedding? Thanks!
A: Saris are expensive. And instead of buying a sari and then taking the time to make a dress, why don't you just BUY a dress? Or do you want an eastern style print? You can wear a fancy abayah. What is everyone else gonna be wearing? If it's an American wedding, I wear formal, American clothes: dress pants, or a long skirt, formal blouse. The only other wedding I have been to are Paki ones, so of course I wear shalwar kameez whenever the opportunity presents :) my Arab friend says that she has a few shalwar kameez's and she wears them to weddings even though everyone else doesn't just cause she likes them. Anything formal should work. Just get something that has a lot of embroidery or beads if you want an Eastern style. But if you're in the U.S. they are SOO expensive. You can borrow something from a sister if you want. :) Good luck!