October is the new December
PUBLISHED November 23, 2025 For decades, winter in Pakistan has been characterized by the glitter of weddings in grand ballrooms, outdoor marquees and a blur of mehndis and baraats that fill the chilly December evenings. But the traditional ‘shaadi season’, once synonymous with the cold weather at the end of the year, is changing fast. Event planners, designers and venue owners in major cities say Pakistan’s wedding calendar is shifting earlier, with October and November now competing with December and January as peak months. What started as an occasional adaptation has become a widespread trend, reshaping one of the country’s
