The SUHAAG Wedding, Fashion and Lifestyle show hit the Toronto Congress Center with quite a storm on January 19. The show drew crowds of more than eleven thousand people including engaged couples, lots of families and curious visitors. The 110 vendors, having everything to do with weddings and South Asian lifestyle, entertained and informed the inquiring guests that attended the event. This event, according to SUHAAG co-founder Sanjay Agnihotri "has two purposes: first, to be a complete source for weddings and South Asian lifestyle; and second, to be a platform for South Asians to show something different."

Walking around to the crowded booths I was amazed by some of the sights I saw. Vendors ranged from limo services with displays of stretch limos, wedding halls, jewelers, garments, photo labs and studios and no event is complete without great food which was graciously provided by Bombay Palace. There were exquisite displays of mandaps - some traditional and some exotic and after looking at them I wish I were getting married! The jewelers gave young ladies a glimpse of some of the 'gehne' (jewelry) they could sport on their special days. Garments were made for all different occasions and dominated the other vendors. There were wedding lenghas, party apparel and regular-wear suits, all of which were of the newest trends. People really enjoyed looking around at what the vendors had to offer and this was obvious by the bright smiles and chatter that were visible all around.

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Reviewed by Natasha