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Continued from Part 1....

Thank you for all the love you showered on the first part of this post and if you haven't checked it yet please do click here.

In this last part of the Baby Shower look book, I'll be sharing two more looks which I wore at my Bengali Shad ceremonies. They were hosted by my families here in U.S.

Arrival of a baby for us has been a dream come true and the journey towards motherhood became all the more special as our family members were beside us along with our friends. They lovingly hosted the best showers for us keeping all traditions and rituals in mind. As both mine and K's parents were in India at this time so these Shad ceremonies reminded us of them. But our families here made up for everything and pampered me as a princess on those days.

Lets get back to the looks now...

Look 1

My in laws has a ritual of giving Mishti Shad to the expectant mother which means the food for the pregnant mother will include only fruits and different kinds sweets or desert items. Although was not very sure of the reason behind it but it seemed very interesting to me. So my husband and my dearest sis hosted a joint Mishti shower for me at our place. Sanchita cooked delicious Bengali lunch for 20+ guests and my BIL and K looked after all the other details of the event.

I wore a South silk saree my MIL sent me for the Shad. It has a very soothing sea green color with a self weave and big gold butas all over, along with a mina work border and pallu. Paired it with a off-white velvet blouse. As every other of you I also have my days when my blouse doesn't really match up to my saree. So to save the day and compliment with the blouse I added pearl earchains to my gold Pasha (oversized stud) earrings😜. Also added the gold over-sized pendant and light necklace to complete the look. The accessories were kept simple and comfortable as the saree was heavy to wear especially when you're ready to pop.

Sanchita, the co-host of the event, wore a beautiful dark green and gold Kanjivaram saree with matching sleeveless blouse and simple gold jewelries. Her look was also kept simple to match ambiance of the event.

The day started with few essential rituals of Shad and followed by a homely lunch with friends and family. The day flowed perfectly with good food and adda and was extremely overjoyed by everyone's participation. Enjoy the rest of the pictures from the event... and scroll down for Look 3 :)

Look 3

The third and the last shower I was treated at was at my cousin's place. Am so fortunate to have her in the area and how she has been a big support as an elder sister. She pampered me with the most elaborate lunch you can imagine of...It had 7 types fried veggies, 5 types of sweets and 5 types of fish.It was an ideal food coma that day.

I wore a pure Khandua silk saree bought from Jagannath Puri and gifted to me by my SIL. Khandua (Also Maniabandi or Kataki) is a traditional "bandha" or ikat sari produced from Odisha worn by women during wedding and a special type of which is worn by Jagannath. The clothes contain texts of Gita Govinda on them. Matched a full sleeved woven crop top with the saree for comfort in the temperatures here in MD. Kept the look understated with natural makeup and gold jhumkas and pendant gifted by my parents for my Shad.

Thank you for all the love you all have showered n my previous post and hope you like this one as well. Leave a comment or like if you loved it. Now I have kiddo to attend..see you'll in the next post....

I(MOUMITA, for most ones who are unable to recognize us 😁) am so thrilled to be able to share looks from the most beautiful baby showers (yes there were 3! ) I have ever been to and even more excited because it was MINE! ha, I still can’t believe it. I have to say I have never had a party planned in my honor (post age 6ish) where I didn’t plan it myself or contribute. I have always been the planner and the crafter and the doer, but with this one my friends and family kept me completely in the dark, all I had to do was show up and pick my jaw up off the floor after I took in all the sweet details of the day.

I decided to go traditional as all three of my showers were kept as per customary Bengali baby shower or Shad rituals. The most special thing about all my looks was that my sarees and jewelries were sent by my parents and in-laws from India for this ceremony. I would post these three looks in 2 posts to not overwhelm with the pics(yes I clicked millions!!)

Look 1

My lovely friends in Maryland hosted a perfect Bengali Shad for me on my seventh month of pregnancy. I and K were ever so thankful for them to make us feel so special on that day. They cooked several Bengali delicacies including seven different fries and seven types of sweets as a wonderful mark of the seventh month.

Now lets get back to my look, as my friends informed me ahead of time that they would host a traditional Shad, I decided to drape the saree and jewelries my Ma and Sanchita sent for me. As they could not be present in person on this day, their love hugged me tight.

I gained a lot of weight during my pregnancy, so Ma bought this soft and lightweight parrot green dhakai saree for my comfort draping and Sanchita designed the blouse. It had a stunning patch at the back. The soft and light dhakai was extremely easy to drape. I decided to sport a quintessential Bong look with it and wore the saree in Bengali Aatpoure style. The traditional gold Kaan (ear cuff), over-sized pendant and the pearl Maharani Haar were match made in heaven with the look. BTW the pearl necklace was the loving gift by Sanchita.