Nazranaa Diaries: Episode 1 - Meryl/Melanie
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- čas přidán 12. 03. 2016
- Meryl, a Jewish teacher from New Jersey, is shopping for the perfect dress for her wedding to Viju, her Christian, Indian fiancé. Was it a good idea to bring her mother and sister-in-law along, or will conflicting traditions turn Meryl's bridal fantasy into a clash of cultures?
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Hey Guys, we have wrapped up filming a full season of 8 episodes!!! we will be putting out episodes every Sunday starting the end of January. So stay tuned :)
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It's also considered inappropriate in (most) western cultures to wear black to a wedding. No idea what Meryl's mother is even thinking.
ikr. she completely disrespects the culture. Meryl isn't realistic either. she wants funky, like its some show, not really Indian and traditional or whatnot. She has made no attempts to research or anything related to Indian weddings.
Friday Black can be in the outfit like a border but it's not the Main Colour and Never full black!!!
Agreed. In finland black is worn in the funeral.
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I'm confused because the next lady bought a black dress for her wedding
This is like the brown version of say yes to the dress. AND I LOVE IT.
calling someone brown is racist... but probably u didnt mean it...
priya sarkar no it isn't, I'm Pakistani which pretty much makes me brown, so no it's not really offensive unless they mean it in that way
Ikr I love it
Mohammed Bakye so sexy😆
The eighth Horcrux omg I know right and you watch yes to the dress
Meryl's head is uncomfortably pulled back into a ponytail... Hurts my head. 😅
I swear omg
mine also
and that's exactly why her hair is thinning out on the sides.
Screaming for BANGS!!!
In UK we call her hairstyle a COUNCIL FACELIFT...It is so tight it pulls the skin tight too.
what did she mean she don't know. the shop owner already explained the black and white color thing
rite shop owner was also Indian.. so she knows very wall
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Why are all the designs so outdated and tacky? In india you could find way better lehengas for half the price
nandini hegde it’s not India babes. The further you get from india, the longer the stocks sit in the stores.
I had a coworker who went to India to get her gowns. She got the latest styles and she looked incredible. If I remember correctly, she saved a lot of $ on the dresses by going there.
@Calpurnia L I did not discuss the financial details, except that when I brought that up, she still said she saved a lot of money. She spent a month in India shopping, but stayed with family there.
Nandini hegde the designs are beautiful and elegant. maybe not everyone wants to travel to India or order from there, didn't you see the second part of the episode?
One of the girls ordered from India...was really let down!
that orange and purple sari is really pretty but definitely NOT bridal wear!! that's something I'd wear to someone else's wedding..not my own. the sister in law should have known better and guide the bride to a better dress but that's just my opinion.
Miss Effenaii a more bridal sari would have been way over their budget
Miss Effenaii it's a South Indian wedding . We wear sarees !!!
south Indians usually wear stuff like that.. they do not wear lehengas
Miss Effenaii EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING
according to south Indian tradition it was the best they could get.
What year was this filmed? All these lengha look so 2007
Ikr? Ahahha
True..the price seems too much for the designs
Yeah right
Lol. True. These are like low range lehengas in India. And the designs are obsolete
@@ud1819 Um.. What is a lengha please? Isn't it the same thing as a sari?
Shit the dresses are so bad and cringe worthy I mean here in India you could find them in any street side shops and not give them a second look. They look so cheap and so outdated
i swear i was blinded by the bling
I'm a black woman and I love Indian cos I think they're beautiful bright elegant but this shop was very overpriced and I have seen more better the prices could have been a bit more less for what those designs they had there was nothing standing out for me even Pinterest has better collections I've seen on there where you can find their website and buy their items and garments and couture Indian garments as well
cookie crumble well they aren’t in India
It’s Indian American so the culture is different. Just like Irish American or African American
YAASSSSS! These designs remind of early 2000s when net fabric was a thing. These are the designs you get for under Rs 10,000
That sari was not bridal in the least. It was beautiful, but it was more like what you'd wear in somebody else's wedding, not your own!
so true. She should have gotten kanjivaram saree because that is what malayali christians wear for reception.
Yes but it depends on person, right?
Maybe wear to auntie's dinner party at her house, not outside of that.
I feel like they were leading her astray bc she doesn't know better.
I think its because of the price range they gave. From the other episodes I've seen brides spent 2k and over. Watched one episode where a guest was getting a one piece and paid around 1k.
The dresses are just too normal....I can get a bunch of much prettier dresses at a much lower price
Shrëyã D exactly. I am also thinking the same. These dress are tooo much costly.
Shrëyã D no the work on them are so fine and amazing
May be in India we can get the same dress for ₹25,000 or less, instead of $25,000
Shrëyã D exactly.the buyers are getting scammed.
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the dresses are sooo sooo bad,. You people are literally giving a wrong impression of Indian dresses. They look so old it looks like you buy what went out of fashion in India in 1980's and sell it to foreigners beause how will they know.
Whats wrong with old school dayum
Meryl was such nice person . I love how she maintains her mother and also her sister in law
oh God the orange purple sari was soo Tacky!
M.K. not at all it jst looked gorgeous
it was beautiful. . according to our indian culture
true, the lehengas are beautiful, but Saree's were sooo tacky god. it's like 10$ from a online site
there are beautiful sarees out there, the one she chose wasn't one of them...
M.K. There were so many nice outfits in the shop they just didn’t pick any of them.
Why is every dress on this show so tacky it's like they are living in 2007
anushka mukherjee Because there are limited abroad!! I guess you’re Indian orgin and live in India- Fashon isn’t too important and the Indians abroad just don’t care what comes- as long as its Indian and fits the criterias is what we care. If its fashionable, if its trendy, its literally the only few places to shop for Indian wears- so we’re happy with what we get.
The diaspora fashion style often - no matter which culture - is more opulent and “tacky” then the modern original origin country one. Due to availability the choice is limited also and when people want to glorify and underline their roots they tend to go over the top and try to copy memories and picture they have on mind which most likely is Indian fashion from some years back
@@4legs4paws55 so true, those who migrate when it comes to traditional matters, they don't evolve, they are sometimes more traditional than those in origins
EXACTLY!
EXACTLY
The sarhee was so not bridal like I could wear that too a party
kiran sandhu sobrifght plus their choices were so bad at least they don't look bridal
kiran sandhu soo true
kiran sandhu yess thr jst fooling people out thr..
kiran sandhu i agree.
May I ask why? Are there regulations or specific colors that are traditionally worn? I'm not trying to be rude I just really want to know because I knew they didn't wear white (or black I just found that out in this video although I figured because that's like the universal 'bad' color), but I thought the sarhee was pretty and I didn't know there were other regulations. Could you briefly educate me on this? Thank you ^^?
That girl is murdering her hair line by pulling it so damn tight.
No wonder she has a big forehead
I didn't know that it was tradition for the groom's family to help pay for the bride's dress in their culture. How wonderful!!! I imagine that it makes a bride thoughtful in her choices and feel welcomed into her new family...
In my country, everything is on the groom's family since they are going to officially bring another person's daughter into their family. That's a gesture that means "we'll take care of her from now on".
@@NarYan2904 This is wonderful!!! My family's history has been that when someone gets married that they become part of our family, male or female. We don't give up daughters or sons... Sometimes in the past, a husband's or wife's family could or would not contribute. I got married, my father and mother claimed my husband, they considered him family (This was kind of a shocker for many people at our ceremony!) and then his parents equally claimed both of us as theirs as well. So, it was nice to have have both of our families, while we were navigating life.
the clothes r too expensive !! if u buy d same in india it would be nearly 1/5th -1/6th price of what these people have paid
Shalvi Patil yeah but those two girls ordered stuff from India and they didn't end up looking like the pics. Clothes straight from India is usually not a good idea if you don't see it in person/have someone you trust see it in person for you. And they might not arrive in time.
Shalvi Patil yes but she's not in India so this is her only option. Plus she tried buying something online from India and it was garbage
there are many authentic websites! its a sad part dat dey arent aware! orels dey cud hav saved alot
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True...u can get more better dresses
true. I think it is expensive because they exported material and stuff from India..just how western exported things are expensive here in India...
There's always a great different between north and south Indian dress and traditions
North - mostly red lehengas
South- typically sarees that too silk saree... atleast we tamilians who are non Christians will never wear white on the wedding day since it's only worn by widows..
While Christians do wear more pastels and white but they too mostly wear a saree (silk) or wear gowns these days.
Thus they wear saree
I wish more people could read this comment
@BADDAS BOY no east indians, at least bengalis wear both shari and lehengas, wym
@BADDAS BOY you're kidding right? maybe it depends on if you're bangladesh bengali or indian bengali. Or maybe the class aswell
@BADDAS BOY Idk what class I am, I actually don't live in bengal. Born and raised abroad, bengali in my blood. So maybe bengalis abroad just wear more lehengas :)
dunno about the rest of South, but in Kerala Muslim brides wear lehenga or saree.
Christian brides wear lehenga/saree/ or whatever to the engagement ceremony, but not for the wedding ceremony itself, brides traditionally wear cream/white saree or a white (western) wedding dress. Also, the Christian bridal reception outfit is a saree as well.
Hindu brides wear Kerala saree for the wedding, as well a kanjipuram silk saree.
Mom your daughter is getting married not you
Ikr!!!! Gosh.. that mom needs to back off
Yes but mom is the one who loved her daughter to this day, its not wrong if she is happy.
@@prashantmorajkar2912 not entirely correct
But that saree was a bit stretch...I mean let her wear lehenga
RIGHT like let the bride where what she wants it’s her day no one cares what you don’t like
The mom needs to realize it’s not her wedding it’s her daughter’s 😂😂😂
I yelled that
Secondly it’s not some random party but a wedding that too in another culture . People need to respect color reservations . It’s like in America , you wouldn’t want to be rude and wear white to a wedding and steal the bride’s thunder .
Typical Karen haircut
My heart went out to Meryl when her mother said "under $500"- you could see the instant disappointment on Meryls face though she could not speak. Lucky that her future in-law came to her rescue. The wedding looked charming & Meryl looks like a gentle lady.
Rita's "I'd like to speak to a manager" haircut... 😂😂😂
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Seriously , ur coming into an Indian marriage and planning on having an Indian wedding the LEAST u can do is learn about the culture, or at least take and respect the advice given by some one from the culture
Alina Cyriac maybe her husband to be did not emohasize culture within their relationship.
Exactly
@Fazeela Rawood Basically, if we know white is the Christian bride color, they should know black is GOD DAMN FORBIDDEN in Indian culture for a year!!
@Fazeela Rawood I'm sure that what's she thought but I'm surprised the bridal consultant didn't tell her it's not just not ok, it's forbidden. It's inauspicious. She would end up offending tons of people. I'm assuming non-Indians know white and black are not part of the zillion colors we can wear. Red is the traditional color for most part. These are damn common things to Google when you're planning for a cross cultural wedding. She said she pursued the guy and was very excited for an Indian wedding. Black is tormenting and scandalous to say the least. Even if there's a single design of black color, the bride can't wear it the whole first year, as per our tradition.
Alina Cyriac no she's not going into an Indian Marriage, she's going into a mixture of both their backgrounds.
I can't believe I've just found something that mix 2 of my favorite things together, India clothing and a bride's reality show omg
People are quick to enter interracial relationships but don't stop to think of the cultural ramifications. A good compromise is to have ceremonies, one for each culture... and accept that each ceremony will be 100% authentic, even if not to your taste.
UPDATE: Good news everyone! We just wrapped shooting on the second episode of Nazranaa Diaries! Thank you all for your support and kind words. Look for the new episode within the coming months!
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I'm Malayali christian, if he is too, then it's most common for the brides to wear white sarees or white dresses exactly like in the west, we usually have a "thali" ceremony and an exchange of rings. But no kissing 😂
Oh, and usually red for the reception, a saree usually.
My thoughts exactly. South Indian brides wear sarees.
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Im Malayali Catholic too!!
Exactly what I was thinking when they were freaking out about white! It's totally the colour for Indian Christian brides! And anyway, no bride I know will wear this purple saree for her reception. I think the SIL has terrible taste.
"YOU CAN'T WEAR BLACK ON YOUR WEDDING DAY!"
*next customer proceeds to wear a practically black dress*
Jade Lee can wear black on the reception day..and the second bride was looking for a reception dress.
Jade Lee it wasn’t black tho it was a velvet dark blue kinda dress lmao
It also depends on where exactly the family is from and their religion etc
Jade Lee it was dark blue.
It wasn't black.
That purple sari was hideous and definitely not suitable for Indian reception! I’m not Indian but have been to so many weddings and seen brides in stunning saris. The entire shop has very old fashioned out of date bridal wear
Shanaz zaman they are south indian they wear colours and dresses like that only quite different from what pakistani and north indian Muslim !
1) Its not your culture, so shhhh. Let us explain, India is huuuuge, with every 5 kms you’re entering a different language, different ethnics. North indians wear lehenga and spend LAVISHLY on their weddings. And I mean like blowing up shit crazy ass weird weddings. But south indians on the other side, like it plain and simple and very down-to-earth environmentally friendlier weddings. We don’t like to spend so much money on our weddings but rather do something more good. Like feeding an entire village, planting trees, just keeping our weddings as cheap as possible but at the same give it back to Earth.
2) They’re abroad, these are the kinda stuff you get ouside of India. Trend isn’t an essential part of the fashion in Indian wears abroad
3) The lady was going to get married to SOUTH INDIAN CHRISTIAN guy- who wear very simple sarees that are more silk based and none of that bold good-lord-I-lost-ny-sight blind lehengas.
@@SK-qj8sm i have alot of south indian friends from kerela and i must say they are really not simple , their wedding were too lavish and quite expensive than an average north indian wedding !
@@SK-qj8sm and not to forget south indian groom family demanding high amount of cash and jewellery from girl side, infact some of my friends were depressed cause they were scared of getting rejected cause they couldnt afford much gold and often told that wedding in south indian family is more like business! So stop glorifying
Sara Syed One I didn’t ‘glorify’ anything, and two not all south Indians do the same. In Kerala thats the custom, as far as I know in rural parts such kinda demands are still unfortunately prevalent. And once again, I mentioned about the Indians who live abroad, since you missed my point.
Her mom looks like the other mother in the movie coraline.
Her mum makes western people look bad.
I'm having a traditional Sikh wedding and I learnt all the dos and don'ts beforehand .
I love the fact you can get married in such beautiful colours
I will not be seen dead in that Sari!! A bride's dress should be an embodiment of timeless grace and elegance and not something that looks like your last resort for a farewell party 🤐
its a south indian wedding..she’s just wearing something traditional. and she’s the one wearing it, not u so idk why ur crying about it
Such lehengas are found in local markets for 50 dollars maximum.. all the designs are really trashy..
I am (obviously) no Indian, but I absolutely love lehengas. They are so beautiful. I would really love to own one to wear out. I really wish I had known about them when I got married in 2016, because I really would have worn one! My husband is Lebanese and I think he would look so great in some styles of sherwanis. I love this show so much! Thank you!
Loving these episodes !!!! ...nice to see an Indian version to say yes to the dress !!!! Thanks Mona for sending me here 💕
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Im vietnamese but i am so in love with this series. 😍 the colors, bling, it looks so royal. Im jealous 😅
I don't know why if you're spending a huge amount of money on something that you can't put it on hold for a fee. A lot of bridal stores allow it....
Ya that’s weird and a downside .
Ahhh I'm living for this! Thanks Mona for directing me here! We need more episodes!!!🙌🏽🙌🏽
my cousin wore a lehenga for her wedding, i don't get why we have to wear a sari. :P
Nizhi Nugget In some places in India (like South India), a saree is just the traditional dress for the bride. There's nothing "wrong" with a lehenga choli, but it's just not the appropriate outfit.
***** ohhh i never knew that. i thought it was a "have to or else its rude" type of thing
Nizhi Nugget ....they specified a sari coz they are south Indians. lehenga is more of a north Indian bridal wear....on the other hand THAT sari def wasn't bridal wear.
lehenga is mostly north Indian ,sari is south Indian, suits is Punjabi, mekhla sador is Assamese, etc etc is their cultural wedding dress, not every one wear lehenga
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Great idea for a show! Thank you Mona for the recommendation,
I love learning about other cultures!
Omg absolutely loved the navy and rose with the train. Absolutely gorgeous. She looked like royalty
cringe worthy sarees 😑
yes! plus u could get it easily for around 4-5000 inr in india.. but 1250 usd??? damn.
you guys are doing a beautiful job with this show! keep it up! im hooked!
i want more episodes !!! absolutely love it.
I love this show! So glad I stumbled upon it! I actually was given a sari from a friend who was a missionary in India and I love it! I have nothing to wear it too, but it’s so pretty!
I absolutely love this show. I cant wait for more
"I'd never thought I'd like a color like this, but I do." PREACH SISTER!!!
Seriously it really ticked me off when meryl's mother called meryl's sister in law "the other side "
Under 500 loool is she mad ? Black colour is she crazy ??
sana S it's 500$ which is almost 50000rs . 😂 I think we can get a good lehenga for that price.
sana S she's Jewish lol
Lilliz91 that’s a rude comment.
We can get so many lehengas and sarees in that budget!
Even White wedding gowns are not under 500$ atleast keep it above 1000$ or rent up an indian dress there's a lot of handwork done with a lot of layers pf clothing and those kanes they apply under it to give it a flur. Ik eveyone is not that rich but if you're planning to buy one keep your budget near 1000$
I don't know anything about Indian culture ...what I know is that in a shop like that i could simply die!!!! I would marry 100 times just to be able to wear something so stunning!! Or maybe just be invited to one..... ;-)
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You could go to an Indian semi-formal
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Samee!!!!! Haha!
"What about our traditions??" Uhh since when is it traditional for Western brides to wear black? 😂
watch say yes to the dress black is more in fashion nowadays
@@gothicyid I didn't say no one ever wears it, I meant that it's not traditional. In any episode of Say Yes to the Dress where the bride wants to wear black, the family is upset because it's not traditional, just like the sister-in-law here.
@@angrydonutface7420 but in india black though acceptable at reception depending on culture definitely not at wedding by the bride or the groom. Unless the groom follows another culture and wears suit .
Please make more episodes! I loved watching this
Meryl is so sweet! I hope her wedding day was everything she wished for 💜🧡💜🧡
If they made more episodes this show would definitely be famous
Please upload more, ive been looking for something like this for ages =D
YOU NEED MORE EPISODES
Yesssss!! Congratulations and love the episodes:)
This episode was much better! Liked the pictures from the actual wedding/reception at the end. Would love to see more.
I am here because of mona i love this show so much!!!!:) please upload more soon!!:)
So glad I found this show! Ugh love love love!
I loved it, and need more of these episodes.!!!
love mona for recommending this
Omg I'm loving this show, thanks Mona for sending me over to this channel
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Came from Mona's channel.. seems like a great show. It was good to see them on their special days at the end of the episode! Made the cloths look much much better!
love this! better than say yes to the dress! longer episodessss
Wow... even if the quality of the shooting is lower, this is WAAAY better then the new Nazranaa Diaries... I'm so sad... I was looking forward to it so badly... :(
The sister-in-law looks like the main character from the Mindy project
I could watch this multiple times. Both brides are so elegant and beautiful. Congratulations Ladies.
I'm here because of Mona. Please do more episodes! I love them
what's wrong with her ponytail?.
.gave me a headache...it is one of the most weirdest videos I have ever seen.
Mona brought me here , watched both episodes, can't wait for the others
Thank you for the after pics!!!
Love learning the traditions and culture. Thank you
Hai hai a black Lehenga for your wedding bless her poor Jewish soul
Love this series you have began! Here from Mona's channel :) Can't wait for the next episode!
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a very beautiful video ...brought tears in my eyes... i remembered my freshers party in med school on 12 october 2012 ...how badly i wanted to be a part of it .... the dress vode was blue and i had nothing to wear for the occasion ...i waited till the last minute for a miracle to happen...i soo badly wanted to go ... bit it did not...so i did not go
i see the same sadness in these girls eyes when they did not find sutiable...it is the dream of every hirl to look like a princess each time she steps out of home....unfortunately some girls are less lucky than the other ones
I was Litterally looking for a desi version of say yes to the dress and i found itt😍
The orange and purple one looks like a mother/mother-in-law dress, and the blue one is absolutely breathtaking.
These are gorgeous!
I came here because of Mona's recommendation and I absolutely loved both of the episodes! Please make more!!
There's nothing like she absolutely CANNOT wear a lehenga but yeah south indian brides do wear saris generally (im south indian too) but the sister in law didnt have to be so rude about it..... esp since Meryl seems like a sweetheart
Ananya Kurian May be their family is more conservative.
I didn’t find her sister in law rude, she was just trying to make a point and she felt offended because this person hasn’t done the littlest of research- but again, I don’t really expect another person from a different culture to know about mine. Its okay, if people are not aware, the mom was there to learn! She probably was just hurt because she feels that wedding is nothing like her culture- because Indian parents do their shit seriously. Personally I felt bad for the mom that her daughter couldn’t get married in her own culture. I hate this about Indian parents- always making it about them.
Came from Mona's blog, so glad to see this!
Brilliant idea, great production!
Can't wait for the next episodes!
I love the way they shot this episode
Amazing! So many beautiful options. Keep the show going !! P.s I came Bc of Mona's recommendation💕
The maroon and gold is sooooooooooo amazing!!
What a great show. I love Indian fashion. So many beautiful things💖
I just found this channel and I am in love!!!
here because of mona! love this series also plz do more!!
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We're currently working on the next one. Sorry for the wait and thank you for your support!
Love this show please post more
Thanks Mona for sending me here!
I love the deep blue and white omggg love the colors
I love this series! please post more vídeos
I really would like to see a African American women client on one of these episodes finding a dress for her wedding ❤️
there's a lot of those tho...this is one of the few with an asian bride
A B but she not Indian or.asian shes just european
@@marieq829 What the fuck?
marie q are you talking about the Jews. Cuz Jews aren’t considered european nor white. There can be whites who are religiously Jews, but Jewish is also an ethnicity. Her roots are probably from Israel which is more Arabic to be honest than white. Soooo hence they’re really not white or at most I’m guessing mixed with white.
@@Lilliz91 NO. European /Yiddish speaking Jews are of European descent. They're NOT semetic at all. Ashkenazi jews as you have tons of in the US are European.
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