INTERNATIONL FASHIONZ

12 Ways to Impress Your Guests

1. How Refreshing!

“I went to a wedding where there was dancing between courses. For the intermezzo course, instead of having us return to our seats, waiters passed sorbet lollipops. Delicious—and we never had to leave the dance floor.”
—Kate, New York, NY

2. Personal Touches

“I’d never met the couple (the groom was an old friend of my husband’s), but after the wedding I felt I’d known them forever. From the location (an apple orchard), to the ring bearer (their dog), to the organic meal, to the mariachi band brought in from Chiapas, Mexico (where they volunteered every year), everything was very personal. I learned that this couple was into nature, organic living and community service—the wedding said it all.”
—Erika, New York, NY

3. Charitable Favors

“In lieu of typical favors, the couple made a donation in honor of their guests to a mission they wanted to support. At each table, there was a note explaining the gesture.”
—Peggy, Spring Mills, PA

4. Flattering Fashion

“I like to see bridesmaids who have been allowed to choose different dress styles to complement the look of the wedding. That way, everyone looks and feels beautiful.”
—Hope, Southampton, PA

5. Location, Location, Location

“The best thing about one wedding was the venue, on the banks of the Rappahannock River in Virginia. The wedding was very relaxed—breezes, birds and a beautiful view.”
—Bruce, Washington, DC

6. Family Ties

“I loved it when the groom’s grandmother was in charge of the dessert table. She happens to bake award-winning desserts! Everything was simple and delicious.”
—Jenna, Madison, VA

7. A Special Officiant

“My mom met my stepfather while teaching at the elementary school that both her children and his daughter had attended. When they got married, they had the service in the chapel of the school, and they asked the chaplain who had taught all four children to officiate the ceremony. That meant a lot to them—and our family.”
—Bella, Washington, DC

8. Tasty Treats

“A lot of candy favors are left on the table, but one couple gave Lindt chocolates as favors. I didn’t leave those behind!”
—Mark, Baltimore, MD

9. It Takes Two

“The bride and groom had secretly been taking tango lessons and performed a choreographed routine for their first dance. We were applauding at every turn.”
—Courtney, Raleigh, NC

10. Poetic License

“It’s touching when couples personalize their vows. One groom who’d met his bride in an English Literature class in college surprised her by reciting a Yeats poem!”
—Martha, Hartford, CT

11. A Sporting Event

“I went to a Steelers-themed wedding where the bridesmaids wore black dresses and carried sunflowers (for the team’s black and gold colors), and the bride and groom briefly wore Steelers jerseys. It showed what a fun-loving duo they are.”
—Tracy, Pittsburgh, PA

12. A Sweet Good-Bye

“As we left the reception, we were handed warm chocolate-chip cookies and vanilla milkshakes to go. Yum!”
—Megan, South Orange, NJ

3:18:00 AM in

Atif Aslam

Date of Birth:
March 12, 1983
Zodiac Sign:
Pisces
Place of Birth:
Lahore, Pakistan
Sex:
Male
Hair Color:
Black
Eye Color:
Brown
Nationality:
Pakistani
Religion:
Islam

He studied at PAF College, Lahore where he completed his F.Sc (Pre-engineering) with the class of 2001. He has represented his college cricket team and represented his college in various other cities as well. He won his first singing competition on Independence Day celebrations in the college. He then went to the University of Central Punjab and completed his Bachelors in Computer Science.

Music career

Jal

He used to sing at the college canteen when his friends urged him to participate in the singing competition on Independence Day celebrations at PAF College Lahore in 1998. He performed there and won the competition. Thereafter, he also won several other college competitions.

He met Goher- a guitarist who became his future Jal band-mate, at his college. Together they practiced and started doing mini-concerts for their friends. Atif used to perform on the songs ofJunoon and Strings at these concerts. They started performing in their college, McDonalds, Uncle Bubba's Rabba Dabba and other restaurants. Thus began the original line up of Jal.

Jal recorded their first song Aadat at Mekal Hassan's Studio. The song became popular on different musical websites in Pakistan and was also aired on major radio stations of Pakistan like City FM 89, FM 100, Mast FM 103, FM 105 etc. The video for this song was released on ARY Digital and The Musik and then it was played on almost all the channels.

Solo career (2004 Onwards)

After leaving Jal due to personal differences, Atif released his first solo album, Jal Pari on 19 July 2004, under Sound Master and IC records. Its promoters declared it to be the best-selling album of that year within just 5 months of its release.Besides his native country, he also became popular in India and his career took off to fame in both the countries. In the meantime he also cleared his Bachelors in Computer Science (Hons.) from the University of Central Punjab. His second album, Doorie was released on 22 December 2006.

His first major concert was at Al Hamra Hall, Mall Road Lahore where he performed during the break of a stage drama Moulin Rouge. On 14 April 2007, Atif performed in Royal Albert Hall. His first international concert was at W. StarDreamz Entertainment Group during his tour of USA and Canada with RDB and Annie.

Atif also mentioned in a press conference held in Karachi that he will be working on an international project titled The Dreamer Awakes, alongside members of American rock band Guns n' Roses. The song will be released in Summer 2011.

Aslam has began work on his fourth album. There were rumors circulating online that it is titled Shabnam. This was rubbished off by Atif. “Right now, my entire focus is on this project (The Dreamer Awakes). I may be singing with Chris Martin or John Mayer… we’re trying to bring a lot of people together.

Bollywood

Atif has also sung many songs for Bollywood films, like Pehli Nazar Mein in Race, Tere Bin in Bas Ek Pal, Bakhuda Tumhi Ho in Kismat Konnection, Tera Hone Laga Hoon and Tu Jaane Na in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and Tere Liye in the film Prince. All of which have been very well-received by the Indian and Pakistani audiences.

He also performed background vocals for scenes in Prince. His latest Indian song was Le Ja Tu Mujhe from movie F.A.L.T.U.

Hollywood

Atif's three songs featured in the Hollywood film Man Push Cart.^[4] Aadat, Ehsaas and Yakeen are the three tracks. These songs are taken from his debut album Jal Pari. Atif is the 3rd Pakistani singer after Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Strings to be featured in any Hollywood movie.^[5]

Acting career

Atif made his acting debut in the second film of well acclaimed Pakistani director Shoaib Mansoor. The film titled Bol was released in June 2011. The film also stars Pakistani TV anchor Mahira Khan. Atif plays a supporting role of a doctor in the film.^[6]

Controversies

Jal controversy

After the release of the song Aadat by Jal, there were disputes within the band about Atif's brother being the band's manager. At this point Atif broke off from the band to do his own solo album. His solo album was released a few weeks before the release of the Jal's album Aadat. As both the albums shared certain tracks such as Aadat, Woh Lamhein, Rangon Mein and Dil Harey, an unofficial war over rights began between both the groups. Goher Mumtaz sued Atif Aslam for using the name Jal in his album title cunningly Jal Pari.

Discography

Main article: Atif Aslam discography

Year	Album	Note
2004	Jal Pari	Songs used for Hollywood movie Man Push Cart and also for Bollywood
2006	Doorie	First international album of Atif Aslam
2008	Meri Kahani	Few songs from this album was leaked on websites by unknown user but removed with in 24 hours
2011	The Dreamer Awakes	Featuring Matt Sorum, Gilby Clarke^[7]

Filmography

Year	Film	Character Name	Film Industry	Notes
2011	Bol	Mustafa	Lollywood	Debut

Singles

No.	Song	Co-Singer
1	Meri Hamjoliyan	None
2	Yunhi	None
3	Teriyan Yaadan	None
4	Ab Khud Kuch Karna Paray Ga	Strings
5	Haath Uthao (For Flood Victims)	None
6	Lambi Judai	None
7	Dosti	None
8	Aas Paas	Hadiqa Kiani

Bollywood/Lollywood Songs

Year	Song	Film	Film Industry	Co-Singer
2005	Woh Lamhe	Zeher	Bollywood	None
	Woh Lamhein (DJ Suketu Mix)	Zeher	Bollywood	None
	Aadat	Kalyug	Bollywood	None
	Aadat: Remix	Kalyug	Bollywood	None
2006	Tere Bin	Bas Ek Pal	Bollywood	None
2008	Pehli Nazar Mein	Race	Bollywood	None
	Bakhuda Tumhi Ho	Kismat Konnection	Bollywood	Alka Yagnik
	Bakhuda Tumhi Ho - Remix	Kismat Konnection	Bollywood	Alka Yagnik
2009	Tera Hone Laga Hoon	Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani	Bollywood	Alisha Chinoy
	Tera Hone Laga Hoon (Remix)	Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani	Bollywood	Alisha Chinoy
	Tu Jaane Na	Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani	Bollywood	None
	Tu Jaane Na (Remix)	Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani	Bollywood	None
2010	O Mere Khuda	Prince	Bollywood	Garima Jhingoon
	Tere Liye	Prince	Bollywood	Shreya Ghoshal
	Kaun Hoon Main	Prince	Bollywood	None
	Aa Bhi Ja Sanam	Prince	Bollywood	None
	Prince Theme (Mega Mix)	Prince	Bollywood	Shreya Ghoshal, Alisha Chinoy, Garima
	Rona Chaditta (Mahi Mahi)	Mel Karade Rabba	Bollywood	None
2011	Hona Tha Pyaar	Bol	Lollywood	Hadiqa Kiani
	Aaj Bol Do	Bol	Lollywood	Hadiqa Kiani
	Le Ja Tu Mujhe	F.A.L.T.U	Bollywood	None

Jingles for advertisement

Year	Song	Co-singer/band
2009	Allahu Akbar For Olpers Qawwali	Dawud Wharnsby
2010	Jee Le For Warid Glow	None
2011	Q Mobile Party Phone	None

Coke Studio

In 2009, Atif Aslam sang five songs for Pakistani music show called Coke Studio.

Year	Episode	Song Name	Co-Singer
2009	1	Jal Pari	None
2009	2	Kinara	Riaz Ali Khan
2009	3	Wasta E Pyaar Da	None
2009	4	Main Ni	None
2009	5	Humein Kya Hua	None

Awards

Year	Group	Award	Result
2005	Indus Music Awards	Best Lyrics Aadat	Won
	Indus Music Awards	Best Song Aadat	Won
	Indus Music Awards	Best Composition Aadat	Won
	Sahara Sangeet Awards	Best Playback Singer	Won
	Sahara Sangeet Awards	Best Debut Singer	Won
2006	The Musik Awards	Most Wanted Male	Won
	Lux Style Awards	Best Album Doorie	Won
	Filmfare Awards	Best Playback Singer (Male) Woh Lamhe - Zeher	Nominated
2007	Lycra MTV Style Awards	Most Stylish Person in Music	Won
2007	Filmfare Awards	Best Playback Singer (Male) Tere Bin - Bas Ek Pal	Nominated
2008	Lux Style Awards	Most Well Dressed Celebrity - Police Dress	Won
	The Musik Awards	Most Wanted Male	Won
	Government of Pakistan	Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction)	Awarded
2009	International Indian Film Academy Awards	Best Playback Singer (Male) Pehli Nazar Mein - Race	Nominated
2009	Star Screen Awards	Best Playback Singer (Male) Pehli Nazar Main - Race	Nominated
2010	Filmfare Awards	Best Playback Singer – Tu Jaane Na	Nominated
	IIFA Awards	Best Playback Singer (Male) – Tu Jaane Na	Nominated
	GIMA Awards	Best Playback Singer (Male) – Tu Jaane Na	Nominated

References

^ Atif Aslam's Music Portal
^ Solo Atif Aslam
^ [1]
^ "Biography - Atif Aslam". Retrieved 2010-08-29.
^ "Official website of Atif Aslam". Retrieved 2010-11-04.
^ Atif Aslam casted in Pakistani Film “Bol” as a Doctor Retrieved 17-02-2010
^ "Atif Aslam Merge With Guns N’ Roses for "The Dreamer Awakes"". Retrieved August 2010.
^ Filmfare 2009 Nominations Retrieved March 5, 2010
^ "IIFA Awards 2010 Nominations announced". Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Atif & RFAK nominated for best playback singer at GIMA". Retrieved 9 October 2010.