Muh Dikhai Gifts

Muh dikhai is the morning after the valima, when the groom's family and the neighbours come to see the bride for the first time in her new home. Each person brings something small and gives it to her directly. It is the one moment in the whole wedding where the gift is handed over one to one rather than added to a pile.

What Is Given

Traditionally jewellery, and in most families that is still what the immediate in laws give. Everyone else gives something smaller: a keepsake, a piece for the house, an envelope, or flowers with a card. Because each gift is handed over and looked at, presentation carries more weight here than at any other event in the series.

A tray works particularly well for muh dikhai. It can hold several small things together, it is passed to her rather than unwrapped, and it does not need her to open anything in front of a room of people she has just met.

If You Are Not Family

Neighbours and family friends are usually there too, and the expectation is much lighter. Flowers, a small keepsake or sweets are entirely normal and nobody is counting. The mistake is going too large, which puts the bride in an awkward position on her first morning in the house.

Sending It From Abroad

A good share of muh dikhai orders come from relatives overseas who cannot be there. Give us the address and the morning it is needed, pay by bank transfer or an agreed route, and we deliver it with your card and send you a photo afterwards. For this event in particular the photo matters, because the gift is handed over in a room you are not in.

Timing

Muh dikhai is a morning event and it does not wait. Order the day before so the gift is there before the visitors are. Fresh flowers and anything personalised need that day's notice anyway.