Wedding Dress

The worst thing happened to me. My phone gave me the black screen of death. Usually this wouldn’t be a big deal thanks to the cloud, but for some reason they weren’t backed up there. It’s the thing nightmares are made of. Guys, I lost EVERYTHING. All my contacts. All my notes. But worst of…

What’s really under the abaya?

If you ask anyone to describe what a Saudi woman wears, most likely they will say a long, black garment. Technically, that answer is correct. Saudi women are required to wear an abaya, or robe-like garment when they are in public. With that being said, just because women wear abayas in public, doesn’t mean that they aren’t…

عروس: الجزء الثاني

A while ago I made a post mentioning the first wedding I was attending in Saudi Arabia I was attending as the bride.  I never actually followed up to that post to tell you about my wedding! My wedding was in Riyadh, so I had to book a flight from Qassim. After work and the flight+long…

Wedded Bliss

I know I promised to upload some content about weddings weeks ago, but still haven’t done it. Please don’t think I’ve forgotten! Moving internationally was very time consuming, and I had some issues getting wifi into my apartment. Now things have settled down a bit so I am hoping to work on my blog more. (I’m…

Since I am still stateside and awaiting my trip back to KSA, I have decided to mix it up a bit. Soon, I will post a few blogs about weddings, as I recently had a second one here in America. Can’t wait to share all the details with you! Salaam, KC

عروس

Before I moved to KSA I sat down and really thought about what I wanted to do when I was here. I knew I wanted to make the most of my life here, I wanted to experience the rich culture of the Middle East, to experience a new culture to the fullest. In order to…