Tatlergrams Of The Week: All The Finest Moments That Capture The Spirit Of Raya 2019

Words by Jessica Liew

June 07, 2019

Parenting pros, Erwin Azizi and Angela Karto, looking picture-perfect, show off their matching pastel purple looks of Raya day 1. (Photo credit: @angelakarto/ Instagram)

Elizabeth Thea and her husband Jannio Shun mark their first open house of the year at Ferhat Nazri Aziz's home. (Photo credit: @elizabeththea / Instagram)

The kids may be throwing respective tantrums but the show must go on, and with a smile -- Dahlia Nadirah and her husband deserve a pat on their backs. (Photo credit: @dahlianadirah / Instagram)

Same pose but different style: There's something contrasting yet complementary of Dato' Sri Bernard Chandran and his son Terimunite's choice of Lebaran threads. (Photo credit: @bernardchandran / Instagram)

Though Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and clan are no strangers to the cameras, Ally Mukhriz reveals a series of candids that go into 1 decent photo. (Photo credit: @ally.mukhriz / Instagram)

Proof that Alia Bastamam was made for royals, here's 1 of Tunku Elana Khyra, looking like a million dollars in her cobalt blue dress at the palace. (Photo credit: @elanakhyra / Instagram)

Big grins are the best accessory to this vivid green: Datin Nina Ismail Sabri and family are all on the same page, decked out in Jovian Mandagie designs. (Photo credit: @ninaismailsabri / Instagram)

The ever-demure family of Raja Jesrina Arshad show off their soothing pastel shades (Photo credit: @jessarshad / Instagram)

What does a fashion designer’s own outfit look like, seasons of Raya collections later? Melinda Looi and family go freestyle in their colours of choice but sharing a distinct geometric print. (Photo credit: @melindalooi / Instagram)

You can practically hear the ringing laughter and banter that punctuated this scene, featuring Marion Caunter and gang. (Photo credit: @ferhatnazri / Instagram)

How fast they grow! Muhaini Mahmud tenderly accepts her son Mateen’s salam on the first morning of Raya. (Photo credit: @muimahmud / Instagram)

Nazreem Musa and his family welcome day 3 of Syawal with a high-fasion photoshoot commemorating their navy blue colours. (Photo credit: @nazreemmusa / Instagram)

Getting every family member together is an occasion hard to come by, this day and age. When that opportunity arises, do as Noor Neelofa does with her sisters, by marking it with a photo of the gang. (Photo credit: @neelofa / Instagram)

This could pass off as a Raya catalogue shoot, but it’s actually just Kavita Sidhu and Roberto Guiati, looking flawless in anything they put on. (Photo credit: @kavita_sidhu / Instagram)

Not your conventional coordinated colours, Fyza Kadir and family opted to go with a all-over floral prints (Photo credit: @fyzakadir30 / Instagram)

Yap Po Leen commemorated her Raya visits with this #OOTD, and right before she dove into her favourite Sarawak Laksa. (Photo credit: @leenersyap / Instagram)

This may be a simple photo posted by Melissa Lam cradling her firstborn, but there’s actually 3 generations captured in 1 photo: she’s wearing a pre-loved kabaya owned by her mother-in-law Datin Mina Cheah-Foong. (Photo credit: @rainbowliss / Instagram)

2 things on Siti Saleha's mind in this photo: How good her husband Ahmad Lutfi looks, and the curry that awaits at her Mak Tok's house. (Photo credit: @sallywho / Instagram)

Datin Vivy Yusof and Dato’ Fadzarudin show us a thing or 2 about mastering the art of family portraits, and multitasking plays a huge role. (Photo credit: @vivyyusof / Instagram)

3 generations rolled into 1 photo, this portrait of the Ibrahim household is one for the album. (Photo credit: @zaidaibrahim / Instagram)

You can barely recognise the fitness couple in their formal traditional Malay attire, ready for the festivities. (Photo credit: @suedanza / Instagram)

Bring it on, day 2: Do as Sazzy Falak did, by strolling into another round of festive open houses, dressed in a billowing floral silk long kebaya. (Photo credit: @sazzyfalak / Instagram)

We have a fond place for Ung Yiu Lin and Azlan Iskandar’s adorable family snapshots, and this one was the calm before the storm. (Photo credit: @yiulin / Instagram)

This Raya is an extra special 1 for Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim and Tunku Jamie Nadzimuddin, who are 8-months pregnant with their firstborn, and Tunku Dara Naquiah’s 6th grandchild. (Photo credit: @sarimahibrahim / Instagram)

Cover Eid Mubarak: High Society edition

Eid al-Fitr remains 1 of our most anticipated holidays of the year, not just for the sumptuous food, rounds of open house parties, and the chance to crank out the baju Raya, but for the priceless moments caught on camera. Our high society friends took their celebrations up a notch each day, capturing precious moments, rocking vibrant outfit themes and participating in fun-filled reunions. Opting for vivid colours this year were Tunku Elana Khyra, Dato’ Sri Bernard Chandran, Kavita Sidhu, and Melinda Looi. Parents like Angela Karto and Erwin Azizi, and Dahlia Nadirah gave us a glimpse of 'reality,' coordinating their annual family portrait with fidgety children in tow, and there were many a sweet family moment, like Melissa Lam wearing her mother-in-law Datin Mina Cheah-Foong’s old kebaya, and Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim celebrating Raya with her in-laws, as an expectant mother. Scroll through for these precious snapshot.

Parenting pros, Erwin Azizi and Angela Karto, looking picture-perfect, show off their matching pastel purple looks of Raya day 1. (Photo credit: @angelakarto/ Instagram)

Elizabeth Thea and her husband Jannio Shun mark their first open house of the year at Ferhat Nazri Aziz's home. (Photo credit: @elizabeththea / Instagram)

The kids may be throwing respective tantrums but the show must go on, and with a smile -- Dahlia Nadirah and her husband deserve a pat on their backs. (Photo credit: @dahlianadirah / Instagram)

Same pose but different style: There's something contrasting yet complementary of Dato' Sri Bernard Chandran and his son Terimunite's choice of Lebaran threads. (Photo credit: @bernardchandran / Instagram)

Though Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and clan are no strangers to the cameras, Ally Mukhriz reveals a series of candids that go into 1 decent photo. (Photo credit: @ally.mukhriz / Instagram)

Proof that Alia Bastamam was made for royals, here's 1 of Tunku Elana Khyra, looking like a million dollars in her cobalt blue dress at the palace. (Photo credit: @elanakhyra / Instagram)

Big grins are the best accessory to this vivid green: Datin Nina Ismail Sabri and family are all on the same page, decked out in Jovian Mandagie designs. (Photo credit: @ninaismailsabri / Instagram)

The ever-demure family of Raja Jesrina Arshad show off their soothing pastel shades (Photo credit: @jessarshad / Instagram)

What does a fashion designer’s own outfit look like, seasons of Raya collections later? Melinda Looi and family go freestyle in their colours of choice but sharing a distinct geometric print. (Photo credit: @melindalooi / Instagram)

You can practically hear the ringing laughter and banter that punctuated this scene, featuring Marion Caunter and gang. (Photo credit: @ferhatnazri / Instagram)

How fast they grow! Muhaini Mahmud tenderly accepts her son Mateen’s salam on the first morning of Raya. (Photo credit: @muimahmud / Instagram)

Nazreem Musa and his family welcome day 3 of Syawal with a high-fasion photoshoot commemorating their navy blue colours. (Photo credit: @nazreemmusa / Instagram)

Getting every family member together is an occasion hard to come by, this day and age. When that opportunity arises, do as Noor Neelofa does with her sisters, by marking it with a photo of the gang. (Photo credit: @neelofa / Instagram)

This could pass off as a Raya catalogue shoot, but it’s actually just Kavita Sidhu and Roberto Guiati, looking flawless in anything they put on. (Photo credit: @kavita_sidhu / Instagram)

Not your conventional coordinated colours, Fyza Kadir and family opted to go with a all-over floral prints (Photo credit: @fyzakadir30 / Instagram)

Yap Po Leen commemorated her Raya visits with this #OOTD, and right before she dove into her favourite Sarawak Laksa. (Photo credit: @leenersyap / Instagram)

This may be a simple photo posted by Melissa Lam cradling her firstborn, but there’s actually 3 generations captured in 1 photo: she’s wearing a pre-loved kabaya owned by her mother-in-law Datin Mina Cheah-Foong. (Photo credit: @rainbowliss / Instagram)

2 things on Siti Saleha's mind in this photo: How good her husband Ahmad Lutfi looks, and the curry that awaits at her Mak Tok's house. (Photo credit: @sallywho / Instagram)

Datin Vivy Yusof and Dato’ Fadzarudin show us a thing or 2 about mastering the art of family portraits, and multitasking plays a huge role. (Photo credit: @vivyyusof / Instagram)

3 generations rolled into 1 photo, this portrait of the Ibrahim household is one for the album. (Photo credit: @zaidaibrahim / Instagram)

You can barely recognise the fitness couple in their formal traditional Malay attire, ready for the festivities. (Photo credit: @suedanza / Instagram)

Bring it on, day 2: Do as Sazzy Falak did, by strolling into another round of festive open houses, dressed in a billowing floral silk long kebaya. (Photo credit: @sazzyfalak / Instagram)

We have a fond place for Ung Yiu Lin and Azlan Iskandar’s adorable family snapshots, and this one was the calm before the storm. (Photo credit: @yiulin / Instagram)

This Raya is an extra special 1 for Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim and Tunku Jamie Nadzimuddin, who are 8-months pregnant with their firstborn, and Tunku Dara Naquiah’s 6th grandchild. (Photo credit: @sarimahibrahim / Instagram)

Eid Mubarak: High Society edition