Indian wedding dress is the colorful trousseau of the bride and the groom adorning them in a royal splendor.
Wedding day is the most special day for the bride and the groom and the selection of the Indian wedding dress requires careful planning bringing out their attributes to the fullest. It is the dream of every girl to look her best on the wedding day. Months of selection go in finalizing the appropriate dress for the wedding ceremony.
Before selecting the Indian wedding dress here are a few tips that can help you select the perfect dress for your Indian wedding.
- Look out for the latest designs in the wedding magazines and then go shopping.
- Go shopping with close friends or family to avoid conflicting opinions.
- Get all alternations done before the wedding day. Make sure to try out the wedding dress after all the alternations have been carried out.
- Keep in mind the theme of your wedding. Your Indian wedding dress should be in balance to how formal or casual is your wedding ceremony.
Traditional Indian Wedding
The Indian marriage is based on three essential values: happiness, harmony, and growth.
Celebrating these values, Indian wedding is a rite (Sanskara) that binds two individuals to walk on the same path together. The Indian wedding is full of decorations, bright and colorful wedding dress, and filling the air with the happy Indian wedding songs. Months before the wedding, the engagement ceremony known as Magni is held.
Indian Wedding Trousseau
The Indian wedding dress varies in different parts of the country. Most Indian brides wear sarees for their wedding day in the shades of red, pink or mustard. The style of wearing the saree varies from place to place. But some parts of India have their traditional wedding dress. Like a rajasthani bride will wear a lehenga, a Punjabi bride would wear a salwar-kameez or the kurta, salwar and odhni, and a Maharashtrian bride would wear a nine-yard saree.
A very common and traditional wedding saree is the banarasi. This saree gets its name from the place Benaras. The saree is embroidered with gold or silver zari design and is a traditional saree for the Indian weddings
The wedding dress of the groom is generally a shervani with a churidar pajama or a formal suit. Dhoti kurta is also worn by the groom in certain parts of India. In northern India the groom is generally adorned with a veil of flowers called sehara that is tied to the turban. This is done to screen the face from the evil eyes.
Wedding Jewelry
An important part of the wedding trousseau is the jewelry of the bride. Heavy and detailed jewelry is worn by the bride on her wedding dress. While selecting the Indian wedding dress, the style of the wedding jewelry should be also kept in mind. For example if the wedding saree zari work is in silver then the bride can go for diamond jewelry instead of gold. This will bring out the best in the wedding saree.
