The Top Aspects to Remember when Choosing Your Bridal Outfit for Your Indian Wedding

Indian weddings, as you may already know, can be quite fantastic – but they are also maddening to plan and arrange. If you are organising your very own Indian wedding, you will have to plan everything as carefully as possible and be meticulous with all the details. And there are many details indeed! From the wedding venue to the wedding catering to the wedding entertainment and the wedding guest list, you will undoubtedly have a lot on your hands. But aside from this, you also have to think about your wedding dress. The wedding dress or outfit you have for your wedding will play a big role, especially since most everyone in the wedding party – e.g., your families – will be involved in choosing it, and there is a lot of expectation for the outfit to be nothing but the best. Here, then, are the top aspects you should remember when choosing your bridal outfit for your Indian wedding.

Your budget

Your budget for the outfit is of vital importance, and you have to stick to it. The thing with bridal outfits for an Indian wedding is that they can be quite expensive; in fact, expect your outfit to take up a big chunk of your entire wedding budget! Whether it’s a standard outfit or a Lehenga or Saree, you have to make sure that it fits within your budget, so be clear and firm on how much you are willing to spend. If you would like to have a better idea of how much your preferred brand or style will cost, you can do some online research.

Who is involved?

In general, the parents of both the prospective bride and groom will go with the bride as she picks out her bridal outfit. But make sure you don't entrust the entire choice to them – it is you, after all, who will wear the outfit on your special day. It is best for you to choose your 'team' as carefully as possible and try to avoid taking too many people with you. If there are too many people involved in the selection process, this can be quite confusing, and you will have to deal with too many views and opinions. Keep your bridal outfit 'team' to a minimum.

Your body type

Keep this in mind as well: an Indian bridal outfit can be quite heavy, and you should have it customised so that it suits your body type. You should, after all, look beautiful on your special day. If you are on the skinny side, you should make it a point to have a balance between elegant and exquisite, so you don't look 'lost' underneath all that rich embroidery and bold colours. The same is true if you have another body type; the key is to find the right balance between elegance and too much boldness so you can have an outfit that fits you as perfectly as possible.

The embroidery and colours

All Indian bridal outfits will be bold, bright, and colourful, so you have to pay particular attention to the outfit’s embroidery and colours. Red and pink are big favourites, but if you want to be more mellow in your colour choices, then this is perfectly fine, too. If you want to choose a lighter, mellower colour, however, go for heavier embroidery so your outfit will look bolder and more elegant as well. Some brilliant embroidery materials for your choli or bridal drape include glass, silk, sequins, and Zardosi.

Of course, once you have chosen your bridal outfit, you can then focus on the other aspects, such as choosing your wedding venue and choosing your caterer and other suppliers. When it comes to Indian or Asian wedding venues, you have plenty of choices; there are now some excellent venues which cater expressly to Asian or Indian weddings, especially in terms of rituals, the number of guests, rehearsals, and more.