Wedding Clothes Must-haves to Complete Your Bridal Look!

If you have experienced a wedding in your family closely then you must have noticed how everyone starts thinking about the wedding clothes much before the other things. Along with the major tasks like booking an event space, a wedding planner and caterers, the search for wedding clothes also starts early. For both, the bride and groom, you need at least 4-5 outfits just for the ceremonies involved in a wedding. Add to that the outfits you buy for the life post-wedding, that is, your trousseau outfits and your head will start spinning.

Since buying all this requires a lot of time, you should be clear with what you want from your outfits. To help you out a bit, we have come up with a guide on how to go about selecting the right clothes for your wedding.

Get lehengas for the pre-wedding ceremonies

For the pre-wedding ceremonies, the one thing you should definitely keep in mind is to go for lehengas that are different from the typical ones that you see. Moreover, the ensemble itself need not be a lehenga as you can experiment with a long skirt and crop top to create the lehenga vibe.

You can give it a contemporary look if you want by wearing a creative blouse with your lehengas – for instance, a kalamkari blouse with Buddha prints paired with a lehenga skirt. Keep in mind that the basic idea should be to go for summery colours like green, yellow, blue or pink for wedding clothes for such ceremonies.

The perfect dress for an engagement

When it comes to engagement, most people prefer a modern look. A dapper tuxedo suit and a beautiful gown should do. However, it is up to you whether you want to colour coordinate your wedding clothes or go for the contrasting look. Since the engagement is a night party, the groom may go for a classic black suit and the bride may go for an outfit with a darker colour that has a lot of metallic embroideries or mirror work so that the light reflects off it to make it look more attractive.

Beautiful bridesmaids in a group

Your wedding haul should also include the wedding dresses for your gang of bridesmaids. The bridesmaid should wear an outfit that is slightly similar to the bride. If the bride is wearing a saree or a lehenga, the bridesmaid should also wear the same. However, you may experiment with the colours. You can either go for the exact same colours and designs or choose 2 colours that the group of bridesmaids can split in between them. You and your bridesmaids wearing wedding clothes that match with each other will result in some great pictures.

Join the groomsmen to play the team game

Speaking of great pictures, have a look at this wonderful picture that is a direct result of the groomsmen and the groom wearing the same attire for a function. You can go for something as simple as a Kurta pyjama with a floral jacket over it to create a great look.

The royal wedding look

For the wedding, go for the royal look as it is the most trending look these days. Make sure that you choose attires that have a rich look in every sense - be it the colours, choice of fabric or the patterns on it. If you want to go all out, make sure that both, the bride and groom, wear appropriate jewellery to accessorise the wedding clothes well.  In addition to that, if possible, go for velvet outfits to get an even more plush feel.

The classic South Indian Look

For a south Indian wedding, the look gets simpler as the traditional clothes are a saree and a mundu-shirt combination for the groom. Here, the bride has more liberty to experiment with her look as there is not much to do for the groom’s look. The bride may select a bright red colour or a shade similar to that or go for the classic white saree. These are the wedding clothes that are a must-have in a south Indian wedding.

The perfect gown for the Christian wedding

For a Christian wedding, the wedding clothes are quite standard - black suit for the groom and a beautiful white gown for the bride. When it comes to the gown, you can experiment with the look by going for a full lace and net design or pick something with satin for the body and have net and lace for the sleeves.

The reception dress

Buying wedding clothes for the reception is quite similar buying clothes for the engagement ceremony. However, if you have already worn a gown or a modern dress at your engagement, you may want to go for a lehenga for the reception. Just make sure that the colour you choose is not a shade similar to red.

With so many ceremonies at a wedding, you really need a haul of wedding clothes to complete your wardrobe. To look your best you need to have clarity over the decisions you make when it comes to your outfits.

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