For any bride-to-be, her wedding day is the most important and anticipated day of the life. Every bride wants to look best on her wedding day and spends considerable time in preparing for it. Clothes are very important aspect of the bridal look. The whole look depends upon wedding attire. Once wedding attire is finalized then makeup, jewellery, shoes and bags are coordinated according to the attire.
In earlier times the traditional bridal wear was synonym to heavy look which was very uncomfortable at times for bride. However, today bridal wear is all about comfort and practicality. Deep, dark, rich colours, luxurious fabric and heavy embellishment bridal wear is complete no-no for summer season. They work well during winter season. Many designers today have different wedding attire lines for summer and winter season. Designers generally avoid fuss and frills look for the summer bride. A sparkling corseted blouse, teamed with a huge voluminous Victorian inspired skirt with no embroidery and a tulle dupatta with an embroidered border to match is suggested by a leading designer.
For celebrity designer Manish Malhotra, practicality is the mantra for bridal wedding attire. According to him the important factors to look out in a bride is her body type, height, complexion, and facial features. These features are important in deciding what cut or colour she would wear on her most important day. A fine combination for traditional and contemporary looks is just perfect. For example, the entire choli can be very Indian in the front bur very western with a scooped bag. Experiment with offbeat colours, also the outfit should be stylized and fun. Beautifully designed cholis and metal vine work on lehngas, heavy crystal bordered sarees with double pallus are in vogue.
While shopping for trousseau, most designers suggest going in for classic, evergreen styles as well as practical comfortable design. Manish Malhotra advises Indo western fusion wear as a must buy part of trousseau. For instance lehnga with a racer back choli and a dupatta or a traditional saree with a corseted blouse.
Many brides can’t afford a designer bridal wear and many pick their wedding outfits off the market or get it made by a trusted family tailor. For selecting the outfit brides-to-be needs to keep weather conditions in mind, their skin tone, height, personality, body type and most importantly the budget. Sometimes brides select very heavy embellished wedding outfits which can be worn only once. It is always advisable to pick outfit which can be mix and match with other outfits for future occasions. For example the choli can be worn with saree or the dupatta can be matched with churidar salwar and the lehngas can be worn as skirt with a corset and stole.
Wedding day for bride to be is undoubtedly the most beautiful and memorable day and wearing the perfect wedding attire is brings out the personality and confidence in bride. Always try wearing your style and making a statement.
