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Weddings are always exciting with all the dance, light, music, and of course dressing up! They do not only bring fun to the bride and groom but also to the relatives and the guests. More so if you are a part of an Indian wedding, it is a week-long celebration with different rituals and functions.
Getting ready for each function is fun as it is the only time when you get a chance to experiment with your looks and go all out. But it can also be a task for many! Deciding on outfits, jewelry and make-up can just get too much, especially when you are busy with all the preps and still want to look your best.
Pick the best color
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While designing the attire, take care that you are not clad in the same color from head to toe. Mixing and matching, fiddling around is always fun when styling with accessories. Suppose your attire is emerald-green with detailing of pink and gold.
Since emerald-green is overpowering in color, you can go for jewelry that has hues of pink and gold. This will keep the balance right of your look and give out the best of both, your jewelry and your dress.
You could also just play it safe and go for only those pieces that have strictly gold and silver accents in them. These jewelry pieces shall complement most of your outfits, depending, of course, on their tones and color palette.
Balance it out
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Coming to the term, “balance,” it is all about balancing your jewelry and outfit with respect to visual weight. Therefore, if you are styling a heavily worked lehenga with heavy jewelry pieces, it’s sure to look loud. Keeping that balance is important when styling, following this rule: Less is always more! You can drop off one-piece, either the earrings or the necklace, with elaborately embellished outfits.
So, you can wear one heavy jewelry piece with that gorgeous worked lehenga of yours. Whereas, if you opt for a plain saree, then isn’t frightened to experiment with heavy jewelry in a deep neck blouse. This will maintain the balance and give it that “Shaddi wala Feel”.
Don’t carry it like the bride
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Most of the guests seem to forget that when attending a wedding, they don’t have to look like they are the bride. Taking notes from the above points, wearing a heavy outfit with a full set of heavy jewelry is only for the bride and bride only! It’s her day, and everything is about her, so she can go all out and wear all that bridal jewelry. Though you want to be the best, you need not go overboard and make it a point to dress up as a bride too.
Mix and match
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Mehendi and Sangeet are functions where you can experiment. Just not a white shirt over that lehenga skirt, wear that Kundan choker necklace, and you are all set to make that statement. Go for jewelry pieces that contrast with whatever you are wearing. For the cocktail party, go for those sparkling diamonds; after all, diamonds never disappoint! Mix traditional jewelry designs with modern ones, and I am sure you will look fab!
Experiments with silver jewelry—Do not underestimate the power of silver or junk jewelry at weddings!! If everyone comes donning their gold, Polki, and diamond jewelry, then you come and flaunt your silver stack. Bohemian style is in trend these days. So, a long-necklace-kadas with an oxidized silver jhumkas shall complement very well with that mirror work saree or lehenga. Smokey eyes look and nude lips, of course.
Reach out for that heirloom:
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We all have that one piece of jewelry lying in our mom’s or grandma’s closet that we love and are waiting for that perfect day to style. Weddings are the best time to bring out that heirloom piece of jewelry. Classy and traditional designs will never go out of style, especially if you wear something worked on brocade or Banarasi work done in shades of imperial colors.
Never overdo it
When it comes to formal and wedding jewelry, you never want to overdo it. Unless you want to totally style out a brand-new look, best do it on any other occasion but this one. The whole point of a wedding is to let not have a wedding guest stand out over the bride—bridesmaids included. You are better off dressing a little bit more conservatively. This, however, doesn’t mean that you’re going to dress up boring—not even in your jewelry!
Rather, you will want to tend toward elegant and simplistic yet very sophisticated. You don’t want to overdo it; going simple will give you the best look. Finding balance when you’re dressing up for weddings as a guest can sometimes be difficult, but remember, it just takes a little homework.
Getting invited to a wedding is always such a wonderful experience! Beautifully carried-out ceremony, cake cutting, and dancing the night in your fanciest dress make it all so much fun! But even as weddings can evoke many happy feelings, it’s also very important to pinpoint the tricky part. So, what is it? Well, that would be what to wear, or even better, the accessories. Whereas every wedding is different, it is pretty hard to know what to wear and the etiquette behind it. Although there’s the self-explanatory rule of never wearing white, there are other etiquette rules to be kept in mind as well—including jewelry. While the central purpose for wedding guests would be to look and feel their best in this lovely celebration, you could never upstage the bride or groom.
