The wedding season has returned, with invites filling our inbox as we prepare to wear in our finest Indian attire for the occasion. And when it comes to wedding gowns for the bride, nothing is more traditional and seductive than our timeless nine-yards.
What is a Saree?
Sarees are one of the oldest styles of women's attire, dating back centuries and being worn in India, Sir Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. It is culturally defined as a single piece of unstitched fabric, ranging in length from 5 to 9 yards, worn with a shirt and petticoat. The iconic clothing has great significance in Indian culture and is still worn by women on festivals and other occasions, including wedding ceremonies.
A woman's wedding is a momentous day in her life, and it is only normal that she wants to look her best and be dressed in beautiful clothes that reflects the glory of the occasion. After all, you can only marry one. Sarees are an important aspect of Indian culture, and no matter how westernized our regular attire become, we unconsciously associate sarees with all of our celebrations, meetings, rituals, ceremonies, parties, and, most importantly, weddings.
Not only for the bride-to-be, but you can also be dressed in a stylish saree if you are the bride's mother, sister, friend, or you are going to the wedding just for the cuisine.
Thanks to the advent of fashion experts and influences, women are wearing sarees and other easy-to-manage drapes like never before, while keeping old traditions alive in a new way.
In this article, we will pay tribute to the queen of Indian dress, the saree, and look at the best bridal saree trends for the upcoming wedding season.
Georgette Saree
Enhance your bridal look with some wardrobe excitement! Brides are moving away from the traditional heavy-duty sarees that they can barely walk in and instead experimenting with elegant yet lightweight Georgette sarees for weddings. Georgette sarees have a chiffon-like texture and enhance the bride's beauty, while embroidery, zari, and intricate thread work provide a glamorous touch to the contemporary saree.
Net Saree
Net sarees for weddings are a never-ending trend that has earned a permanent position in our fashion wardrobe. Net sarees continue to be popular among wedding saree designers because they strike the perfect balance between modern and traditional. Swarovski crystals, embroidered borders, Zari work, and other embellishments are used to enhance the bridal look.
Banarasi Silk Saree
Almost every Indian bride dreams of wearing a Banarasi silk saree on her wedding day. Banarasi silk sarees, which are made in Varanasi, also known as Banares, are among the most gorgeous Indian sarees. It's difficult not to be impressed by a bride dressed in a gorgeous and traditional Banarasi saree. While Banarasi lehengas are becoming more popular for weddings, they are no match for the Banarasi sarees that brides have worn from time immemorial. Banarasi sarees reflects the ethnic style and delivers a true royal appeal, prompting leading designers to continue using Banarasi sarees into their bridal collections.
Lehenga Saree
India's ethnic wear fashion has evolved significantly from the plain lehenga choli, and the beautiful lehenga saree is the current Indian wedding dress. Lehenga sarees are more popular among Indian brides than conventional lehengas due to their basic yet stylish look. With the right balance of culture and novelty, stylish lehenga sarees for women are easy to wear, comfy, and versatile enough for the bride to wear to any wedding function or occasion.
Pastel Color Saree
This wedding season's top saree trends list would be incomplete without pastel sarees. Pastel colors are the neutral shades of primary colors such as peach, baby pink, lilac, beige, honeydew, and more. The modern Indian bride prefers soft pastel colors to traditional bride red and green for their wedding day. Pastel sarees pair beautifully with delicate diamond or gold jewelry and are an excellent choice for a big wedding.
Designer Saree
For brides, weddings are as much about making a fashion statement as they are about starting a new life with their lover. One approach to make a style statement is to wear a handsome designer wedding saree to the wedding or reception. The desire for contemporary wedding sarees has reached new heights this wedding season, as fashion designers shatter all bounds to create exclusive bridal sarees. If you want to appear your best for your wedding, a gorgeous designer saree is a must-have.
Embroidered Saree
Half and half sarees, as the name implies, are made up of two fabrics in contrasting but complementary hues that are fused together to create one unique bridal saree. These half-and-half wedding sarees are popular among brides to wear at wedding functions such as sangeet and Mehendi. In a half and half saree, the pleats and body of the saree that wraps around the waist and falls to the floor are one color, but the pallu draped on the shoulder is a completely other color. If you think a printed half-and-half saree is too plain for a grand Indian wedding, think again. A delicate half and half net or georgette adorned saree will look just as exquisite on the bride-to-be as an embroidered silk saree.
