Choosing a Bridal Lehenga can sometimes be way more tiring than finding your soul mate – and while they read this, we can imagine many brides silently shaking their heads in approval, in a way giving a nod.
We understand that your bridal lehenga is one of the important dresses for you, may the single most important dress in your entire lifetime. This is a time when your life, as you know it, is going to change forever. A bridal lehenga represents this change, as it is also going to stay in your memory for ages. Somethings you never forget, your bridal lehenga is that thing.
Seriously, you can imagine millions of things before your mind finally agrees with what you’ve chosen. But why give your mind a hard time with so much to process and think about? Here’s our helpful guide for you: 5 easy steps guide to help you select your bridal lehenga of your choice
Step 1: The Bridal Persona
Here’s a simple question you need to ask yourself: What is your persona? Now, this could mean a couple of things. Some brides prefer sticking to who they are. While others, with a natural ability for performance tend to cultivate a ‘persona’. This, in Greek, literally means a sort of mask worn by an actor for a play.
We are not saying that your personality can be summed up in just one word. Obviously. But all of your thoughts and actions certainly lead to some kind of aura, some sort of feel. You need to seize just that. Needs Ideas? You can be anything, Regal or Joyful or Ceremonial or Sunny or Somber or Adaptable or Chic just to name a few. Now this will finally decide what type of design and colour you are going to select.
| Personality type | Suitable Lehenga Colour and design |
| Mysterious | Mauve’s, violets, and other similar hues |
| Healthy | Turquoise, green, olives and shades of brown |
| Outgoing | Read, orange and warm hues |
| Soft-spoken | Blue |
Don’t forget that sometimes, the personality you prefer can be different from what others perceive you to be – but that’s none of your concern. After all, It’s your wedding day, and at the end, you need to decide what you want to be!
Step 2: The Lehenga Source
Yes, many brides would just love to be in a Sabyasachi bridal lehenga, here are a couple of things to keep in mind before you pick your source.
Don’t confuse expensive with exclusive or even the best fit for you. Dosn;t matter if you are buying from a flee market or a high-class label, your budget, and the type of design you want are the two things you need to consider.
To up it a notch, you may even want to make your own bridal lehenga. Who know? Which is a whole new ‘Do it Yourself’ field – In the coming few days, our lovely team at Girlossip is going to have an article on this to help you lovely brides with that.
However, you can trim down your list to 4 to 5 places of your choice and start from there. Elimination and de-cluttering your list to only best choices is the most important step as far as sourcing is concerned.
If you are going with a tailor of choice, make sure you have a great rapport with them to help you get the right fit in the right time for your wedding – so zeroing down sooner will be a good decision.
Step 3: The Lehenga Material
Do you know what’s the most important component of your bridal lehenga – the material. Your family or your groom may have something traditional in mind – but you need not be on the same page here. Heavy lehengas are all very good, but the 21st century bride need not bound themselves to those choices alone.
You can go with lighter materials, such as Crepes and Chiffons, if you would like to reuse your lehenga in the future. For heavier material, more regal outfits, velvet, brocade and similar fabrics are a better candidate.
You must not shy away from considering potential fabric options as well. You know you are going to wear it for hours and it is a considerable amount of time and the perfect lehenga must balance comfort and style. Ignore this fact and your lehenga might smell funny, yo the the extent that it may offend you, and some fabrics may cause itchiness or even inflammation. Stay away from such self-harm, you really don’t want that?
Step 5: The Perfect Lehenga Body Type
This can be the first step of our guide, but these steps don’t really have an order. All steps and tips are equally important to choosing a perfect bridal lehenga and considering your body type is no exception here.
All women are not the same and there’s something that goes for every body type.
- The Hourglass Body: Consider yourself lucky if you have this type because your body has more proportionality – conventionally speaking, we’re drawn to symmetry and a balance of proportions. Your waist, hip line, bust, and curves are all well-defined, where fat distribution is balanced on all fronts. These lucky souls get to pick a variety of combinations for their bridal lehenga.
- The Apple-Shaped Body: Your body is very well-defined when it comes to your midsection and bust while your back is broader. Your waist will not be as well defined, but this allows for so `me suave deep necklines and longer cholis with ample flow and heft.
- The Pear-Shaped Body: Your butt is the object of envy, and for bridal lehengas, it should naturally be the focus. Your top is on the narrower side, but this can easily be offset by a heavier blouse. More ornamentation on the top works and you don’t need weight on the lehenga at all – freedom to you!
- The Rectangle-Shaped Body: A lot of brides feel despair when they realize they possess this body type – but please don’t! This simply means that you’re an ideal candidate for the most versatile expression. Your ornamentation needn’t limit itself to the choli, or the lehenga – their heft will accentuate your frame with grace and elegance! Wider skirts and fabrics like raw silk will help for added effect.
- The Inverted-Triangle Shaped Body: Congratulations, you will look like the athletic type with your broader shoulders and a V-shaped frame. The top, doesn’t need to be ornamental or heavy in this case since your body frame will add enough ornamentation by itself. A bridal lehenga with a wide, majestic, flair will work like a charm.
Step 4: The Time
Do we really have to insist upon this that time plays a crucial role here? You know it right?
A lot of things are dependent on your wedding season. For instance, your bridal lehenga is one of them. Is it going to be cold? hot? dry? humid? Or even windy, perhaps? All these factors will decide the practical elements of your bridal lehenga. It’s okay to take preventive measures beforehand. When a lot of wind is blowing – you really don’t want to flash anyone, do you? Heavier materials are not suitable for summers – and winters will have a chill, too. Remember, different materials behave differently when exposed to the elements.
The date of you wedding also determines the time you need for alterations, last-minute fittings and so on. Some of these things consume a lot of time, and you are expected to plan for those beforehand.
Don’t forget sales? Did we mention sales? Keep a tab on sale timings. Keeping a tab on your favorite marketplace, or designer outlet will definitely help you get your favourite dress at a good discount. Buying the perfect bridal lehenga in the off-season will also prove bang for the buck.