Pictures of Indian Wedding Dresses
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Pictures of Indian wedding dresses often show elegant, elaborate designs with exquisite beadwork, embroidery, and detail. Viewing different pictures can help Indian brides-to-be find their own style while honoring their cultural heritage.
About Indian Wedding Dresses
There are three basic types of traditional Indian wedding dresses:
- Sari: This is the most familiar type of Indian garb and consists of a cloth wrapped around the body and pinned or tucked into intricate folds.
- Gaghra Choli: This type of outfit includes a long, flowing skirt and a short blouse as well as a scarf draped across the chest.
- Shalar Chameez: This outfit consists of a long, heavily decorated tunic worn over coordinating pants.
Dress Details
Regardless of the specific style of attire an Indian bride chooses, her outfit will likely be very ornate with heavy beading, embroidery, linings, and intricate patterns. This is because a wedding day is a woman’s day to shine, and elaborate decorations demonstrate what a jewel and a treasure she is. Very expensive Indian wedding dresses may even include jewels sewn onto the fabric or threads of real gold and silver woven into the material.
Unlike American weddings, white is not a popular color for Indian wedding dresses because it is often considered a color of mourning. Instead, many Indian brides opt for red gowns that symbolize good luck and happiness. Other bright, festive colors are also acceptable and are accented with contrasting threads and beads. Fabrics are usually shiny to reflect light and accentuate the opulence of the attire, making silk, satin, and chiffon popular choices.
Indian Wedding Accessories
An Indian bride is not complete in just an ornamented gown, no matter how heavily decorated it may be. An Indian woman’s bridal jewelry frequently includes multiple rings, bangle bracelets, layered necklaces, and rich earrings to further accentuate her beauty and wealth. Many times, these jewelry pieces are family heirlooms that will be worn by many brides for luck and symbolism.
One of an Indian bride’s most familiar adornments is the henna decorations that are inked onto her hands before her wedding. These artistic patterns are highly symbolic and rich in history and cultural heritage. Some brides also have henna patterns added to their feet, ankles, wrists, and arms for even more detail.
Pictures of Indian Wedding Dresses
These pictures of Indian wedding dresses can give brides-to-be ideas for their own attire; click on each picture for more wedding-related information. For more information about Indian weddings, be sure to read these additional articles: Indian Wedding Aisle Runners, Indian Wedding Attire for Men, and Indian Wedding Dresses 101.
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Comments
Unfortunately we cannot send you any photos since these are stock pictures and we are not a dress company. You may, however, want to view the Indian Wedding Dresses 101 article for more in formation. You might also want to check out the photo galleries of online Indian wedding dress retailers like Bharat Plaza for inspiration.
-- Contributed by: Amy FinleyThis is very beautiful. Can you give some photographs of wedding dresses of like red formal gown & some sarees also.
-- Contributed by: the red formal gownLisa - These are stock images provided through a commercial photo agency. I suggest you investigate different online photo agencies to find images that meet your needs.
-- Contributed by: Melissa MayntzThis page has been accessed 29,070 times. This page was last modified 20:05, 24 August 2007.
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