Fashion trends take twists and turns every once in a while. Especially in wedding seasons, we often experience an outpouring of designer lehengas with new styles and distinct fashion statements. This makes choosing the right lehenga choli even more difficult for women during the wedding season. 

The overwhelming range of options for Indian wedding dresses should not make your choice difficult. If you know how to align a particular style with your personality and organic look, you will be able to find a stunning bridal outfit.

How do you Choose a Bridal Lehenga? 
Do you know many women buy lehenga choli for a wedding party rather than any other special occasion? Given the nature of this glamorous outfit and the wide range of available style options, it is natural to make lehengas synonymous with wedding fashion. Brides taking centre stage at any wedding always want to add glam to their appearance with an exquisite piece of lehenga choli. 

Over the years, lehengas have evolved, and now, apart from wedding lehengas, we have different variations for other special occasions as well. But the boldest and most glamorous of them are bridal lehengas adorned with exquisite design work curved on precious fabrics. There is such a wide range of choice, covering a variety of regional, traditional, and modern styles – so you need to not get too overwhelmed during the decision making process.

How to make the choice easier:

Decide between traditional and modern: Do you like traditional bright lehengas shimmering with Zari or mirror work on heavy Banarasi or other silk fabrics? Or do you want to add a modern twist to your bridal lehengas with a modern design or pop colour contrast? The choice becomes easier when you have a clear preference between the two. 

Decide on your lehenga based on wedding season and time: Irrespective of the occasion, we always need to pick our dress based on the time of the day and wedding season. A daytime wedding is always best for comparatively lighter shades, while rich colors and heavy designs work well for a night-time wedding. For winter, you must choose heavier fabrics like velvet, brocade, and Banarasi silk with lush designs. For summertime bridal lehengas, you should always opt for lightweight silk fabrics with comparatively less heavy design work.

Decide the fabric first: Once you have considered the above two considerations, choose your favourite fabrics for bridal lehengas and accordingly shortlist the choices. Different varieties of silk have always been the most popular choice for bridal lehengas. But whether you choose Banarasi Mysore Silk or Tussar Silk, consider how the fabric can withstand your favourite design elements.

Go for designer pieces: For bridal lehengas, look for the best designer pieces in the market. After all, it is the most special occasion of your life and it’s not illogical to pay a fortune if you can afford it. But you can also maintain balance by choosing the most reputed boutique stores offering an exquisite collection of bridal lehengas. The cost of fashionwear is often proportional to the design work and craftsmanship involved in a piece. But at times, even a designer piece with a rather simple design may look great on you.

Keep your options open: Another important thing is to keep your eyes open to numerous choices instead of being limited to certain preconceptions. Remember, amidst an extensive collection of designer bridal lehengas, you may come across various styles that can surprise you and open your eyes to aesthetic tastes. This is why, while going for bridal lehengas, remain prepared to find designer pieces that may take over your preconceived choices. 

Go for the trending design: For bridal lehengas, leaning towards traditional style has always been the norm. But don’t go overboard with traditions. Instead, try to align with the trends a little. Your bridal appearance will be part of lasting memories captured through the camera, so adding a special twist that smells like the taste of time is the obvious thing to do. Pick a designer bridal lehenga that looks trendy without banishing the cord of tradition.

Create a distinct fashion statement: Don’t underplay your bridal appearance without flaunting a different fashion statement. Picking the right designer lehenga is just one part of the entire fashion narrative and there are other ways to accentuate your fashion statement. Pick a piece of footwear or a set of contrasting jewellery that adds a distinct charm to your charm.

How do I choose a lehenga that compliments my height?
Being short height can never limit your bridal fashion from being exquisite and unique if you know how to choose the right lehengas that look great. There are some established ways to make your lehenga look good on short-height figures. Let’s try to explore these ways. 

Embrace vertical design elements: Do you know horizontal stripes make you look shorter than your height, and vertical stripes do the opposite? This conventional fashion wisdom can be extended to many design elements of bridal lehengas and accessories. Choose lehengas with narrower bottoms and vertical pleats. Choose footwear that adds a couple of centimetres to your height, and wear earrings with a vertical design shape.

Don’t choose lehengas with bulky bottoms: The more bulk you add to the bottom of your lehenga, the more it exposes your short height. That’s why short-height women should choose lehengas with a less bulky design. Opt for lehengas with a narrow shape at the bottom. 

Opt for hard and smooth fabric: To hide your short height as far as possible, you also need to choose the fabrics carefully. Certain lightweight fabrics like chiffon and georgette, with their flowy look, can add to the bulk, which is not right for short-height women. On the other hand, heavy fabrics like Banarasi with rich design patches may be heavy for short women. Make a perfect balance by choosing a fabric option between these two opposites.

  

Play around with colours
When it comes to bridal lehengas, simply choosing the colours can do all the magic if you know how to play with the right colours. There are no best and worst colours for a bridal lehenga. All that matters is how you combine them and create the right charm.

Crimson and Yellow: If you want your bridal appearance to be as bright as the moon, this colour combination can do the magic. 

Rich Prussian Blue with Orange: This can be another vibrant combination that adds a tint of sombre to the mix.  

Mint Green and Grey: This can bring the right look and feel if you prefer a more contemporary colour scheme.

Maroon with silver: The richness of maroon contrasted with bright silver colour can bring out the diva in your bridal appearance. 

Reading the above choices and options, you may still be missing a lot of options that you always search for in bridal lehengas. The choice is so enormous and extensive that we can hardly bring all of them together in such a short write-up. But, if you look at the key considerations and our focus on finding the perfect balance for your exclusive bridal lehengas, you may easily make the right choice for your wedding day!

Guest post by Vishvjeetsinh Chauhan.