Shopping for a wedding lehenga is a big deal. This is the moment that you have been waiting for since the first time you saw a real bride. Every girl wants her wedding lehenga to match her personality and be special. This desire ultimately translates into a huge bill which can bother anyone. Well, getting a perfect wedding lehenga doesn’t always have to be an expensive deal.
So, we have some tricks and tips for you to buy the ultimate wedding lehenga.
1. Make Your Blouse The Important Part Of The Outfit
The cost of the wedding lehenga is directly proportional to the work on it. All-over work was in vogue till last year, but now the trend has changed. But, brides these days have started experimenting with their wedding lehenga by keeping it simple with heavy embroidered blouse and accessorising it with heavy jewellery. Ultimately its the face and the neck that gets the maximum attention when we look at a bride on her wedding day.
#Tip: Go for a light skirt and a heavy embroidered blouse.
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2. Forget Ready Made Wedding Lehenga And Go All Customised
If you are on a very tight budget, then this trick can save you a lot of money. Go to the market and gather the material of the wedding lehenga yourself. Not only would you be saving a lot of money but you will be exposed to a lot of different types of fabrics, borders, latches and dupattas. Trust us, it will be a wonderful experience.
Forget about the embroidery, as the main cost of the wedding lehenga is directly attributable to the amount of embroidery. Instead go for self-fabric and Indian handlooms like bandhej, brocade, rich velvets and silks. These fabrics have a beauty of their own which won’t be harsh on your pocket. By investing in such fabrics, you will be able to have a heavy lehenga which is not expensive.
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Delhi brides can check out best places to buy fabrics here.
3. Play With Colours
Play around with colours for a rich wedding lehenga. Some colours like blue, emerald green, red, burgundy, lime green and fuchsia pink look extremely royal. These colours look stunning in fabrics like raw silk and net. A combination of these colours and fabrics look bridal ready even with minimum embroidery.
#Tip: Don’t feel shy to ditch the traditional red rather look for unusual colours like greens and blue.
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4. Don’t Ignore The Dupatta
You might consider dupatta just a piece of your outfit which needs to be heavy just like your wedding lehenga. But, this isn’t true, a dupatta need not be that heavy. You can go for a light or minimal embroidered dupatta, with heavy lehenga choli. In case you are opting for a dupatta with some embroidery, you can go for some buttis or sequins, to keep the costs in check. Moreover, a simple dupatta will bring down the cost of your wedding lehenga and will also highlight your blouse and skirt.
#Tip: Zero embroidered dupatta can substantially reduce the cost of the wedding lehenga.
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5. Borders Are Important In A Wedding Lehenga
Borders come in all shapes and styles. They can be cheaper than a bar of chocolate and more expensive than your diamond ring. Borders in a wedding lehenga play an essential part but, check out these lehengas without border. Don’t they look gorgeous? Try eliminating the border in your wedding lehenga or if you want one, then go for a minimal one.
#Tip: Go for a minimal border on your wedding lehenga it will cost you less because of minimal embroidery and work.
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6. Ditch Brands And Go To Your Local Darzi
Yes, everybody wants to wear a bridal lehenga with a big label attached to it, but that doesn’t come cheap. Besides, nobody will understand your imagination other than yourself. So, be your own designer for your wedding. Take some inspiration from your favorite designers and build your wedding lehenga with the help of your local boutique or designer. Also there are stores in Chandni Chowk that can show you your desired lehenga designs.
#Tip: Get your lehenga customised like a designer outfit and save huge bucks.
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7. Avoid Layering
Layering in any way increases the cost of the attire. Whether it is going for a double dupatta look or adding layers and layers of can-can and bukram, everything will add to the cost of the wedding lehenga. If you want the price of your lehenga to stay on the lower side then shed your layers.
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8. Rent Your Wedding Lehenga
If you don’t want to spend huge amount on buying a wedding lehenga, then you can rent it. It will be comparatively cheaper and won’t burn a hole in your pocket. There are stores like Rent a Closet that have designer lehengas. So, you can rent that for your wedding.
#Tip: Don’t buy rent your wedding lehenga
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Also, know why renting is better than buying this wedding season.
Getting a dream wedding lehenga under budget is very easy if one keeps a few things in mind. This is the most important outfit of your life and we want you to feel happy in it. So, don’t let go of your dreams but alter them a little to get something that makes you and your wallet happy.
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