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An Indian wedding is often celebrated extravagantly, with the planning and preparations taking place up to a year or more before the big day. India’s multicultural landscape results in a myriad of popular wedding styles linked to various regional traditions. Today’s bride can create a wedding that reflects the culture and history of her home region, while adding modern touches to make the ceremony truly exceptional.

A vital part of any wedding is the bride’s dress. To celebrate regional traditions, a bride may don a salwar-kameez or lehnga, but today, most brides choose the sari over any other wedding dress. The versatile sari is found in various fabrics, motifs, colors and design. The customary wedding colors of yellow and red offer visually stunning choices that complement the simplistic draping of a sari.

The groom may celebrate his traditional roots by slipping into a shervani, kurta, dhoti or churidar pajama. Grooms often create modern, elegant styles by combining Indian apparel with Western influences, such as the three-piece suit. You can mix the expected with the unexpected, for example, by wearing loose, comfortable churidar pants with a smart evening jacket and tie.

The bride’s hair ornaments and jewelry are used to create dramatic effects. It is not uncommon for the bride to wear layers of golden baubles, including rings, nose rings, tikka headpieces, bracelets, bangles and more. Everything you might need to make your wedding day truly memorable can be found at Kaneesha. To shop our extensive line of wedding dresses click here.

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Indian Matrimnials // Mar 2, 2007 at 4:45 am

From time immemorial, Hindus have worshipped trees and have considered all flora and fauna as sacred. Trees, plants, leaves, flowers and fruit have an esteemed position in the religion and culture of India. So much so that no religious function especially Indian matrimonial is considered complete without the presence of at least one of the above. Leaves like the betel, banana, mango, Neem, tulsi, durva are intrinsically woven into the tapestry of Indian weddings. The betel leaf enjoys the pride of place among all the accessories of a Hindu wedding. The betel leaf denotes freshness and prosperity. Betel leaves or the tambool, which comprises betel leaf, arecanut and lime, marks the beginnings of all auspicious events. In Indian matrimonial, alliances are sealed by exchanging the tambool. Invitations for an Indian marriage are distributed with tambool forming an important part of the invite. The betel is associated with the Trinity, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Brahma: arecanut, Vishnu: betel leaf, and Shiva: lime.

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