South Indian weddings are usually a riot of colors. The only “Color theme” I have ever seen at a wedding is “multicolor”. Infact people gazing or “saree gazing” to put it not so elegantly is a favourite past time at weddings, where women (and sometimes men) check out the sarees and jewelry worn by other women. People gape with their mouths wide open or stare when you are well dressed and go all “tut tut tut” when you are casually dressed. Your status, your father’s or husband’s status and sometimes your character is also judged by how you dress at weddings. So Indian women prepare for weeks before they attend a close friend’s or a family wedding. I personally, am not in favour of wearing very grand clothes and don’t really own anything embroidered or embellished. But I more than make up for that, by wearing deep colors and bold accessories which coincidentally is the “In fashion trend” this season” as is Silk jewellery.
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 A very close friend of mine got married last week and it was a great reunion for four of us friends, who met for his wedding reception. For this wedding I chose to wear a plain deep blue silk saree with a matt border (no zari) and paired it with a hot pink 3/4th blouse that I got made for an official function. Being a very traditional color combination and completely plain I was worried that I might make me look too old. so I decided to come with some semi traditional accessories in silk thread that would fit with the look but still make me look young.
I always get requests from clients who want to match my jewelry with their special occasion outfits and get something made, but I rarely do it for myself. However, this time I thought “well let me make something for myself for a change”. As Silk jewellery is now in trend, I opted for silk thread bangles in pink and blue (made by Shobana of Theekshana creations). I was just getting over my typhoid then (yup second time in a year)  so I asked her to make pink jhumkha bases too. However, due to some miscommunication it ended up being blue which wasn’t what I had in mind. and it looked rather plain, So I used some golden topaz stones and wrapped pink thread to create stripes. As a result, the earrings looked a rich purple, exactly like the saree which was pleasant surprise.
 For the necklace, I used a store bought pendant as my focal and created a silk thread base for it. I added some blue crystal beads and pipe beads to a chain that I already had. I used the mango shaped studs that came with the set to complete my earrings
MyBridal party LOTD with Silk jewellery
So how do you like it? Since I have never worn anything like this before, it was a new experience for me to make and wear them. If you are interested in more wedding colors, check this article: Your Go To Color Palettes for 2018.
Do tell me how do you select what you are going to wear for your best friend or a family member‘s wedding? I am curious to know about it.Â
I hope you found it interesting
 Cheers
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