Re: 2011 Brides
The outfit you chose is gorgeous and you should definitely go for it! I am with you on the “less is more” … I am going with this same mentality for my baraat and walima jora.
I personally like the banarsi material better… but the material you are thinking of using is very much so in style today… it is chiffon (not the same chiffon used for dupattas..this one is a bit thicker) with lining underneath it. It makes one look thinner and more streamlined. There is a certain elegance about the material… if you want to use this material - GO FOR IT… it will be an easy request since it is so in…
The red and golden combination is the way to go …i agree completely on that. I actually was going to get that exact lehngaa made (the one u gave as an example of color combination) ..but then changed my mind last minute 
But yea… the combination is really traditional and beautiful.