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My wedding set was real, I too had the same consideration of getting an artificial one because I was absolutely in LOVE with the gigantic sets...but my parents had their own ideas..lol.
Like someone else said above, most of it was gold and some pieces (like the jhumar and pajangla) were artificial.
Re: about the prices of gold dropping--is that even possible? I thought the price always increases....
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I hope the prices come down..... my bro's gonna get married soon and we have to think about what to get his future wife... wish my parents had bought gold bricks back in the day it was cheaper and when we had more money.....
hate this concept of gold/tolay in our culture...esp when nosy aunties keep asking you if it is real. I had a mix of everything for my overall jewelry...gold/diamond/kundan/imitation.
For wedding jewlelry, it was all gold, except the jhoomer, teeka, & naath were imitation set with kundan that matched my set. Rest of it are smaller sets which I can wear all the time, plus I wear my gold karas daily. It makes me feel bridal even though I'm back in my busy hectic world.
but honestly, whatever fits your budget and looks good on you. If anyone asks if it is real or not, ask them the same question and walk away eating raasmalai :) lolz
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Yeah its possible, they do go up and down but overall gold prices increase
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So majority people nowadays are going for imitations. Anyone had family or in-laws drama over it? You know the sort where you get taunted for not following the typical norm of wearing gold or not bringing as much gold blah blah crappy stuff!
I want to go for imitation as well and keep 3-4 lighter sets to wear on and off but I am unsure if people question you over it or not.
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your sets are your business and your parents' since i'm assuming they will be paying for them. thats it. everyone else can shove it. at a certain point you have to draw the line about caring for other people's opinions as far as your life goes, you know? otherwise, you'll constantly be in a state of paralysis about your decisions.
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But do you think husband/fiance should be informed? in case any one from the in-laws mentions .. which i am sure none would .. they are too nice, MA.
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But do you think husband/fiance should be informed? in case any one from the in-laws mentions .. which i am sure none would .. they are too nice, MA.
I think he should be informed. Given your description of them I doubt they have anything to say about it, but I think it is normal courtesy to inform your future partner about your plans, even as minors as these.
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What we are planning to do for my sister's wedding is to buy gold chooriyan and kara's because living here you can only wear that day to day...both us sisters are not into gold jewellery much...mom has already made a couple of small sets and she will give the rest of gold as gold coins so my sister can use it as she wants and we don't lose money in labour. We are planning to get her wedding and valima jewellery as silver with gold plate as my sister wants to match it with her outfits and most likely wont end up wearing them again. The reason why we are getting them made in silver with gold plating is because silver is much cheaper than gold but doesn't lose it's value like imitation jewellery does. If ever in future she needs to sell the silver she can do so and still make money off it.
And by the way I have done my research silver is increasing in value so rapidly that it is totally worth getting jewellery in silver.
Hope this helps.
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But do you think husband/fiance should be informed? in case any one from the in-laws mentions .. which i am sure none would .. they are too nice, MA.
in a casual conversation, sure, but i wouldn't sit him down and make it seem like a big deal. as i said, it is only your business and your parent's so unless they're looking at you like a cash cow- which i'm sure they're not- i don't think it is worth an entire discussion. when you have a huge discussion, then you invite other people's opinions into the conversation, so unless you are willing to consider them and possibly go above your budget to get something real, i wouldn't set the scene for it.