Do people wear real gold these days or is it all just artificial?
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Those who can afford it definitely wear polki, gold and diamond sets, some wear a smaller gold set. I have also seen a trend of mixing up gold and artificial, the earrings and necklace of the set will be gold and teeka will be made artificial and polished to give the gold effect, same goes for jhoomar. Kundan isn't too pricey and sets of those made in lesser gold weight are in too. A lot of stones and pearls are to be seen too.
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you have to have an honest jeweller if you are going for real gold :D
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you have to have an honest jeweller if you are going for real gold :D
That!! Got a few items made in gold lately and they cut around 30% of the ordered weight.
As for your question Raani got it right.
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inshaAllah i will be wearing my mother's set when i get married. gold prices are too high now to purchase a big set. a proper set with jhoomar, teeka, necklace, earrings can cost up to 10 thousand dollars.
i heard that in pakistan, brides dont wear real gold any more due to security reasons. :/ however, i still see photos of amazing jewellery worn by brides in pakistan. maybe it depends from city to city.
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*Alhamdulillah i have gold for my wedding but i` m not going to wear gold we don't have security problem in GCC but still. and ya i dont like pakistani gold especially the color it look artificial. *
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10 thousand dollars for a completely set?! I think going with part gold and part artificial is the best deal...
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Yah i guess gold has hiked up so much leaving no choice for average person to mix n match or go completely for imitation jewellery depending on their financial conditions.
I have seen in my bachpan the brides wud be decked up in gold but not anymore. Some of it has to do with the whole sleek and minimalistic approach but majorly its the inflation. Nowadays even medium incomed families are having trouble getting even 15-20 tolas of gold.
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I personally do not like yellow gold, I would prefer a pretty artificial set for my wedding day.
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I think it's a mix, people wear what they want. Some wear artificial, some wear real. I was going to wear a gorgeous artificial set, but both my mom and mil want me to wear real gold sets for both the barat and walima, so that's what I'll be doing.
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I wore chandi gold plated on my wedding. I have no interest in gold whatsoever it's too expensive, but my mum insisted on buying something... so I bought a bunch of completely plain gold bangles for investment purposes. I'll keep them for the next 10-20 years inshAllah then sell them off for a profit. I don't get the obsession with gold. These days artificial sets are made so beautifully you can't even tell if it's real or not - and no-one's gonna come up to you on the wedding day and actually ask if your set's real or not... at least no-one did to me lol!
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you have to have an honest jeweller if you are going for real gold :D
is it that bad in pak, proto?? so scary to buy gold there now.
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Personally I don't see the need to wear real gold on wedding but for both my parents and in laws this was not negotiable. The set from my parents side is about 10 tolay and the matching bangles are 10 tolay. The gold from my in laws is going to be more but I don't even think il be wearing it often after the wedding.
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Slightly irrelevant but personally I don't like gold jewelry. I don't know why but I think it looks cheap (yes even though it is very expensive) and doesn't do any justice to the bride, and I think that silver jewelry looks better on the bride with her outfit.
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I wore chandi gold plated on my wedding. I have no interest in gold whatsoever it's too expensive, but my mum insisted on buying something... so I bought a bunch of completely plain gold bangles for investment purposes. I'll keep them for the next 10-20 years inshAllah then sell them off for a profit. I don't get the obsession with gold. These days artificial sets are made so beautifully you can't even tell if it's real or not - and no-one's gonna come up to you on the wedding day and actually ask if your set's real or not... at least no-one did to me lol!
well, you'd be surprised...
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^At a wedding I attended, this older lady asked the bride if her set was real (this is while she and her family were having their picture taken with the couple) and when the bride replied that is, the lady commented that she thought it was artificial as many brides seem to be going for artificial these days. This was an older lady so I doubt she asked her question with any ill attention or cattiness. Still, a bit more tact would have been good. :D
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People defo do ask lol
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Slightly irrelevant but personally I don't like gold jewelry. I don't know why but I think it looks cheap (yes even though it is very expensive) and doesn't do any justice to the bride, and I think that silver jewelry looks better on the bride with her outfit.
I'm not into yellow gold.. It doesn't suit me so I didn't wear any at my wedding..
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People ask, yes they do.
But I don't think that should be the reason you should decide to wear gold or not.
Sometimes the color of our desi gold sets is bright and yellow, it doesn't work with the kind of look we want.
Who cares? Nail down the kind of look you want and then coordinate your jewelry with it...real or not.
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Am I in the minority of people to say that I would love to have as many gold sets as I want? They don’t have to be yellow gold all you know but South Asian craftsmanship is so unique and exquisite, I just wish we had more timeless pieces accessible in the shops!