Hey buddies today i bought my valima outfit…I got a mermaid style outfit for my reception.
congrats, hope you like it?
what colour(s) is it...post a pic plzzz.
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Congrats! When are you getting married?
Pale ferozi and baby pink...I ordered my outfit ,it will take 4 months :)
Shirt and dupatta is of ferozi colour while the mermaid lehenga is of baby pink colour.
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iggle i'm getting married in december inshaAllah...I'm confuse with the mermaid style but i reallly wanted some change and don't wanna look traditional in my reception party...
why are you confused?
i dont know whether you will like the idea or not but i prefer the dupatta off the head (maybe worn around the arms) when it comes to fishtails as its more of a western cut…and also gives a less traditional look. you could do your hair really nice (half up/half down)
have a look at this video (not exactly a fishtail lehnga but a non tradtional look):
I have to say that when you don’t wear the dupatta on your head you look a lot like some guests that do wear heavy outfits to your wedding. I mean if you have some cousins or sisters you’d look almost just like them.
I go to a lot of gujurati/hindu weddings and at the reception i always think it takes from a brides beauty and regal look by not covering her hair. here are a few pics:
so seriously do yourself a favor and act like a bride and cover your hair, you don’t even have to fully do it or get a net dupatta made so you can put the net one on yourhead and the heavy one can be draped nicely.
^ i suggested it because she said she didnt want to look traditional
i agree with what you said but pakistani brides do look different to other subcontinent brides…they dont tend to wear stuff that is that revealing (or last time i checked they didnt)…i liked shazmas (the bride in the video) look on the walimah.
ive seen a lot of brides do the net dupatta and it also looks good:
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i think ultimately you need to do what makes you happy and looks good on you. so what if not covering the head makes you look like one of the guests, or so what if covering your head does make you look like a bride... go with what you're comfortable in. i chose not to cover my head on my mehndi and i got alot of haw haye from people but it didn't matter.. i loved my hairstyle, and not covering the head went great with my look.. and then i went ahead and covered the head on wedding day. each bride has her own style and preference, just go along with yours.
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Wow DA....where did u orderd???do u have any pic of model??how much it cost u ?
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I'm also getting a mermaid cut lehenga for the valima. The entire look of the outfit is very mod, so I'm not sure if wearing the dupatta over the head will go with the overall look.
I always had in my mind that I would wear dupatta over the head on mehendi and shaddi and then on valima wear something really mod and not wear the dupatta on the head. Everyone I talk to though thinks its so odd that I don't want to wear it on valima and the whole "you wont look like a bride" thing.
Another reason I'm considering wearing it on the head is that there are at least 300-400 people that will be at the valima that will NOT attend the shaddi, as for the shaddi we only allowed fiance's immediate family. If the only function they are invited to is the valima, and they see me not wearing on head, it could be that "bathay bunay gee" sigh
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Hey kinzz ! I bought it for just Rs.60,000.Well i'm thinking to convert it into round lehenga bcoz i'm afraid of the mermaid style...I reallly want to look like a mod bride on my reception party but wanna cover my head ..
The bad thing is that the mermaid lehenga is fitted from the hip side and the shirt of the mermaid lehenga is very short datzwhy i'm confuse that how it will loook :( While i know the round lehenga gives a beautiful style to the brides ...
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I think you can wear a mermaid lehnga and still look traditional. Here is an example:
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C_A, do the dupatta on head thing. its pretty much one of the few times you'll be able to get away with it in your life, so go for it. just play it up, dress it up, and work it into your look. you can do hair down with dupatta on head- most brides do updo's for shaadi's, and hair down might look more contemporary too.