I was looking through aiswarya rai’s wedding pictures the other day, and i noticed she was wearing a sari instead of a lengha (apparently, in hindu culture, sarees are more commonly worn on your wedding day). i always thought, no matter how gorgeous/expensive the sari is, i don’t feel it will look formal enough on the wedding day. others argue that it doesn’t matter whether its a lengha or saree, its what looks best. whats your opinon? Have you ever been to a pakistani wedding where the bride was wearing a saree and how did it look?
I think saris are classical but less versatile. I love that with lenghas there are so many varaities and so many things you can alter. Where as with a sari it is only the draping and that is not enough uniqueness for me for the wedding day. They do look stunning on some brides though.
I think that if you've worn saris a few times and know how to drape them and carry yourself well in them.....then it might work. But if you haven't and if you don't drape them right....it just messes the overall look. Take for example Aishwarya Rai...she does not wear saris too often but she drapes them in a way that flatter her body...same thing with Dia Mirza and a few others. Now take Vidya Balan......she wears saris more than the other celebs and the way she drapes them is loose and it does not flatter her....it makes her appear wider/bigger.
Overall I find lehngas more graceful than a sari for weddigs.
I went to a bengali wedding and the girl wore a sari she looked nice.. And another bengali wedding she had her lengha dupatta set to look as though she was wearing a sari it looked nicee, but nt come across a pakistani bride wearing one x
I don’t think I’ve seen any Pakistani brides wearing a sari. However, I know in Bangladesh…Sari is the “normal” bridal outfit (for Muslims and Hindus). You’ll see plenty of Bangali brides wearing saris in the link below. Looking at the pictures, it looks like the “bridal saris” there come with a matching dupatta for the head.
Depending on the chosen jewelry, hair style etc…especially looking at these brides…I don’t think a sari is any less “formal” than a lehenga. I’ve seen Pakistani/Indian brides wearing lehengas…but b/c of their choice is jewelry/hair…they don’t look “bridal”. So at the end…whether it’s a sari or a lehenga…at the end…accessaries will make a HUGE difference is whether or not you look “bridal”.
But I will say that with a sari…make sure it looks good on you! Even if you don’t know how to drape one…I’m sure other women (especially the salon you book) will know how to property drape one and can help you. But not everyone looks good in saris. BUT if you look good in one…then I don’t see any reason not to wear it.
I’m part Bengali and I see a lot of them nowadays wear lenghas instead, esp here in the UK and esp when they haven’t grown up wearing it v.often and might just find it too much hassle or feel uncomfortable draping or walking around in it (course the custom back there is for them to just sit on the stage and not mingle anyway).. Personally I love the look of sarees in general but I find a lot of wedding sarees too ‘fussy’ and on top of that a lot of the brides who wear them add too much jewellery..
