Indian Wedding

The Indian wedding is a combination of oriental color, and also unique, especial luxury of furniture. Moreover, such small details of the thematic celebration as: mendi, walking around the fire, bindi, sari , enchanting with its femininity, the process of applying the syndura, bright flowers decorating the bride's hair, will help make the wedding not only unforgettable, but also fashionable.

Wedding in Indian style - basic ideas

1. Location . Choose a room decorated in oriental style (a variety of pillows, low sofas, bright carpets). If you chose to hold a wedding celebration in your own home, do not forget such an important nuance: according to Indian traditions, all those present at the wedding are not sitting on chairs, but on pillows, with a tablecloth spread on the floor.
2. Wedding dress and suit in Indian style . The bride on this important day wears a red sari decorated with numerous patterns, beads, fringe. For his tailoring use chiffon, cotton or silk. Do not forget that white color in India is considered a mourning, so avoid it, both in dresses and in interior design. As for the veil, it will serve as a patterned long cape, the color scheme of which coincides with the color of the dress. Hands decorate with bracelets. Do not forget about the rings, earrings. Legs and hands can be painted with henna. It is believed that the more difficult this painting (mehendi), the higher the status of the future wife. The suit of the groom is decorated with embroidery, braid, on the head - a turban. True, in modern India, some men prefer a conventional tuxedo. At the feet of the couple wears or special sandals, or do without shoes.
3. Bouquet . In this case, you must choose only red flowers (orchids, roses, carnations).
4. Scenario of the Indian wedding . At the moment when the groom comes for his lover, the invited guests greet him with a coinage, hanging a garland of bills around his neck. In the banquet hall, the newlyweds perform their first dance as a husband and wife. During the feast, a ritual of the head of the family should be performed. So, for this, the wife's relatives should tie the lovers' wrists with a red thread, tying her ends tightly. The one who will unleash her first bride will be the leader in the family.
5. Invitations . Use floral ornaments, satin paper. Do not forget that Indian weddings welcome dark blue, red and green colors.
6. Decoration of the hall . Decorate the room with a lot of flowers, fabrics. Weave floral garlands, create floral compositions. The more bright colors in the decoration of the hall, the better.
7. Menu . Vegetables , meat dishes, rice are the main components of the festive menu. The main thing is that everything should be with spices. As desserts choose sherbet, halva, ragull, slices of pineapple and banana with whipped cream, and also mithhai.