With the advent of the new decade, it’s time for a fresh take on traditions and pull off new trends. Over the last
few years, modern Indian weddings have faced a lot of change and become a larger-than-life affair. Every
regional wedding in India has a distinctive flavour and when it comes to the Bengali wedding, it has become
more exuberant and luxurious; more globally inclusive. Needless to mention, the first thing that a bride starts to
look for after the wedding date is fixed is her wedding dress and as we all know the Indian wedding dresses
have a lot of contribution in representing diversity. Then what are the key elements which make a typical
Bengali dressing style irreplicable? What are the bridal fashion trends that millennial couples from Bengal swear
by? Intrigued to know? Dive in to find out!
- The Traditional Bengali Bridal Saree:
No matter what the celebrities are wearing, the traditional red Bengali wedding benarasi saree is timeless. But
traditional doesn’t have to mean boring as it can always be reinvented. Using the same benarasi silk but giving it
a designer spin- with traditional motifs, colors and embroidery techniques and adding beautiful jacket to it, you
can definitely wear a jacket-saree for the wedding ceremony. You can also make a customized lehenga of your
own choice by using the same benarasi silk saree just like the Sabyasachi’s stunning ‘Benarasi Bride’ collection.
Flaunt the beautiful ethnic fabrics and handlooms of Bengal and blend them up with contemporary ideas. - Fusion Sari
What could possibly be better if you can drape a saree like lehenga! A lehenga saree is a perfect blend of
modern and traditional style. It is an effortless way of looking like a desi bombshell in your weding day.
Draping is most-important when it comes to lehenga-saree. Lehenga style saree draping involves pleating and
how perfect you pleat a saree defines how well your drape will turn out to be. - Sea of Lehengas
Unlike the old times most of the Bengali brides are experimenting with bridal lehengas but lets agree that no
matter what trend comes and goes, one that never changes is that of the classic red bridal lehenga. And these
days there are such gorgeous ones which are perfect blend of traditional and contemporary. On that note, how
can we forget the Anita Dongre 2020 Bridal collection which has gota patti traditional work with shimmer,
sequins and unique silhouettes. So go ahead and wear some red hot lehengas and get ready to paint the town red! - New Blouse trend
While we end up stressing over blouse necklines and sleeves for our bridal dress most of the time, we forget it’s
the blouse back that is capable of stealing a lot of credit. Another one is Blouse with flounce sleeves which don’t
just look glamorous but also give that princess feel. There are some amazing trendy blouse back designs for the
bride that’ll surely make heads turn. - Pastel is the new red
Traditional red seems to take a backseat in 2020. With fashion getting more bold these days, expect brides to
add extra oomph to their bridal look with statement sleeves, neon colors. You might have noticed modern
Bengali brides, who prefer classiness and breath unconventionality in their style, wearing other colors like
golden, peach, sea green or other pastel colors on their wedding day. If you’re planning to be a summer bride or
you love the idea of donning pastel wedding dress then Nargis collection of Sabyasachi is apt for you. - Gown Story
Modern Indian wedding dresses including Bengali wedding dresses aren’t just limited to heavy Zari-worked
Sarees. These days brides are stressing more over something simple, functional yet little bit of that glam
quotient. And what could be better than a perfect bridal gown! You can even add a pretty dupatta to it and
drape it like a saree pallu to make this gown a real hit.
This year is all about pop colos, new palettes, print mixing and statement hues that weddings have not seen
before. Up the bong swag with these essential styles of Bengali trending wedding dresses and be the
showstopper of your big day! Still confused about which way to go for? Take notes from the goddess look
of Bipasha Basu on her wedding that left everyone awestruck. Her bridal look was modern and she also
followed the general trend of these days wearing Sabyasachi lehenga. To keep up the modern age bride look
put on an off shoulder cropped blouse, double ballon sleeves and unconventional bridal lehenga just like the
television star Hina Khan wore it! After all fashion is about experimenting new things and still maintaining
the traditional flavours.
