Monday, October 31, 2011

The Resplendent Bridal Attire of a Hindi Matrimony Ceremony


Hindi Matrimonial communities hail from the regions, which has Hindi as one of the main languages spoken on a day-to-day basis. Besides Hindi, the community members also speak local dialects of the region. Like for the state of Uttar Pradesh, the dialects are Awadhi, Bagheli, Bundeli, Bhojpuri, Braj Bhasha and Khari boli. The Hindi Matrimony events follow traditional customs and rituals. Most of the communities in the Hindi speaking states of India are Hindus and have similar rites of marriage.

There are many rituals before the actual day of wedding in a Hindu marriage function. On the wedding day, most of the brides wear traditional Indian bridal attire. Brides from the region of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi wear lehengas. Lehengas are three-piece bridal sets worn by the Indian brides. The choli is the blouse, the lehenga is the long skirt and the dupatta is stole covering the head.

The Hindi Matrimonial bridal lehengas are available in wide-ranging colors and designs. Shades of red, crimson, orange, pink, blue and green are very popular among the brides. The wedding lehenga sets have rich embroidery in golden and silver threads. Most of the bridal attire is heavily embroidered with intricate patterns and motifs on the dupatta and lehengas.

The lehengas are also available in different kind of fabrics like silk, crepe, chiffon, georgette and brocade. The usual ones have gold thread work all over. Some lehengas are adorned with semi precious stones and are very expensive. In addition, the design and the cut differ and woman of all body types can have one according to their liking.

Apart from the lehenga sets, some Hindi Matrimonial brides also wear saris. Saris are all time favorite wear of Indian women. There are many types of bridal saris available in the market. Earlier, brides wore silk saris with rich work on their day of wedding. Changing tastes and preferences of the modern bride also changed the look of bridal saris. The bridal saris are available in lighter and shimmering fabric with intricate embroidery on the pallu and blouse. The brides prefer red and maroon colors, though shades of pink, blue, gold and yellow are also in great demand.

Author: Shipra Sinha

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