Excited to get dolled up to attend a wedding but the hot and humid weather is making it worrisome? After all, ditching the statement-making and staple lehenga simply can’t happen. So, if such is your craze and keenness for wearing ethnic outfits at an upcoming wedding; you can still have your summer wedding look on point with KALKI’s fuss-free, easy-breezy, and light traditional outfits. With a touch of smartness and modernity; these super comfortable dresses can make you feel relaxed and ravishing.
Salwar Suits For A Summer Wedding
Apart from your pretty look, your comfy best matters a way too much. And for that you can opt for a pretty salwar suit crafted in organza fabric. The popular summer fabric is not much of a hassle and would help you maintain your diva mode at the glam events at wedding extravaganza. So, to keep up with your ethnic charm and regal taste you must count on this zari and mirror work salwar suit from KALKI that can give you a bright and refreshing feel for its eclectic colour. The intricate design sorts out your traditional take and the colour and fabric on the other hand is fixing your summer wedding woes. Way to go and grab! Isn’t it?
How To Style?
If you are finding the hue of your ethnic salwar suit super-bright, you can tone down the make-up and minimize the use of ornaments. And if the salwar suit is in super-airy fabric and soothing pastel tone, you can upgrade the entire charm and appeal by adding shiny and loud coloured accessories and jewels. Adding a belt, cape or jacket to a very simple salwar suit can establish such a peppy outfit idea for mehendi and haldi. Opt for hues like yellow, light green, ivory and beige for your flowy and dainty salwar suits.
Indo-western Dresses For A Wedding
For all the Indo-western fans out there, you can opt for a gorgeous number in a cool and refreshing fabric and energetic and peppy prints. You can steal the show in this olive green ready-to-wear saree in crushed fabric and pretty flower motifs. As a wedding guest or a bride, you can raise the bar at a pre-wedding ritual and people won’t be able to take their eyes off you. The very-trendy and edgy lantern sleeves and queen Anne neckline are adding modish and fusion vibes to the saree outfit. So, if a saree in a summer version is what you have in your mind; this cool KALKI number can be your current inspiration and obsession.
How To Style?
The ready-to-wear saree is already very stylish and perfect to ease out your hassle of draping. But the fuss-free Indo-western outfit look can further be enhanced by giving a fashionable spin. To make it look dreamier and fancier, brides-to-be or young girls can add a playful or quirky belt. A belted saree look would look unconventional, comfortable and can elevate your regular ethnic appearance at weddings. And if you are all in for that street style look, you can reflect it through a leather belt too. Other ways to add drama, boldness and power to your summer wedding outfit is a glitter lipstick and a rainbow eye make-up.
Light-weight Lehenga For A Summer Wedding
Light-weight lehenga designs are vying for attention this summer. Heavy silk fabric, ornate and rich embroidery and lehengas with heavy-work dupattas just refuse to keep you effortless and easy. KALKI believes in keeping it fresh and cool with its light-weighted lehengas that have minimal yet prominent embroidery to excite you for that ethnic flavour and keep you calm during the sweltering heat. This baby pink lehenga in floral print and crushed fabric has comfort and ethnic charm as its underlying qualities. The crafty, heavy, and artful work of weighted stones must be missing but the soothing flower-motif lehenga is just gorgeous to help you move around comfortably and radiate grace. The choker dupatta, pearl tassels and baggie sleeves are jazzing the lehenga up.
How To Style?
You can add more charm and rare excellence to the quirky lehenga with floral, shell or pearl accessories. On the other hand, if you wish to deepen your traditional roots, you can opt for heavy metallic or stone jewellery. You can switch the dupatta with a cape across your shoulders and make this light-weighted summer lehenga a rare catch among your friends and cousins. You can weave in a distinct personality by adding a boho touch to your overall appearance. Striking potli bags and colourful purses or slings can make this lehenga a true masterpiece for mehendi and haldi events.
Wedding Sarees For Summer
No wedding wear can beat the beauty of a saree. But this wardrobe essential for weddings can be a mood spoiler at summer weddings. Your personality must exhale a positive and cool aura and not the exasperated fashion faux pas expression on your face. Pick the fancy light weighted pastel saree from KALKI and get going in utmost style. The multi-colour beads embellishments, mist rose sequins and the floral work around the border masters the art of reflecting ethnic style and yet turning heads with modish vibes. With sequin details and pretty stem motifs, you can shine like a star at the wedding party.
How To Style?
Those who still think that the saree is difficult to carry can get it draped in a designer and more comfortable way. Mumtaz style draping, belted saree draping or Indo-western saree draping style can offer you added comfort and ease during summer. Team up your saree with silver accessories and jewels and a fancy hair-do to complete the look. What’s more? A drape is all about the blouse you pair it with. You can go for a unique collection of trendy blouses with bishop, balloon, cap, or lantern sleeves and can enhance your classic drape to look appealing during summers.
Gowns For Summer Wedding Evening Wear
Gowns speak volume about your personality, modish taste and the Miss Perfect you are. You can trust this lavender gown from KALKI for that light and soothing appearance essential for a summer wedding. Heavily embellished lehenga gowns or stone-work gowns can bother you during the scorching heat. For that matter, the cool and soft lavender hue, floral embroidery, and net fabric can upgrade your summer wedding evening wear. The gown will certainly allow you an extra chance to have fun with fashion and look effortlessly chic and dashing. The gown is stunning, versatile, and suitable for extravagant and intimate Indian weddings.
How To Style?
Pairing the splendid summer gown with stylish clutch or statement earrings can do wonders. The high comfort level and ease of the light outfit can be retained by opting for light-weighted silver jewellery. You can add a cape to find the right balance between modesty and style. However, you must avoid any fashion faux pas by adding heavy weighted dupatta to the gown. If you can’t ignore the need of the dupatta, there are adequate and apt options in the cape and jacket versions. Minimal make-up and neutral eye shadow and lipstick are the keys to look perfect and like a princess at a wedding ceremony.
Casual Wedding Wear Kurtis For Women
What to wear for a wedding is a personal preference. There are many women who wish to ditch the heavy lehengas and opt for summer cool kurtis. They try to opt for patterns, colours, fabrics and designs that are a perfect blend of both traditional and contemporary designs. Subtle patterns or styles over loud ones can offer a decent, soothing and sophisticated look to attend summer weddings. Here is a classic choice from KALKI which is curated in cotton and features straight cut and gotta work. The all-time attire for Indian women-the kurta or kurti can make you look elegant and royal at a wedding.
How To Style?
You can add a dupatta for that perfect authentic look. One can wear churidar, palazzo, trousers, skirts or even designer dhoti to mix and match the ethnic kurti with perfect bottoms. Layering it up can help you style your look differently. A pretty cape, jacket or embroidered stole can uplift the whole look. If you are all set for attending a mehendi or a haldi ceremony, do not forget to carry a cool pair of glares for that funky and chirpy touch. Pay proper attention to the colour of the kurti to remain cool, calm and fresh.
Light Shararas For Summer Weddings
Love for sarees and lehengas is understood. However, during the scorching heat and summer wedding, one can take a different route altogether. Pretty, stylish, and super-comfy sharara suits or dresses would look voguish, easy to carry and edgy. This KALKI creation in yellow looks spectacularly gorgeous and ethnic for attending an event. Yellow flared bottoms and matching angrakha top with signature craft and work is worth every penny. The light fabric won’t bog you down and would be an absolute treat for summer weddings and ceremonies.
How To Style?
Add that drama to your ethnic sharara dress by layering it up with a jacket or cape of contrast shade. With your wedding favourite sharara you can go for an open hairstyle. You can use statement pins, flowers, clips, mathapatti or even passa. And if you are someone who loves the neon vibes can use bright coloured nail paint or candy coloured eye shadow. These enhancements can give your ethnic outfit some life and style.
Fabrics To Avoid Wearing At An Indian Wedding For Summer
Polyester
Your garment for a summer wedding must be airy and comforting. Sweating profusely, you can miss the charm of enjoying the wedding party. You must avoid polyester in hot and sultry weather because as compared to cotton, polyester won’t be able to absorb sweat. No wonder it is advisable to ditch polyester sarees, suits, lehengas or gowns.
Nylon
While a lot of us can still be spotted in nylon dresses at a wedding, KALKI suggests it is not suitable for Indian summer weddings. Nylon fabric saree or dresses can cause itches, redness or rashes on your skin and would give you less comfort and only more pain. So, accept that the summer wedding calls for wardrobe change with a change in fabric. You should skip this fabric if you wish to enjoy your cousin’s or sister’s wedding and have full-on entertainment without any hassle.
100% Rayon
Rayon has moderate breathability and does not wick away moisture after absorbing the sweat. We recommend avoiding rayon and going for more natural textile like cotton and linen for your summer gowns, dresses and lehengas. Besides, as a general rule, one must avoid synthetic or man-made fibres.
Heavy Silk & Brocade
Nothing can beat the elegance and appeal of wearing silk and brocade at Indian weddings, but the downside is that silk is quite a delicate material and requires care-routine as well. It’s lustre, shine, strength and durability is actually not for May and June weddings in India. Silk is not very pleasant to wear during hot summer months.
Velvet
Velvet is not a very appropriate fabric for a hot summer wedding. In fact velvet gowns, velvet lehengas and dresses have a distinct winter feel to it. Instead try to opt for cotton, linen, organza and chiffon for that ethnic grace and comfort. Velvet looks royal, bright, and cheerful but it would warm you up further and cause uneasiness and exasperation of not enjoying the wedding.
KALKI has ample and easy choices to look comfy and classy at Indian summer weddings. Cotton salwar suits, organza lehengas, linen maxis and casual and designer kurtis in luxurious look and appeal and timeless elegance are ideal for sultry summer. And cotton, linen, chiffon dresses, sarees and lehengas can also be worn all-year around. The traditional and light-weighted fashion items can create a look that is appropriate for Indian weddings.
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