The New Age Millennial Bride Trends To Follow

The evolution of Indian brides has been a long journey of seeing women transition into a beautiful phase of their lives with grace, love, purity and of course, a beautiful wedding attire to go with it all. As we have gradually made progress into a modern era, there has been a newfound understanding of relationships and celebrations and an inherent change in the manner in which brides choose to carry themselves.

Gone are the days when brides where expected to be coy and barely even interacted with anyone on their wedding day. Most brides in the past were seen to be wearing rather similar looking outfits, heavy traditional jewelry and a restrictive demeanor that kept them from celebrating their big day in the way that they would have liked.

The Millennial Bride 101

Today, we can see how much wedding celebrations have changed be it in terms of choosing the location, theme, guest list or wedding attires. It is a good mix of contemporary practices and traditional rituals that bring the perfect balance to an Indian wedding.

Millennial brides are taking charge of their big day by being experimental with their outfits, wearing their personalities proudly as opposed to being shy, making their own rules when it comes to wedding festivities and truly enjoying every aspect of their big day.

While being a millennial bride is subjective to each, it basically stands testament to the fact that women can have what they want in the way they want it and can be absolutely proud of that. This progressive mindset allows for brides to have the best time while ensuring that they celebrate the wedding of their dreams in style.

Let us have a look at some millennial bride trends that can help with planning the perfect wedding, with a hint of modern twist:

Cutting-edge Wedding Attire

Who said brides can only play with shades of red and maroon for their wedding outfit? Millennial brides are breaking the barriers and how, by opting for unexpected contemporary colors and patterns for their outfit of choice. From turquoise blue and crimson yellow to emerald green and blush pink, modern brides are experimenting with it all while also keeping the comfort factor in play.

Apart from the color, millennial brides are also looking at ditching the usual traditional lehenga or sarees for a more conventional attire. We can see a lot more experimenting in the bridal wear department with dhoti style pants, full-length gowns, collared blouses, body-suits, long dupatta trails and more.

The Picture Parade

The concept of wedding photography has taken a modern turn with brides wanting more than just a glamorous picture of their outfit, makeup and jewelry. Millennial brides know how to make their wedding photoshoot a fun affair by capturing the real moments of celebrations.

While it is nice to have pictures of the bride and groom against a classic picturesque backdrop, brides today opt for a more contemporary look by staging candid photo sessions that make for a fun set of memorable pictures for the couple that are sure to bring a smile to their faces any time they are to look at it.

They look to collaborate with a fun high-spirited team that can match their vibe and gather a wholesome experience themselves, to make the process all the more special.

A Digital Diary

While every bride would love for her wedding functions to be documented from start to end, the concept of simply having a video file of your wedding on a hard drive is simply not enough anymore.

The Millennial bride ensures to have her digital strategy planned for the occasion, with a wedding hashtag, digital invitations, snippets of the wedding footage filtered to be put up on social media, tagging the team, a theme based picture gallery and lots more.

A millennial wedding is not just a real-time event but is also digitized diary that allows for twice the celebration, on and off social media.

Party All The Way

Weddings in the past were known to be fairly simple celebrations for the bride, groom, their friends and families. With new variations in celebrations coming from across the world every day, millennial weddings have turned into one big party after the other, with the sole purpose of truly enjoying the wedding.

While ceremonies like the Haldi and Mehendi functions have always been a huge part of our Indian culture and tradition, millennial brides have turned it up by adding a touch of modern to it all. Today, these functions are celebrated as cocktail parties with a fun and games session along with the rituals that are part of the tradition.

Modern Indian brides have found a middle ground of transforming rituals and traditions into a celebration in their own millennial ways.

Kicking Stereotypes To The Curb

The concept of expecting brides to be shy and coy all through their wedding festivities and not let their personalities shine through is immensely regressive. While there have been some Indian rituals in the past where brides were expected to be a  certain way, for instance, touching the groom’s feet or getting teary-eyed during the ‘bidaai’ ceremony, it has all been put to rest by millennial brides.

Brides today want nothing but for their wedding to be an absolute memorable affair that they can enjoy to the best of their abilities. From completely relishing their new transition into a family to defying existing norms and promoting equality through every step of the wedding.

Every bride has a different dream and vision for her wedding and while there is no right or wrong way of celebrating, millennial brides add a touch of individuality while maintaining the sanctity and essence of celebrating their wedding.