This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending my cousin's wedding. Indian weddings tend to have many components, and thus take a few days to fulfill all of the exciting traditions that weddings entail for both the groom's and the bride's families. With so many events, I was given the opportunity to wear a few varying sets of outfits that reflect and celebrate Indian fashion. The first event of the weekend was the Nikah ceremony. This is the religious aspect of the marriage and takes place in a masjid, or mosque, for Muslim families. We were able to witness the bride and groom choose each other at the time of their wedding vows and take in the beauty of the Middle Eastern art that the building contained. There was an embroidered tapestry hanging on one wall, tile mosaics on the flooring, and a border of Arabic calligraphy that wrapped around the main hall. My outfit for that morning was designed around this beige dress that is a lengthened version of an anarkali. The dress is coated in sea green, orchid, and sand-colored embroidery and is paired with a matching churidar (skinny pant). I added on my favorite booted heels to create an elongated figure so that I wasn't drowned in the flares of the dress. With so many colors on to wear, I had a lot more options to match my jewelry to. I decided on a gold watch that has a sea green face, some simple gold rings, and silver payals (ankle bracelets with bells). I mixed beige and orchid bangles to create a patterned set that matched my dress. ![]() The dress originally came with a plain, matching beige scarf, but I felt like the outfit needed more color to make the embroidery pop up better. So, I picked out this purple scarf where the fabric has been manipulated into scrunched folds. I wrapped it short at the top to reveal the neckline border and left it long in the front to hang all over the dress's patterns. I kept my makeup for that morning really simple with just some winged eyeliner and a nude lip.
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