Month: July 2016

We’re always on the lookout to bring you new wedding ideas and trends. Wedding decoration ideas and trends that are easy to incorporate into Indian weddings. And while on our daily dose of looking at Pinteresting things, we saw this new and upcoming trend in western weddings – the incorporation of metallics in wedding decoration. Metallics have the ability to make an impact, especially when used minimally. Even though we haven’t seen this trend in Indian weddings yet, we show you how you can incorporate this trend by using 5 easy elements in 5 easy steps. You can either chose to buy or DIY these.

Step I – Add that Glistening Element to your Wedding Cake!

Wedding cakes at Indian weddings are ever evolving with time. Where our grandparents cut super-sweetened white-iced plum cake, we now engage in cutting upside-down chandelier cakes, minimalist cakes and sometimes even cut cakes with swords! So why not give this metallic wedding cake trend a try too? Perhaps it’ll be something your grandchildren will talk about too! From sleek cleanly iced gold to broken metallics and ombre tones – these metallic wedding cakes sure take the cake! (see what we did there?!) 

Step II – Centrepieces to get your Guests Instagrammin’!

The most time spent during weddings is at the dinner table – so don’t forget to make it pretty, we say! Rose gold tones with pastels make such a picture perfect combination. If you’re the minimal loving, toned down kinda bride, then this trend is for you! This look might look to hard to achieve but in actuality is pretty damn simple. All you’ll need is 

– Old mason jars, wine or beer bottles

– Spray paint cans (very easily available on amazon)

– Two-three hours of the day

Once you have these three things sorted – get those gloves and masks, throw in some flowers and you have a picture perfect instagram table setting right there!

Step III – Wedding Wear (How Could We Miss Out!)

As much as we’d like to give our attention to both the bride and the groom on the wedding day, the bride seems to steal it more than the groom does (Sorry guys!) Since all eyes are gonna be on you on the wedding day, why not incorporate this metallic trend into your outfit too?! Give those traditional reds and pinks a break and try a shimmer gold lehenga or anarkali. An Important thing to keep in mind while wearing a metallic colour is to match it completely – head to toe. The mix and match style does not do well with metallic tones, hence, make sure to keep your lehenga choli or anarkali in the same shade with similar work.

Step IV – Table Settings and Other Details

If you closely notice, metallics in these wedding details are used minimally and tastefully. You need not use metallic table covers or metallic drapes. Incorporation of elements like metallic chivari chairs, tie-backs, metallic tinted glassware, straws and gold dusted food too can bring a different kind of magic to your minimally metallic themed wedding decoration and details.

Step V – Give Away a Little Sparkle

Metallic gift packaging is a brilliant idea to make your wedding favors pop! Whether you’re giving chai leaves or mint, chocolate or even wine corks – use these photos as a reference point in making your wedding gifting and favors leave your guests with a little sparkle and spunk!

We say rangoli, you hear Diwali! Right? Right.

But what if we told you, you shouldn’t keep those swift wrist movement rangoli skills bound to just Diwali! Floral rangoli designs are the new, up and coming trend at weddings both, in India as well as abroad. While powdered rangoli designs will always remind us of warm jalebis and even warmer hugs during Diwali, these floral rangoli designs have taken up a new space in our hearts and we love it! Floral rangoli designs across wedding aisles, statement rangoli installations paired with pretty candles, or even walkways beautifully abounding with flower petals galore – Indian wedding decoration has a whole new desi twist with this trend. All you need to make this idea work is a stunning design and a whole bunch of pretty petals! No kidding. Since gendha phool has always been a favourite in the Indian wedding scene, you need not go to exotic, expensive flowers to bring a unique kind of feel to your wedding decoration.

Believe us when we say even gendha phool, roses and jasmine petals work just as much magic into this floral rangoli concept as orchid or lilies would.

Pretty swirls and twirls with white and fuchsia petals

A white runner with stunning petals scattered beautifully

Paisley patterns made with strings of marigold, kept with matkas to complement the entire look

A perfect wedding rangoli to beautify your wedding entrance

Semi-circles, for the minimal decor loving bride

Mark your wedding aisle with a pretty mix of peach, pink and white petals

Marigold flowers galore! 3D flowers – a new trend to try at your Indian wedding! 

Fill up every gap to make your wedding aisle look as stunning as this one

How stunning is this flower petal aisle?

Ethnic designs and floral petals like these go hand in hand!

Pair up flower petals with candles to create a magical feel

Borders of the walkway filled with flower petals in hues of pink, orange and white 

Sunset wedding beauty and this flower petal aisle is perfection

Chandelier paired with a desi rangoli design? Yes please!

Hues of Yellow complement the green grass beautifully

or Opt for a floral rangoli before the aisle 

Red swirls and twirls so pretty!

Scalloped borders that won’t be disrupted, beware of kids though! 

A bed of marigold petals laid beautifully

A classic circular floral rangoli placed right in the centre of your aisle – what do you think of this idea?

Mark out a special space on your wedding venue with this semi-circular flower petal rangoli design

Scalloped edges play a perfect complement to dangling marigold strings

Swirls and Twirls like these are just plain stunning!

Petals create magic, we say!

A classic round rangoli design can bring that perfect desi feel to your beautiful wedding

Modern brides are continually looking for ways they can make their Indian wedding decoration stand out, from incorporating themes from the west, inclusion of bridal bouquets, table settings and more to making sure their décor is also personalized to the T. Hence, we bring to you a new (and rather easy) trend to incorporate into your Indian wedding! Moroccan weddings can be defined as an amalgamation of Christian weddings and desi weddings. Their use of colourful lamps, drapes beautifully hung in vibrant colours, gaddi and cushions used for seating – a large chunk of the theme and feel of Moroccan weddings vibe with Indian ones. While being completely in love with our desh ki mitti, we thought, why not incorporate styles and techniques from Moroccan weddings and adapt them into our Indian wedding decoration! You need not turn your whole wedding into a colourful, vibrant Indie-Moroccan wedding, but adding elements from that style will definitely spruce up your Indian wedding decoration!

What we’ve learnt studying these photos is how their wedding décor ideas are all about the detail. Whether it’s their lamps, cushions or even their wedding favors – detail here, is key. We thus bring to you a breakdown of how you can incorporate little elements of this gorg wedding theme into your own. Stick to this game and we guarantee you’ll be pulling off that Moroccan vibe perfectly!

Wedding Invites

Elements you need to incorporate in making your wedding invitation “Moroccanized” – Lazer-cut, mehndi designs and beautiful ethnic prints.

Cakes!

This is one aspect where you can get super creative! Cusions disgused as cake, elephant as cake even Aladdin’s magic lamp as one – nothing is too difficult for culinary cake experts we say!

Centrepieces

Intricately cut wroght-iron lamps, glassware and candles – throw in some of your favorite flowers and you have table centrepieces that will be instagram-worthy for eons to come!

Chairs and Seating

That is absolutely right. Chairs. Chairs play such a huge role in setting the vibe of your evening. Whether they’re banquet chairs for a formal setting. or chivaris for an outdoor open-air theme, wedding chairs, we think are an underrated yet very important part of Indian wedding decoration.

Entrance Decor

Make a superb first impression by using these wedding entrance decor ideas for your Indian wedding! Here, curtain styled drapes in multiple colours are your best friend. Put in the right amount of fairy lights and lamps to create a magical wedding entrance.

Wedding Food Corner

While the cuisine you serve at your wedding might be Indian, the way the food is presented need not be traditional. Take cues from the following pictures on how to jazz up the food corner at your Indian wedding the Moroccan way!

Table Settings

Bring out the vibe of your moroccan-desi wedding with these vibrant table settings full of little details. Adding flowers, lamps and glassware only make the dinner table even more gorg.

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Wedding Favors

Give-away something equally gorg to your wedding guests – something to remember your Indie-Moroccan wedding by!