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7 Things No One Else Will Tell You About Your Bridal Dupatta!

By Sakshi | 08 Jul, 2017

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Yusss! Nothing teaches like experience, and there are so many things you will learn about something as simple as your dupatta on your wedding. Not before, ON. Yea you'll learn when either the draping is being done, or when the dupatta tugs on your hair, or when you see the photos and realise you should've put some more effort into it. 

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So we are gonna save you all that hassle and trouble and tell you somethings that no one else is going to tell you about your bridal dupatta! Stuff that seems simple enough, but is easily overlooked or missed!

The dupatta is more important than the lehenga skirt

Image via Ritu and Aditya's Wedding

We know we all fall for the skirt first and then look at the dupatta, but do you realise your dupatta is gonna get photographed more than your skirt since it's closer to the face???

The inner lining matters, a lot!

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The inner lining or facing of your dupatta matters- it shows in a lot more photos than you'd want, so you can use this to perfection, by adding a contrasting shade or pretty floral one which looks super pretty against your face!

Adding a Banarsi Dupatta Can Elevate A Simple Lehenga

Photo: Mahesh Shantaram | The Boss of Candid

Adding a banarsi dupatta to even a plain lehenga can make it look rich, vibrant and more bridal. 

The length of your dupatta should be shorter if you are taking two dupattas

Photo: Infinite Memories

A standard dupatta length is made keeping in mind one dupatta- so you will be draping it all around you and over your head. Its about 2 and a half metres. But if you are taking two, make sure the length is shorter or you will be enveloped in a mass of fabric or half the dupatta trailing behind you.

 

You can break the 'heavy' look of the lehenga with the dupatta!

Image via Asiana Couture - Chandni Chowk★ 3.9

A velvet lehenga has a super heavy look about it, if you wanna lighten things up a bit, say to wear it for a morning wedding, then break the heavy look of the lehenga with a dupatta that's much lighter colour and work-wise!

A heavy dupatta on the head is not a good idea

Image via Divishth Kakkar Photography

Keep the dupatta on the head light- you'll thank us later! If the dupatta that comes with your lehenga originally is heavy, get a lighter one made for the head if you intend to take it that way- the heavy one will pull and tug your hair and make you miserable!

A Lace or Scalloped Border Can Add a Modern Touch

 

How stunning is this trailing dupatta with a scalloped , beaded border ?

 

There are A LOT more ways you can drape a double dupatta than the usual

Image via Deepti Yadav Makeup★ 4.8

Yup, do some research and trials and figure out what you want! There are more ways than what you're being suggested! Here are some cool girl ways to drape a double dupatta.

 

 

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