Ritu Kumar Bridal Shoot: Meet Red Carpet Bride Swati !

If you have been following Wed Me Good (If you haven’t then Hulllooo??? What is up with that?) , you would know about our Wed Me Good Bride for a day feature where we gave 3 girls a chance to get a free photoshoot, a makeover and be styled in Ritu Kumar clothing !!! You can view our first Bride Rupinder here !

Meet Swati

She isn't a bride to be, but was a recent bride. Having studied at LSE, she now works at a Corporate MNC in Gurgaon and tunes in to Wed Me Good for her daily Bridal Fix ! She wrote in when she heard about our Bride for a day feature and got selected as one of the three for the shoot . (PS: Suggestions girls? Should we call it Bride for a day or Red Carpet Bride?)

So Swati - tell us about your Ritu Kumar Outfit As soon as I entered my eyes were scanning the store for that perfect outfit. Since I am recently married , I did not want to do a repeat on bridal lehenga. I swear by my bridal lehenga and am totally convinced that no other lehenga can ever make me a better bride. SO to do justice to the  lehenga love in my closet, Me & Mehak decided to go for something "Hatke". Mehak had already short-listed the Black corset which I fell in Loveee with as soon as I saw. Choosing the skirt was quite a task as there were not many options available, and the one that was matched with it was not my style. I picked one of the skirt from other lehenga and mix matched it to my taste. Since we were doing indo western , we gave dupatta a miss ! A black and gold clutch was added to match . I absolutely loved my Ritu Kumar outfit by the end of it! This would be a perfect outfit to wear to your friends cocktail!   How was your experience at the store? I had a super fun day !  why ? Lemme try list it out for you  -

• I loved my outfit
• I loved the girls. Mehak - super cute to bring in yummy breakfast , Neha - real excited with funny conversations, Roopinder - very adorable with a face that shouts - "wedding blush"
• Shweta Poddar (Photography) : One word ? EASY !! Loved the shoot , she made sure I was smiling natural and I was easy on expressions. She was full of ideas to capture portrays ! She was patient enough as I went on demanding different poses. I always wanted a rotating pic of me in lehenga, since I dint get one in shaadi , I used this opportunity to demand (its another story that my outfit had limited ghera  because it was an indo western style:( :( )and shweta took millions of shots smiling,  :D !! In return , I smile too while recommending shweta to everyone  ;)
•  Sakshi Sagar (Makeup) : I think the makeup was flawless !! I clicked some selfies of mine after the makeup and I thought my skin was glowing. :p  Sakshi did dewy makeup with smokey eyes and natural lips. Perfect complement to my outfit. Three girls, three different outfit and three absolutely different makeup looks. Sakshi left me feeling new and glowing ! Thumbs up !

What did you think of Ritu Kumar's collection ?  I was surprised by the price range which was quite affordable. I  even loved one sharara in the store, perfect to be worn on brother/sister's wedding (which by the way was  also my 2nd option for the event).  Apart from that it is kind of a one stop shop because it had office wear kurtis along with bridal lehengas. I would be happy to see more of Indo western collection in the store and a collection of saree dresses will be hurray !!

• Lehenga by Ritu Kumar
• Price: These were two seperates that we put together but together it should not set you back more than 50,000 INR
• Clutch by Ritu Kumar (They have some fab clutches!)
• Photography by Shweta Poddar (Candid Wedding Photographer)
• Makeup by Bridal Makeup Artist Sakshi Sagar
• Styling by Swati + Wedmegood