May 14

As I got married just now I wrote this article. My marriage felt to be an exceptional one to me as I was blessed with both an ideal partner and a ceremony that I desired.

I had my marriage ceremony the Andhra Style. My ceremony began with a prayer to Lord Vinayaka so that there would be no troubles while it’s going on. : A bride’s attire in India is mostly saree. I chose to wear a saree too and hence went and purchased a Kanchi Pattu saree.

 

Yellow and red are opted to be fortunate colors for a special occasion such as marriage. Blacks are opted out for these days. : Most ladies make tend to desire a slim look on the day of their wedding and hence they blunder by going hungry. Controlling the food intake excessively, right before the marriage days make them look drained and worn out during the ceremony and in the photos. My suggestion is to eat properly. Also see to it that you include a lot of liquid into the diet as the busy schedule can be tiring. It so happened that when I had gone to an invited ceremony of a friend of mine, for a minute I just thought I was at the wrong place. A lot of make up made her seem appear like a different person. Hence see to it that you get a teat of the make up to be done before hand. Keep it neat and undemanding and you will look beautiful. This is your wedding, so be your best that day.

The meal is a vital component that makes a complete ceremony. A marriage meal constitutes of about 15 main courses, 5 garnishes and about 5 appetizers. As most south indians are vegetarians, the food is kept mostly vegetarian, and includes things like vegetable biryani, lentil soups, vegetable curries etc. Of course, dessert is not be underestimated, as it is a sweet occasion that is marked. There is an array of desserts to choose from on your wedding. Rice puddings, dry fruit sweets, gulab jamun etc. are also excellent choices. In the bride’s house, henna ritual is popular these days, and the bride’s hands and legs are colored beautifully for the event. A musical called the ‘Sangeet’ is blissfully arranged for the joyous dancing of all concerned throughout the night.

Indian weddings warrant lot of expenditure involving many guests. A traditional Indian wedding can last anywhere from a few days to a week. Events before the marriage are usually paid by the bride’s family and can cost up to a few hundred thousand dollars. You should check out examples of a traditional Indian wedding online.

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Apr 9

The success of the Sari is attributed to its total simplicity, practical comfort, and sense of luxury a woman experiences when she wears one. A Saree properly draped transforms a woman to become graceful, stylish, elegant and sensuous. So we just make a note on some basic steps about how to drape a Sari.

A sari is an outfit which reveals as much as it hides. Wearing a sari is an art which require practice. A perfectly draped sari makes personality but a clumsily draped sari can equally bring down the look of the Sari and spoils the whole appearance of the woman. So just make a note on some basic steps about how to drape a sari in different styles. Sari is worn on different occasions and thus there are number of sari drapping styles available. If you are going to an office its advisable to pin up your sari, this looks smart and is manageable too. For parties, just pin up the tip of the sari and let the rest fall on your hand. This gives a very graceful look. We understand how important it is to know how to wear sari in proper style thus we learn you how to wear a sari in different styles with illustrated demonstrations in different steps.

STEP 1. A waist – to – floor length petticoat tied tightly at the waist by a drawstring. 2. A tight fitting blouse that ends just below the bust.

STEP 2 After step one you take the sari and tuck the plain end of the sari into the petticoat for one complete turn from right to left. Make sure that the lower end of the sari touches the floor.

STEP 3 Beginning from the tucked-in end start making pleats in the sari, about 5 inches deep.

STEP 4 Make about 7 to 10 pleats and hold them up together so that they fall straight and even.

 

 

STEP 5 Tuck the pleats into the waist slightly to the left of the navel, and make sure that they are turned towards the left. After this you take the sari and tuck the plain end of the sari into the petticoat for one complete turn from right to left. Make sure that the lower end of the sari touches the floor.

STEP 6 The end portion thus draped is the pallu, and can be prevented from slipping off by fixing it at the shoulder to the blouse with a small safety pin. You are now draped in a saree . Now stand before the mirror and get enchanted by the grace you exude.

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Apr 2

Wearing the saree is one of the best cultural priveleges especially for the Indians. I am very proud to give my culture over the internet as I am indian. The following steps are very useful for the people those who are very much interested to wear the saree.

I am working in the hospitality industry and daily I meet many foreigners officially. I am very happy to hear from them that they are all very much are interested to wear the saree. All the women in the foreign nationality like to wear the saree and they are choosing the saree in a very interesting manner. I give below the steps to wear the saree.

There are so many ways of wearing the sarees that are available in India. Since I am living in the south of India I would like to give below the following steps to wear the saree through indian culture especially in the southern side.

STEP 1

Step 1 Start with the Inner Edge(least patterned plain end) of the Saree, with the Fall (lined border) falling along the inside of the bottom edge. Tuck the Inner Edge into the waistband of the Petticoat slightly to the right side, with the rest of the saree wrapping round to the left. The amount you tuck in depends on how tall or short you are or how long you want to wear the saree.

 

STEP 2

Measure the length of the Pallu (the fanciest patterned end of the saree that falls on the outside so that the design can be seen). This will be on the other end of the Saree from the end you have just tucked in. Take this measured Pallu Length (approx. 1 metre) and take it behind you from your left and forward again from your right.

STEP 3

Take the Pallu that you have just brought forward from your right, and fling it over your left shoulder for the time being, so it is out of the way. This is done to see how much of the Saree should be pleated into the waistband. The Saree now left in front of you is pleated to tuck into the waistband.

STEP 4

Pleat the remaining Saree into five to six inch wide pleats.

STEP 5

Hold all the pleats together, making sure the bottom end is level with the rest of the Saree all round.

STEP 6

Tuck this bundle of pleats in one movement into the waistband of the petticoat, thus securing it.

STEP 7

The Pallu of the Saree can now be arranged to suit your own style. The style normally and most commonly used is flinging the Pallu over the left shoulder or pleating it and pinning it to the left shoulder, so that the Pallu can swing open at the back. Two of the most popular methods of draping the Pallu are shown below.

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