Brides-To-Be, Here Are Our Picks For The Prettiest Lehengas To Choose From

Whether you have a penchant for whimsy or like to keep things classic, we’ve got something for every kind of bride, from Papa Don't Preach to Raw Mango!
Bridal lehengas
Lehengas from Anita Dongre, Aisha Rao, and Jayanti Reddy (L-R)Anita Dongre, Aisha Rao, and Jayanti Reddy (L-R)
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Being a bride-to-be is practically a full-time job. Sitting still for hours to get your mehendi done, memorising the choreography to a seven-minute dance routine, religiously following your skincare routine only to get a pimple on the big day! But the hardest of them all? Finding your perfect bridal outfit. If you’re a bride who is looking for her perfect lehenga for the big day, we feel you. Picking the right outfit for your wedding is no walk in the garden. So, we have put together our picks for the most beautiful bridal lehengas to choose from this season. 

Our Picks For The Most Beautiful Lehengas To Choose From As A Bride

The Classic Red

Seema Gujral lehenga
Seema Gujral lehengaSeema Gujral

There’s something incredibly striking about a head-to-toe red bridal lehenga with tonal embroidery. Exhibit A: Priyanka Chopra’s Sabyasachi wedding lehenga. We would suggest this beautiful Seema Gujral lehenga with tone-on-tone embroidery. Our pro-tip? Style it with colour-contrasting jewellery, like emeralds or diamonds!

Jayanti Reddy lehenga
Jayanti Reddy lehengaJayanti Reddy

Our next pick for the classic red bride is this stunning lehenga from Jayati Reddy. We’re really liking the contrast of the intricately embroidered blouse with the broadly embroidered lehenga. 

Dolly J lehenga
Dolly J lehengaDolly J

Dolly J is a great brand to consider if you want to be a red bride. Their recent collection at the India Couture Week had a series of red bridal looks. We love this one, though.

Ri Ritu Kumar lehenga
Ri Ritu Kumar lehengaRi Ritu Kumar

Or, if you have an appreciation for the richness of Indian crafts, you can also opt for a lehenga with Jamdani, Patol, and Bandhej. Our pick is this beautiful Jamdani lehenga from Ri Ritu Kumar.

The Pastel One

Anita Dongre lehenga
Anita Dongre lehengaAnita Dongre

If you’re a classic lehenga girlie who wants to swap red with a shade of pastel—sage green, bubblegum pink, ice blue, cream or butter yellow—we’ve got you covered. We are loving this heavenly cream-coloured lehenga from Anita Dongre. We’re obsessed with how intricately embroidered it is.

Aisha Rao lehenga
Aisha Rao lehengaAisha Rao

You can also opt for this multi-coloured bling-galore lehenga from Aisha Rao. It has a muted colour palette, but it’s also fun at its heart.

Ekaya Banaras lehenga
Ekaya Banaras lehengaEkaya Banaras

If you’re someone who would like to pay homage to India’s rich textile heritage as a bride, lehengas crafted in Brocade, Banarasi silk, and Kanjeevaram silk are a great pick. They’re beautiful, timeless, and opulent without being too heavy or uncomfortable. We adore this one from Ekaya Banaras.

Shanti Banaras lehenga
Shanti Banaras lehengaShanti Banaras

Or, if you want to opt for a fun, unexpected colour, we would suggest this bold purple Banarasi silk lehenga from Shanti Banaras.

Raw Mango lehenga
Raw Mango lehengaRaw Mango

You can even for a fun shade of green. We would suggest bottle green or emerald green. Like this stunning Banarasi brocade lehenga from Raw Mango.

The Whimsical One

Papa Don't Preach by Shubhika lehenga
Papa Don't Preach by Shubhika lehengaPapa Don't Preach by Shubhika

If you are someone who lives for whimsy, let your bridal lehenga be anything but conventional. Exhibit A: this quirky, colourful, and super eccentric lehenga from Papa Don’t Preach by Shubhika.

Sulakshana Monga lehenga
Sulakshana Monga lehengaSulakshana Monga

Sulakshana Monga also has some great options for the whimsical bride to choose from. Like this one with playful, whimsical motifs like books, coffee mugs, stars, hearts, fountains, carriages, key, hat, mirror, champagne flute, peacock (with someone seated on it)…how cool is that?

Rahul Mishra lehenga
Rahul Mishra lehengaRahul Mishra

As a whimsical bride, you can also opt for this flower-galore lehenga from Rahul Mishra. The big bold flowers, the fresh colour palette, the little butterflies…there is nothing not to love!

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