The Ultimate Style Guide For The Modern Minimalist Bride

The modern Gen-Y bride is fierce, independent, pragmatic, and no longer wants a big fat Indian wedding. She believes that the union of two souls should be celebrated without harming its sanctity by the unnecessary noise and expenditure. Subtle, intimate but sophisticated wedding arrangements mean that the bride’s look has to be in sync and minimal too. Be it the hair, makeup, the attire or the jewellery, the delicate balance between minimal and stale is definitely hard to maintain. But don’t you worry, this complete style guide for the minimalist bride will address all your sartorial woes!

The Attire 

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Your personality is anything but conventional, which deserves to shine through an outfit equally out of the box. Move away from the usual reds and opt for tints and shades of it like burgundy and oxblood that are perfect for brides who wish to keep it classic-yet-contemporary. But if you want to go all-out than you can practically go for any colour in the world! Take cues from Sonam Kapoor’s ivory lehenga to Anushka Sharma’s blush pink piece. The more different, the better! You can experiment with fabrics and silhouettes that that are unconventional but effortlessly gorgeous. A sheer detailed lehenga, a blouse with minimal surface ornamentations or an old kanjeevaram sari, go haywire by mixing and matching diverse, minimal pieces.

The Jewellery

Statement choker and matching earrings

A heavy maangtika sans any other jewellery for emphasis

Statement nath

Heavy contrast earrings

A quintessential part of every bridal look is the jewellery. And nothing makes a more minimalist statement than replacing heavy chunky jewellery with modern, understated pieces. If your outfit is simple and you don’t want to opt for jewellery that can make your look too simple and boring, try one heavy statement necklace or a chunky choker instead of multiple layers of jewellery. If ‘bold’ is your middle name and you want to ditch the neckpiece altogether, choose a pair of big statement earrings, nath and matching maangtika and leave the neckline bare altogether.

The Makeup

Minimal bronze look with subdued coral tints on the eyes.

Smokey eyes and berry lips

'No makeup' makeup look

Dewy, fresh face

Bid adieu to the all-glam, full coverage bridal makeup that would leave most brides looking pancake-y and unnatural in all the wedding pictures. You can rely on fresh and dewy ‘no makeup’ makeup for a refreshingly natural glow that’ll also last throughout the day without getting affected by the excessive sweating or sterenous wedding activities. This look has an even base, a generous swap of blush and highlighter, barely-there gold eyeshadow and a beautiful nude pout. The idea is to highlight the healthy, natural glow of the bride and her radiant minimalist self. You can also highlight any one prominent feature of the face like bronze smokey eyes paired with a nude lipstick. Or minimal mascara-laden eyes paired with bright lips.

Jewelllery and beauty images: Pinterest

Assisted by Gariyashi Bhuyan