Shraddha Shah Raka

Fusing modern silhouettes with ethnic patterns, bride Shraddha Shah Raka’s bridal wardrobe ticked every box on the list. Be it gowns, traditional mirrorwork lehengas or lehengas with a modern spin – the bride left nothing to chance as she donned each of them with aplomb making a resounding statement at every event with her unique sense of style.

Wedding Planning
Carefully curating her wedding wardrobe, Shraddha was keen on ensuring that she paid an ode to her roots while expressing her love for sleek modern styles. Owing to this perspective, her wardrobe was a fun mix of innovative materials, like, a structured metallic fabric that was stitched in a traditional lehenga silhouette. Each look was also paired with subtle makeup so that the ensembles spoke for themselves and ensured the bride was comfortable in each one of them.

Wedding Functions
Mehndi
Keen on keeping comfort first for her mehndi, Shraddha opted for a sleeveless lehenga. The lightweight beige lehenga consisted of straps encrusted with mirrors and colourful floral prints. Her accessories were also minimal with a simple necklace and earrings while her hair was styled in a half-up style.

Carnival
For the carnival, the bride was keen on keeping it modern as well as traditional. And, to ensure she looked a million bucks while being as comfy as possible, she chose a quirky half saree with a mermaid-style skirt. Encrusted with sequins, fuschia pink borders and a striped blouse, Shraddha looked right at home at the carnival!

Engagement
For the engagement evening, glamour took the front seat as Shraddha donned a stunned silver lehenga. With a one-shouldered choli and a sequined silver lehenga that glimmered with her every move. On the accessories front, she kept it simple with minimalistic diamond jewellery that adorned her neck, ears and wrists.

Cocktail
Showcasing her love for silver, the cocktail celebrations witnessed Shraddha opting for a sequined gown with a leg slit. Pairing it up with a sleek ‘Serpenti’ necklace and diamond danglers.

Arabian Night
A mystical evening lit up by lanterns, Shraddha did justice to the Arabian Nights theme with a metallic grey lehenga set. Paired with a halter neck choli that showed off her shoulders, the lehenga exuded subtle glamour with its striped and chevron patterns. Completing the look was a half-up hair-do, a nude brown pout and a pair of statement earrings.

Haldi
Orange and yellow hues were at the forefront of the haldi celebration. Dazzling under the sunshine, Shraddha wore a patchwork lehenga that flaunted various Indian textile crafts like banarasi zari work, jacquard patterns, mirror work and embroidery. The choli was also a yellow-hued one with intricate threadwork. Accessorizing this look was a pair of statement chaandbalis, a choker necklace and a pair of floral haath phool.

Wedding
Showcasing her love for scallop borders, the bride wore a stunning red lehenga. Embroidered with architecture-inspired motifs and intricate butti work the red was accentuated by gold threadwork. Her bridal dupatta also flaunted a scalloped border that perfectly matched the hem of her lehenga. For her jewellery, Shraddha chose a heavy polki set complete with a necklace, earrings, kadas and maang tikka.

The Wedding Makers
Venue: Suryagarh, Jaisalmer
Wedding Planner: Ashok Group Of Companies
Bride’s Outfits: Papa Don’t Preach by Shubhika (Carnival), Seema Gujaral (Sangeet), Ginni Wadhwa (After Party), Marwar Couture (Wedding)
Makeup: Pakkhi Pahuja
Photographer: Dipak Studios

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