For ages, red has been the default colour when it comes to bridal lehengas in India. Whenever one visualises an Indian bride, the first thing that comes to mind is the colour red. But not anymore! Brides in Jaipur are going the unconventional way by ditching traditional colours and opting for offbeat shades for their lehengas. From grey and beige to blue and pistachio green, brides in Jaipur are increasingly choosing offbeat colours for their bridal lehengas. We spoke to some of these brides who dared to go beyond the colour red and looked gorgeous on their D-Day.Interior designer Vidhi Jain, who got married in Jaipur on July 1, wore a grey lehenga with an ombré yellow and white dupatta on her wedding day. She tells us, “Why stick to traditional red and pink when you have so many different colours to choose from? I like to do things differently and set my own rules. So I opted for a grey lehenga with heavy embroidery on it coupled with a dupatta in contrasting colours.”Vidhi JainJewellery designer Pallavi Jain, who hails from Jaipur and is now settled in Hong Kong, got married in the Pink City on July 10 to her beau Vishal Lalwani. Pallavi wore a grey lehenga with golden and ivory embroidery on it. She says, “It was a summer wedding and despite the venue being indoor – it was still quite warm. Colours like pink, red and orange in Jaipur’s weather would be equivalent to poking needles in the eye. So, I opted for a subtle and soothing colour for my wedding lehenga. To enhance the look, I wore heavy jewellery. A bright coloured lehenga would have simply killed the charm of my jewellery.”Pallavi JainAsk her how her friends and family reacted to her choice of colour for her lehenga, and she tells us, “They loved it (lehenga) and found it quite an unconventional choice.”Sanjoli Bajaj, an executive relationship manager and resident of Adarsh Nagar colour-coordinated her bridal outfit with her husband Ishaan Malhotra. “Most girls dream of the day when it is their turn to wear a red bridal lehenga. But I never saw myself in those red bridal lehengas. Honestly, I am not a fan of colour red or anything even closely associated with it. I wanted to do something different with my wedding attire, so I opted for a golden embroidered lehenga with a contrasting dupatta in sea green colour. I colour-coordinated my bridal outfit with that of my husband. He also wore a golden sherwani and carried a sea green stole around his arms,” says Sanjoli.Sanjoli BajajBefore settling on her lehenga, Sanjoli had a discussion with her in-laws about the colour. “To my pleasant surprise, they had no issues with the colour,” she says.Jewellery designer Payal Goyal, a resident of Johari Bazaar, wore a white lehenga with colourful embroidery on her D-Day.Payal Goyal“It wasn’t planned. While I was hunting for a perfect lehenga for myself, I came across this beautiful white lehenga that had golden, green and pink embroidery all over it. I tried it out and it looked great on me. Honestly, it was my father who finalised it for me. I wasn’t sure about how guests would react to my choice. I thought people will get a heart attack when they’ll come to know that the bride is wearing a white lehenga on her wedding day as white is considered inauspicious for ceremonies like these. But surprisingly, everyone loved it,” she says. Payal carried a contrasting peach dupatta on her head and draped the other dupatta, in pistachio green colour, in Gujarati style.Aditi Sharma, digital media marketing manager and a resident of Chitrakoot, wore a beige lehenga on her wedding day. She complimented her look with a red lipstick, bangles and white pearl jewellery.Aditi Sharma“For the longest time, brides have restricted themselves to colour red. Today, the bridal lehenga market is exploding with a lot of options. I wanted to get away from the mainstream red as I wanted to look different from other brides. So, I opted for a colour that I personally love which is beige. My lehenga had a beautiful golden embroidery all over it and I got so many compliments,” she says.

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