My mother has bought mehndi clothes for my 6 closest friends who are going to be my bridesmaids. I want them to stand out since they're like my family and I don't have any cousins attending the wedding (they all live in Pak and it's too hard with scheduling, work, etc) so I want them to be special.
For the wedding, I wanted to do a color coordinated thing. Originally, I had wanted black saris but I hadn't anticipated my fiance wanting to wear black. As of now, I have black accents on my lehnga, my fiance has a black sherwani....so I'm rethinking the black sari idea. Do you have any other ideas? We want to keep it classic and romantic looking...our colors so far are red, black (very light accent) and either a white or gold (but not the super shiny gold).
1) What color should I have the bridesmaids wear?
2) Should I just give them the color and let them choose the outfit or have them all wear the same thing (ie: everyone wear black saris of their choosing vs everyone wear black vs everyone wear the SAME black sari). For the mehndi, their outfits are identical.
3) Do I need to pay for the wedding outfits? My parents are paying for the mehndi outfit. If not, then how do I respectfully ask for $$ without making someone feel bad?
4) Am I responsible for paying for hair/makeup? I'm having the same "group" of MUA do my mom/sister's makeup for the mehndi/wedding but I wasn't sure about the bridesmaids. I haven't been a bridesmaid for a gora wedding so I don't know how that works. I know it's already getting pricey with the wedding expenses so I don't want to add unnecessary stress to my parents. I also don't want to come across as ungrateful because these girls ARE my closest friends--it's just hard to pay for 6 girls hair and makeup.
help...please??
For the wedding, I wanted to do a color coordinated thing. Originally, I had wanted black saris but I hadn't anticipated my fiance wanting to wear black. As of now, I have black accents on my lehnga, my fiance has a black sherwani....so I'm rethinking the black sari idea. Do you have any other ideas? We want to keep it classic and romantic looking...our colors so far are red, black (very light accent) and either a white or gold (but not the super shiny gold).
1) What color should I have the bridesmaids wear?
2) Should I just give them the color and let them choose the outfit or have them all wear the same thing (ie: everyone wear black saris of their choosing vs everyone wear black vs everyone wear the SAME black sari). For the mehndi, their outfits are identical.
3) Do I need to pay for the wedding outfits? My parents are paying for the mehndi outfit. If not, then how do I respectfully ask for $$ without making someone feel bad?
4) Am I responsible for paying for hair/makeup? I'm having the same "group" of MUA do my mom/sister's makeup for the mehndi/wedding but I wasn't sure about the bridesmaids. I haven't been a bridesmaid for a gora wedding so I don't know how that works. I know it's already getting pricey with the wedding expenses so I don't want to add unnecessary stress to my parents. I also don't want to come across as ungrateful because these girls ARE my closest friends--it's just hard to pay for 6 girls hair and makeup.
help...please??