Bridal trends to follow this season

Celebrities like Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Isha Ambani are the newest brides and their weddings have set the tone for this summer's big, fat Indian weddings.

For every girl, whether she is modern or traditional, her wedding day is the most significant day of her life and she is the queen of this real-timefairy-tale.

The one thing that you need to keep in mind is "the bigger, the better". Let's take a look at the trends, you need to know for looking like the most ravishing summer bride.

Drama in your lehenga: Ruffles, layers, trails, flare are the design elements that set the lehenga apart. They up the feminine quotient, making you look like a queen from the rich Indian history and adding lots of them is the "key".

You can choose to add of these design elements in your lehenga to give that dramatic edge. You may recall Priyanka Chopra's white gown with the long trail that created quite a stir even in the western world.

Pastel colours: Pastel colours have a way to make one look ethereal, and that's why they make a brilliant choice for a summer day wedding. The soft hues like the ivory, lavender, mint green, lemon yellow, baby pink, coral are the colours you should look at for your day look.

Flower power: To look graceful, opt for a softer, pastel colour palette, whereas for a flamboyant look, you can indulge in flower print with a stronger colour contrast.

And, if you like your outfits more embroidered and embellishment, then you could consider getting floral embroidery done on your outfit. Alternatively, you may choose to adorn yourself with lovely flower jewellery, styled with a solid or shaded colour lehenga.

Banarasi: Rich, opulent banarasi sarees are evergreen. These are heritage pieces that are passed on from one generation to the next. Banarasi sarees and duapttas come in richest of colors like emerald, royal blue, hot pink, so make sure you pick the most stunning hue for your skintone.

Red: It is "the ultimate colour" for bridalwear. Deepika, Anushka, Priyanka, each of them have worn this passionate colour for their weddings.

This is one colour that works beautifully for all skin tones, dusky to fair, bringing out the eternal glow and radiance in the bride's face.

Double dupatta: This trend was popularised by Bollywood's favourite bridalwear designer, Sabyasachi. One dupatta was matched with their lehenga and the other one was a bandhejchunri or odhni in warmer colour combos like red, orange, yellow, which was placed on the head or used as a ghoongat/veil to cover the face.

This trend has been well received by lots of brides and has been in vogue, ever since Sabyasachi first showcased it. And why not, there are practical reasons as well, besides the aesthetic ones.

Blouses, sexy or classy: Bridal blouses are either sexy with a deep V neck, sweetheart neck, scoop neck or on the other hand, they are closed neck with longer sleeves for a regal look.

Once you have planned your lehenga style, fabric and color, then you can have your blouse designed accordingly.