Bridal Outfits

Singhalese brides generally wear white or cream (taken from the British) to the wedding and wear a red outfit when they are leaving the wedding. Indian brides often wear red, although it differs depending on the region. We are still trying to decide if we should combine the ceremonies (so I'd only wear one outfit - the Singhalese sari) or do them seperately.

I am inspired by these lace wedding gowns by Monique Lhuillier. I'd really love to do a cream lace sari with embellished bead work and a scalloped lace cap sleeve blouse to sort of mimick my mom's sari on her wedding day.

I'm not sure if I'll get something designed from scratch or buy off the rack when I go to India and Sri Lanka in December. Here are some designers I like and am thinking about visiting in India:

Maria B:

Manish Malhotra:

Satya Paul:

Tarun Tahilani

Moodboards

I found these moodboards which are a collection of images/inspirations that can set the theme and tone of your wedding. Some I liked the colors and others I just liked individual images. I am collecting the ones I like and hopefully I'll create my own moodboard sometime soon.

Potential Place Cards and random cute knickknacks

I really love some of these trinkets for placecards or some other sort of design element. They are from the website French General. They are random, but I think they are cute inspiration pieces for something during the wedding.

Lighting Images/Inspiration

I haven't quite decided on the lighting theme for the wedding. I am drawn to the moroccan theme for its richness but I also love the idea of paper lanterns and the richness of chandeliers. I might try and give different parts of the night different feels. Like have the cocktail/lounge area have a moroccan theme, and the tent/dance floor have paper lanters or chandeliers. Since my weddding venue is outside and the wedding is at night, the lighting is really important for the feel/mood of the wedding.

I took most of these ideas from http://www.stylemepretty.com/ and www.kenziekate.blogspot.com/.

Lanterns:

Flower balls/lanterns:
Interesting Cherry blossom lights:
Chandliers:

These lanterns are from a British store Graham and Green (so the shipping I am sure is going to be insane). My favorite lanterns are the last of the three images - they are so beautiful.

I like how the light catches these paper lanterns: