Nutting out the bridesmaid's outfits

It has taken a while to understand how Buddhist weddings are conducted, but we are learning as we go.

I have decided to go with the local Sri Lanken designer, Purnima Abeyratne. He work is tidy and trendy and she is highly recommended by friends who have used her for their own weddings. Niro's mum wants me to use a local designer. Her and others like her are as good as they get I am told.

I understand the since the wedding is only around 5 hours in it's duration, there might be little time to change into another outfit. Preferably the bridesmaids should stand out looking pretty and pretty distinguishable.  So it might be just the one outfit.


The link to Purnima's site is http://www.purnimaabeyratne.lk

I will be dressed in the Indian drape so have a good at 'Low Country Brides'. She only tailors the clothes and gives design advice so we can look at pourchasing material either locally or from India too. I definitely want to give the Bridesmaids attires an Indian twist. Perhaps the blouses could be or some indian handicrafts. From the images it seems like there are many ways to drape the sari - to make it look more like a dress. We could even do monotone colours of a chiffon textile with  jari borders in gold?

I want to have the Design plans drafted before the middle of July in 3 weeks from now ie 15th of July 2012. So that when Niro's parents come to Auckland (they are currently in Sri Lanka) I will have something to talk about, and also by the time I come down in early September, it will be easier to orchestrate a clear plan.

So really outlandish designs that I came across on Googling indian-fusion came up with the results below. Obvously I think they will need to be full length.

IDEAS PEOPLE! :)

The Good Old Days

This group of girls' fiery ways set the 'mood'
In the Billimoria Hood.
When try as they should
To be well behaved and good
Be rebellious they would.

Once the kind and graceful Puja found that a bird had died
She cried and cried, while we all sighed
At the rose garden
Where an apt burial
She had commissioned.

Geetha held her own
In the class-room
Where she was the natural choice
With a singing voice
Of a nightingale

Hetal - 'handle with care'
Had the most beautiful silky hair
With a smile to compare
Could be mischievousness though quiet
and was a sheer delight

Meen-akshi the fish-eyed
Was coolness - personified
And danced to the beat of
Only her drum,
A friend you could count on.

Zeenat - Jughead Jones
A bundle of fun and bones
Curly locked and thin
This giggling goblin
Had a heart of gold.

Avani, Frog-andes?
what could be said of her
I wonder? ;)

Meens Views ;) and some quick math

'hey hun..i loved attached ones frm the link u sent...I think u can change colors and tit-bits but these 3 will look gorgeous on u!!

I am a little more over the top than sober..as u know!!! But pic 7 might be PERFECT for u!! U can work on the pic 12 colors and design of corset but I like the skirt...and pic 10 with slight changes will also look gorgeous!!

Anyways..if you are going to india and wld like to meet a designer in bombay..let me know. I can give u references of sm amazing ones' 

Girls,

Let me introduce you to another dear friend of mine, bridesmaid Mona an old friend since my uni days here, we also flatted together in London. Zeenat and Hetal have met her and the rest of you might have heard of and seen pics on Facebook of us, but you'll all meet soon :). We were talking yesterday and we think that to have dresses when I'm in sari might be too much of a clash. As a compromise it would be nicer to have something indiany/sari for the wedding, which really isn't even a long affair, it's from evening to night, and then change when I change after the ceremony..into something of your own choice? What say? I too like the dresses short listed below and infact something like 10 would look nice?

the other option is for us all to wear cream, mine would be pure cream and gold with all of you wearing a spectrum of shades blouses, with cream saris??? I'm just brainstorming here. Puji loved the shades in cactii colours,

Okay can anyone give me suggestions as to what sort of costs can me expected for the kind of outfits below in Indian rupees. I do plan to come to India in August.

I believe that the designer below Purnima's rates from a 2008 wedding of my friend were as follows

'Poornima charges for the sewing & design only.
The material charges & the sarees you buy are on top of the following.
Also the cost probably depends on the complexity of the design etc.

Poornima for design & sewing for our wedding:
Bridesmaids Rs 4,500 each
Bridal Jacket 3,500

going away jacket 2500
homecoming jacket 2000

Underskirts for above 3 x600 each'

For the makeup I have in mind another company - the lady is called Ramani, here are her rates

'As for Ramani, she & her assistants come to the hotel & do the hair, makeup & saree draping of you & bridesmaids. She charges per bride & per bridesmaid/flower girl.
I don't remember her charges...I remember a cost of ~Rs25,000? (but its a guess at best).'

If you gals what to change we'll have a makeup artist at our disposal. 

xoxo

Me

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