A wedding dress for aunt of the bride is at its most elegant when it is clearly festive and beautifully finished, yet steps back half a pace from the bride in colour, work and volume. At House of Daisy, our showroom on Golf Course Road, Gurugram, aunts often tell us they want to look their best without anyone thinking they tried to compete, and that balance is easier to get right than it sounds.
What makes an outfit compete with the bride?
It is rarely one thing. Usually it is a mix of these, all at once:
- the same colour as the bride's lehenga;
- embroidery as dense and all-over as hers;
- a skirt with the same dramatic volume;
- a long trailing dupatta or a heavy veil-like drape.
Avoid two or three of these together and you can still choose a rich, beautiful outfit.
How do I choose a colour that complements her?
Ask the bride for a photo of her wedding outfit. Then choose a shade from the same warm or cool family, but clearly different.
- Bride in red: try gold, rani, plum, emerald or royal blue.
- Bride in pastel pink: try a deeper berry, a sea green or an antique gold.
- Bride in ivory: try a jewel tone with a gold border.
Even if the bride's lehenga is not from House of Daisy, we can match your outfit to it from a photo or swatch using our shade cards.
How much embroidery is right?
Choose one area of focus rather than work everywhere. A rich border on a silk saree, an embroidered blouse with a plainer skirt, or a heavy dupatta over a lighter lehenga all look luxurious without matching the bride's density. If your lehenga is made to order, it can be made lighter in work and fabric, which also makes it easier to wear through long rituals.
How much volume?
A moderate flare looks graceful and moves beautifully. On ready lehengas the can-can is detachable, so you can soften the skirt if it feels too full beside the bride. A saree or lehenga saree naturally keeps a slimmer line.
What finishing touches add elegance?
- A well-cut blouse: it changes the whole outfit. Padding can be added to any blouse, ready or made to order.
- Sleeves you love: sleeves can be added or lengthened on most ready pieces.
- A neat dupatta: pinned with hidden loops or hooks, added on request.
- The bride's motif in a lighter version: if her lehenga is from House of Daisy, family made-to-order outfits can carry it on request.
Ready or made to order, and when?
Ready lehengas are altered in length, waist and flare, usually within about a week. Made to order lets you set the colour, work and volume precisely, and you approve a sketch before anything is made. Pieces we make to order are made to your measurements and hand-embroidered in our atelier. For a single festive outfit, order three to four weeks ahead; for a family order with heavy hand embroidery, about eight weeks.
Browse our wedding-day collection, and read our guide to outfits for the bride's mother and sisters to see how families plan this together.
The showroom is at Shop 226A, 2nd Floor, DT Mega Mall, Golf Course Road, DLF Phase 1, Sector 28, Gurugram, open every day from 11 AM to 9 PM.
Common questions
Can the aunt wear a lehenga on the wedding day?
Yes. Many aunts do, choosing a colour and level of work that sit beside the bride rather than match her.
Is gold too much for the bride's aunt?
Not at all. Gold sits beautifully beside red and most bridal colours.
Can I ask the bride what she is wearing?
Please do. Most brides are happy to share a photo so the family looks good together.
Shaadi ke din mausi dulhan se zyada na dikhe, iske liye kya karein?
Dulhan se alag rang chunein, kaam ek jagah par rakhein, aur lehenga ka ghera thoda kam rakhein.
Can you soften the flare of a ready lehenga?
Yes. The can-can is detachable, and the flare can be altered at the showroom.
Can I gift an outfit to my sister for the wedding?
Yes. A relative can gift an outfit, and the wearer comes in later to be measured. We have no gift vouchers.
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