| just love weddings. They consider it as one of the | | | | engagement party would be different than the |
| most important days of their lives. Some of them | | | | ones that will adorn her body on her wedding day. |
| even start thinking about their dream weddings | | | | During the engagement party, the jewelry would |
| when they are old enough to know what a | | | | have to be less heavy and simpler in design. It is |
| wedding is all about. Among the girls all over the | | | | not uncommon for Indian brides to have their |
| world, it must be the Indian girls who love to | | | | Indian bridal jewelry for both their engagement |
| associate Indian bridal jewelry with their wedding | | | | and wedding dates to be designed specifically for |
| daydreams. This is because in India, the jewelry is | | | | them. This is especially true for those who are |
| an essential part of any woman's wedding day. | | | | rich and extravagant in their tastes of jewelry. |
| The Indian tradition calls for brides to be decked | | | | They would have different sets of Indian bridal |
| with Indian bridal jewelry from head to toe. All the | | | | jewelry for both occasions custom-designed |
| pieces of jewelry would have to complement | | | | preferably by known jewelry designers. For the |
| each other as well as the outfit that the Indian | | | | engagement, it is accepted that the bride-to-be |
| bride is wearing. | | | | will wear just a one piece of jewelry like an |
| Indian bridal jewelry does not have to mean the | | | | elaborately designed necklace embedded with |
| ones that are worn during the wedding day only | | | | precious stones. In other times though this piece |
| but also on the engagement party that an Indian | | | | of Indian bridal jewelry would be complemented |
| bride-to-be might be having before her big day. | | | | with earrings that are simply designed but is |
| The Indian bridal jewelry would have to include | | | | equally opulent in terms of the appliquéd |
| earrings, nose rings, necklaces, bracelets or | | | | stones as well as with a bracelet of the same |
| bangles as well as anklets and other possible | | | | design or precious stone embellishments. |
| adornments of the body that could be made with | | | | On the wedding date itself, the bride would wear |
| precious stones. These jewelries could be made | | | | the heavy Indian bridal jewelry that she had |
| of the most precious gems like diamonds, rubies, | | | | made. These Indian bridal jewelry generally |
| sapphires and emeralds among others, set in gold, | | | | consists of the Maangtika or that piece of Indian |
| silver or platinum. Whatever the type of Indian | | | | bridal jewelry that most if not all Indian brides |
| bridal jewelry, brides would want them to fit the | | | | wear on their heads, the necklace, the nose ring, |
| colors of the outfit that she will be wearing on | | | | the earrings, the waistband, the anklets and the |
| both her engagement and her wedding day. | | | | rings for the toes as well as the bangles worn on |
| It is expected though that the Indian bridal | | | | the arm. |
| jewelry that will be worn on a bride-to-be's | | | | |