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Bride in red lehenga and groom in cream sherwani and red turban at an Anand Karaj in a gurdwara, South Asian wedding

What to Wear to a South Asian Wedding Ceremony

by Zorsay

Ceremony dress codes across South Asian wedding traditions: venue, head covering, shoes, colors to skip, and what guests of any gender wear.

Henna-decorated hands at a gaye holud and mehndi, South Asian wedding

Every South Asian Wedding Event, Explained (and What to Wear to Each)

by Zorsay

Every South Asian wedding event explained, from roka to walima, across Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Parsi and Nepali traditions.

Couple in white mundu and red-and-gold silk at a Kerala wedding, South Asian wedding

Wedding Color Rules Across South Asia, and How They Bend in the Diaspora

by Zorsay

Can you wear black, white, or red to a South Asian wedding? A color-by-event-by-tradition table, the reasons behind each rule, and how US couples bend them.

Sikh bride in a embroidered lehenga and groom in a sherwani and turban praying before the Guru Granth Sahib at their wedding

How Many Outfits Is a South Asian Wedding, Really? The Multi-Day Wardrobe Plan

by Zorsay

Count the events, not the days. A tradition-by-tradition guide to how many outfits a South Asian wedding really takes, with a copyable 3-day planner.

Kerala Hindu bride in a red and gold silk sari beside the groom in white at a lamp-lit wedding ceremony, South Asian wedding

Bridal Outfits by Tradition: What the Bride Wears, and Why It Is Not Always Red

by Zorsay

What South Asian brides wear, tradition by tradition: Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Parsi, Nepali, Sri Lankan, Bhutanese, and diaspora.

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