How One Girl Ditched Her Pre-Wedding Shoot To Spend Time With Her BFFs!
BY Apoorva | 29 Aug, 2016 | 4063 views | 4 min read
We all want those lovely doe-eyed pictures with our fiancée before the wedding. But Devina Malhotra, Blogger-in-Chief at Guilty Bytes went one step further! She ditched her usual pre-wedding shoot for a shoot with her bridesmaids. Isn’t that amazing? One of the best parts of being a bridesmaid is watching a person you love and adore transform into her most beautiful self as The Bride! And this is such a special way of spending this particular moment with them.
Here's what we went down at the do, with her girls and let's hear it from her, in her own words!
“I decided to ditch the usual pre-wedding shoot with my fiancee and instead decided to doll up and create memories with my bff(s). This year is really special for I am going to be twirling in a gorgeous lehenga at my dream wedding, something that I longed for years! I still remember those emotions that I underwent when I broke the news to my girl friends after my fiancé proposed to me. There were numerous butterflies, endless sighs and the overwhelming feelings that are still etched afresh in my mind! Because my girls have really been my world, I decided to ditch the usual pre-wedding shoot with my fiancé (not that we won’t do anything at all) but instead do something special, something magical for the squad. I wanted to honor each of my friend who had been with me in different walks of my life and that’s why I ended up hosting them all in a stunning bridesmaid shoot, making sure that each one looks like a dream in a designer outfit, gets a VIP beauty treatment and looks perfect to the T."
"In terms of the venue, I wanted into completely fit into my fairytale theme. There couldn’t have been anything better than a wedding theme story set in the charm of Lutyen’s Delhi – The Taj Mahal Hotel, on Number One Mansingh Road. The team at the Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi left no stone unturned and got Riveting Events on board for a tasteful décor like no other."
"I decided to co-create cute bridal favours with Zariin Jewelry for my bridesmaids and hand it over to them as an invitation for our shoot. We put together their extraordinary Pearl Kissed Redux goodies and charms along with a cute note, thanking them for helping me tie the knot."
"The shoot day will always be a distinctive memory because it started with my girl gang getting all dolled up at the F Salon, Rajouri Garden. With the best of MUAs & hairdressers, everyone got really excited and shot crazy BTS photos as well. I loved the hairdo the team at F Salon gave me and needless to say that the makeup was on point, for everyone! So recommend all brides and bridesmaids to check this place out this wedding season."
"Ritu Kumar outfits are exactly what bridal dreams are made of. To pick our dresses for the bridesmaid shoot, we went to the Ritu Kumar store at South Ex. We maintained a pastel theme for all the girls and picked out a variety of flowy anarkalis, net sarees, lehengas and gowns."
"Our Jewelry partners at Zariin Jewelry offered us some of the best pieces from their all-new Pearl Kissed Redux collection. Since we weren’t doing a very traditional setup, these jewel pieces just synchronized flawlessly with our dresses. Unconventional in look with timeless appeal- Zariin jewels is surely a jewelry label for fashion-forward women."
"With superior quality and impeccable craftsmanship Ru.saru provided us with great styles of clutch purses to go with our outfits. Be it the sleeker designs or the details such as the crystal studded flower lock or bird shaped lock, there is so much to love in the Ru.saru collection!"
"From planning to execution, the bridesmaid shoot has been such a lovely experience to reckon all my life. I can’t thank enough all my band partners- The Taj Mahal Hotel, Ritu Kumar , Zariin Jewelry, Ru.Saru, F Salon India for helping me raise a toast to timeless beginnings and rediscover the joys of friendship like never before! A beautiful photo story by Sunflare Art House by Megha Jain. "
What do you love most about this shoot? Tell us!
“I decided to ditch the usual pre-wedding shoot with my fiancee and instead decided to doll up and create memories with my bff(s). This year is really special for I am going to be twirling in a gorgeous lehenga at my dream wedding, something that I longed for years! I still remember those emotions that I underwent when I broke the news to my girl friends after my fiancé proposed to me. There were numerous butterflies, endless sighs and the overwhelming feelings that are still etched afresh in my mind! Because my girls have really been my world, I decided to ditch the usual pre-wedding shoot with my fiancé (not that we won’t do anything at all) but instead do something special, something magical for the squad. I wanted to honor each of my friend who had been with me in different walks of my life and that’s why I ended up hosting them all in a stunning bridesmaid shoot, making sure that each one looks like a dream in a designer outfit, gets a VIP beauty treatment and looks perfect to the T."
"In terms of the venue, I wanted into completely fit into my fairytale theme. There couldn’t have been anything better than a wedding theme story set in the charm of Lutyen’s Delhi – The Taj Mahal Hotel, on Number One Mansingh Road. The team at the Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi left no stone unturned and got Riveting Events on board for a tasteful décor like no other."
"I decided to co-create cute bridal favours with Zariin Jewelry for my bridesmaids and hand it over to them as an invitation for our shoot. We put together their extraordinary Pearl Kissed Redux goodies and charms along with a cute note, thanking them for helping me tie the knot."
"The shoot day will always be a distinctive memory because it started with my girl gang getting all dolled up at the F Salon, Rajouri Garden. With the best of MUAs & hairdressers, everyone got really excited and shot crazy BTS photos as well. I loved the hairdo the team at F Salon gave me and needless to say that the makeup was on point, for everyone! So recommend all brides and bridesmaids to check this place out this wedding season."
"Ritu Kumar outfits are exactly what bridal dreams are made of. To pick our dresses for the bridesmaid shoot, we went to the Ritu Kumar store at South Ex. We maintained a pastel theme for all the girls and picked out a variety of flowy anarkalis, net sarees, lehengas and gowns."
"Our Jewelry partners at Zariin Jewelry offered us some of the best pieces from their all-new Pearl Kissed Redux collection. Since we weren’t doing a very traditional setup, these jewel pieces just synchronized flawlessly with our dresses. Unconventional in look with timeless appeal- Zariin jewels is surely a jewelry label for fashion-forward women."
"With superior quality and impeccable craftsmanship Ru.saru provided us with great styles of clutch purses to go with our outfits. Be it the sleeker designs or the details such as the crystal studded flower lock or bird shaped lock, there is so much to love in the Ru.saru collection!"
"From planning to execution, the bridesmaid shoot has been such a lovely experience to reckon all my life. I can’t thank enough all my band partners- The Taj Mahal Hotel, Ritu Kumar , Zariin Jewelry, Ru.Saru, F Salon India for helping me raise a toast to timeless beginnings and rediscover the joys of friendship like never before! A beautiful photo story by Sunflare Art House by Megha Jain. "
What do you love most about this shoot? Tell us!
