LEHENGAS TO TRY THIS YEAR.....

Weddings are special. Picking out your outfit for a wedding is not less complicated than calculas. Being the bride or not, you want to shine bright for the day. So here i am, sitting in a fairy gown, offering you some stardust in the form of the best lehenga trends of the year to take inspiration from.

Jacket Lehhenga

Personally, I love this trend. You could try a heavy embroidered jacket over a plain lehenga, or, a net jacket over a heavily embroidered lehenga. The length of the jacket can also altered as per your preference- full length, knee length, with a trail. The jacket can be a staright, slit or a pleated jacket. All of this depends upon the fabric out of which the jacket is made and the lehenga it is to be paired with. You can wear a choli inside the jacket or a corset. It is pretty versatile and can be worked into a cntemporary look by wearing it over a corset and a wide legged pallazo too.

Brocade Lehenga

A breath of fresh air as opposed to the heavy worked lehengas that we've been always pictured. More and more brides are opting for these beautiful silk ensembles. The best way to adorn these outfits is by selecting bright colours. Complete the look with heavy temple jewellery and an updo and you're set to shine like the star you are.

Kurta Lehenga

Replacing the choli with a kurta is the new trend since a few months now. You could try a knee-length kurta or a slit kurta to give it a different look altogether. This is a good outfit idea for the bridal brigade. The best part about this type of lehenga is that you are not obligated to wear this with a dupatta. 

Trail Lehenga

Here comes another personal favourite. Your wedding day is your very own fairytale and you mustn't look less than a princess. Adding a trail to your lehenga is bound to give you that much desired royal look. Add a trail to your evening gown or lehenga and take the centre stage with finesse.

Belt Lehenga 

From Bipasha to Anushka all opted for a belt lehenga to grace their special evening. It's been in vogue since last year now, and, why not. Belt lehengas exude elegance, are trendy, yet so practical. The belt helps you keep your dupatta in place providing you with the much needed comfort to enjoy your evening.

Ruffle Lehenga

Ruffles equales fun. There is somethng so old school yet contemporary about it. Ruffle lehengas look perfect for a cocktail night or a sangeet night. Give your evening look a princessy touch by stepping into an exquisite looking ruffle lehenga.

Love Story Lehenga

Planning on customizing your lehenga? Why don't you get your love story embroidered thereon?! Yep, you heard me right. This is the most exciting wedding outfit trend of the year. Describe your love story to your designer and watch it get transformed onto your beautiful lehenga. If not that, customize it with a little this and that like embroidering merely your first meet as opposed to your entire love story, or, get your and your groom's name embroidered thereon (like in the image above).

Blend these trends with a dash of this and a seasoning of that and put together your ideal, trendy, and personalized wedding outfit for that special day.

STEERING AWAY FROM DINNER DATES

Dinner Date Is Never The Only Option....

The most asked question for a few days now will be 'what are you doing on the 14th?' 
And the answer is never too different from going out for dinner. I'm sure dinner date will never go out of style, but, doing something different wouldn't really hurt right?! It doesn't necessarily mean that you need to rack your brains, wear your creative hat and get confused, it could be as simple as attending a cooking class together or going out on a road trip or just read my write up carefully and takes notes. 
Well, if you asked me, I'd suggest the latter.

The Adventurous Lot

If you fall within this ambit or just love to have different experiences, there are so many options around which you can plan your day. It ranges from rock climbing, fishing, paragliding, para sailing, trekking, snorkeling, zorbing, bungee jumping and so many other options. In-exhaustive indeed. Now these activities are not always easily accessible, or might be a little extreme for some, for those, there are various options available like go out on an amusement park/ theme park date (i mean Kanye West proposed Kim Kardashian in an amusement park, so it definitely isn't be a bad idea,) then, there is paintball, laser tag, miniature golf, etc.

 

Camping

This is for those of you having time on them, and believe me the experience would be amazing. All you need to do is do a little browsing online. There are many options ranging from the out-and-out camping sites to those providing camping experience the chic way. Make sure your partner is absolutely up for this, for it may not turn out to be a most perfect date idea for some.

But since not everyone has the luxury of time, for you guys there is the picnic date option. All you need is a beach side or a river side or a perfect mountain site, pack a light picnic lunch, may be some wine and you are sorted for the day. you can also add a little bike riding to your picnic provided the weather allows you to.

Spa Date

This is an absolute favorite of the ladies. In need of some brownie points, this should be your go to option. All you need to make sure is that you specify that you're looking for a couples spa, there must not be any partition between you two so that you both can enjoy it together and is not shady in the least. The different types of treatments available at a spa is astounding. Also, if you two have never been on a spa date, you must definitely go, on one this valentine's.

 

Game Night

The moment you read this I'm sure all you could think of were video games. But you needn't be a video game enthusiast to have such a date. You could start with board games, card games, play a little Jenga or scrabble and end your day with a karaoke competition. If you don't want to stay indoors you could try a bowling date. I'm not saying this is a very different idea of a date, but if you are one of those who always stick to dinner dates or coffee dates, then this is definitely a breath of fresh air. You could make your game night date more special by surprising your partner with a pillow fort or a cute indoor tent, may be some fairy lights and set the romantic mood.

  Relationship Time Capsule

For those having no idea about what a time capsule is, here's a gist, you store a few objects having significance to the present time in a container called the capsule and bury it in some place which can be opened in the future to get an idea of the time the capsule was made.

Now relationship time capsule is a tad bit different than the usual time capsule. You and your partner can store things which are significant to you guys in a capsule and bury it at a significant place like the place you first met or where you went on your first date or got married or honeymooned. It could be any place and the capsule could contain any item. All that you need to keep in mind is, it must be significant to you and your partner. Making a date out of this would be fun, adventurous and definitely out of the box. Rest assured for you'll be scoring great brownie points from your better half. 

If none of the above ideas seemed to have struck a chord with your romantic side, there are a few other options you could consider. There's beer tasting date, vineyard date, karaoke night, biking date, walk a dog date, concert date.

There are many alternatives available to make your date unique in some or the other way. Go and find your unique idea coz a successful relationship is all about falling in love many a times, with the same person.