The 2026 Bride Wears Her Story, Not Just Her Wedding Look
Less weight, more meaning: 2026 bridal trends are rewriting the rules of wedding style. Flipping through my mum’s wedding album, I can only imagine what bridal fashion looked like about five decades back. The late 1980s bridal fashion had a quiet confidence of its own: a peacock blue Katan Banarasi featuring a purple border, delicately splattered with silver Butti work, paired with a matching blue. A short red veil. Traditional gold jewellery took centre stage, unapologetically regal.
The makeup complemented her wedding attire just like it was supposed to: softly blushed cheeks, red glossy lips, a sleek swipe of eyeliner and mascara defining her eyelashes and neatly done kolka art that framed the face just enough with a big round bindi. No excess, no experimentation—just timeless grace...
