Last Saturday, I was invited to a wedding. It was my first Indian wedding which was quite exciting. However, I wasn’t fully prepared for it and I scrambled for an outfit at the very last minute. I didn’t have a saree so I didn’t dress up traditional but I still really liked this outfit I ended up wearing.

For more of my outfit details and snaps from the wedding, continue below.

When I say I came up with this outfit last minute, I really mean it. Three days before the wedding, I rummaged my closet for something to wear. I struggled so much because I read (thanks Google) that black isn’t that appropriate because Indian weddings are bright and colourful. Most of my dresses are black or too short/revealing which were a no-go.

Then, I found this beaded top I opshopped/thrifted over a year ago:

I this vintage beaded top from the Hospice shop for either no more than $10 and I’ve been wanting to find an occasion to wear it. I love the beading and for something quite old, the stitching and beads are intact. It also had shoulder pads that I cut off.

This top became the focal point of my whole outfit. I struggled to find something to pair it with on the bottom though but thankfully my sister was at my house when I was getting ready and she approved of this bright pink skirt about 15 mins before we had to leave. I tried on a few other bottoms that did not suit the beaded top before it.

The skirt is also thrifted but I got it from Savemart. It appeared in this opshop haul last year. I think the bright colour and contrast from the pale blue of the top worked well especially for the type of wedding.

Although I didn’t wear a saree, I didn’t feel too out of place and I loved the combination.

I kept my footwear simple with this pair of nude heels from Rubi shoes.

Here’s the back. The top has a zip almost all the way down but it is fully beaded. The skirt also has a zip but most of it was covered by the top anyway.

Just look at that beading. I love the details. This top has some weight to it too and it’s good quality. It was definitely a great thrift find of mine.

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For accessories, I knew the more the better. The women at Indian weddings have bangles all up to your elbows but unfortunately, I don’t even have a lot of bracelets. Most bangles are too big for me so I only have around 5 in my collection.

I managed to find two that worked well though. I warn you that the close-up photos below shows how cold I was when I took these blog photos. It was about to rain and it was freezing outside! I took these photos a day after the wedding but I actually wasn’t cold during the actual wedding.

The first one was this Karen Walker Daisy Bangle as the colour perfectly matched my skirt.

The other one is a Swarovski bracelet my Mum gave me which perfectly matched the colour of my top and it was also sparkly.

I could’ve piled on the rings but I ran out of time so I ended up wearing two in each hand. All of my rings are from Lovisa. Three of them I got from Melbourne and appeared in this haul.

I painted my nails gold too which is Revlon’s Gel Envy nail polish in Double Down.

If I get invited to another Indian wedding, I will try to be traditional next time as I would love to dress up in a colourful and sparkly saree but I was still pretty happy with my outfit choice.

I didn’t get proper photos of my makeup except for my phone but I kept it pretty simple too since I ran out of time.

My lipstick is Revlon’s Wild Orchid to match my skirt. I also used Eye of Horus’s copper liquid metal liner on my lids.

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Before I end this post, here’s a few snaps from the wedding. I had a great time and it was so interesting to see the rituals and traditions in an Indian wedding. The bride was absolutely stunning. I’ve never seen so much sparkles in a room and I loved all the details.

I didn’t take a lot of photos and I also forgot to take a photo with the bf who also came with me. It was his first time attending an Indian wedding too and we were both fascinated by it.

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That’s it for today’s post. I hope you liked it and let me know what you think!

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