Brides go bold!

Wedding seasons are all about style, fashion and new trends. From photo shoots and pre-wedding videos to wedding apparel, everything changes from one year to the next.

One such trend that is catching on this year is of brides doing pre-wedding photo shoots in shorts/boxers.

Starting off when a young Sikh bride stepped out dressed in a red choli, dupatta and black boxers, the trend went viral after a video surfaced, showing a bride, Amisha Bhardwaj, dancing on Sia’s Cheap Thrills, and dressed, once again, in a floral choli and shorts.

A Sikh bride stepped out dressed in a red choli, dupatta and black boxers

Shedding light on the trend, fashion blogger Meenakshi Pamnani says, “Gone are the days when brides were expected to be all decked up in make-up and wear only traditional clothes. The video of the bride who danced on Cheap Thrills was really liked by her mother and mother-in-law, which shows that people are also opening up to such trends. And of course, it’s a big and stressful day, and such photo shoots can certainly help the bride to relax.”

Make-up artist Leena Bhushan, who has worked with many brides who have done such shoots, says that it’s all about being trendy and in vogue. “Once a trend goes viral, everyone wants to try it.” Leena also adds that the photo shoots happen immediately after the bride has finished her make-up, so she looks fresh.

A bride posing with her lehenga in boxers

“While doing the make-up, we want the brides to be comfortable. So many of them prefer to wear shorts or boxers, and once they are ready, they go for the photo shoots and get a few pictures clicked in shorts,” explains Leena.