Aari Braids FTW This Wedding Season

South Indian brides have gorgeous hairstyles on their D day. Yards of flowers, bejeweled braids, kemp, temple jewelry, and pearls we have seen it all- even diamond braids! However, the downside of these beautiful options is that they might get very heavy and with the bride having multiple changes on the big day someone needs to keep fixing the braid. And worse, what if the garland gets caught in it? Here is a new trend that might just be the answer to those woes!

We came across this amazing trend that is fast catching up with South Indian brides now! Brides who are able to sport a traditional braid, keep the bling on, but avoid the mess! Aari braids are here for the win!

What is an Aari Braid?

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What is an Aari braid? The gorgeous work done on bridal blouses is replicated on a delicate net in the same color as your hair. It has strings attached to it and is so easily fixed to your hair. Take a look for yourselves!

This quick tutorial here shows that you can do this easily with minimal help and between changes your makeup artist would have more time to do your touchups!

Is it customisable?

The best thing about Aari braids or an aari jada is customization. You can get the design house to replicate your saree motifs on your aari jada and pair it. How wow and how easy!

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If you think flowers and jewels can be added to this braid, yes of course! Look at how this bride has incorporated both and this would have been done relatively faster too.

Popular Motifs

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The most popular motifs seem to be the leaf and flower vine motifs with stones paced out beautifully to showcase the beauty of the art. Braid your hair and encase it with the aari jada. Another advantage is you need not have extensions if you are not a fan and still have all the fun of a traditional bridal jada with this.

Bride Squad Goals

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Bride squad, if you want a stunning jada and also want to help your dear bride, an Aari jada is a great choice. We love how these bridesmaids have matched their jada with the bride.

So is this a style you'd like to try at your wedding too?