Single Dupatta v/s Double Dupatta v/s Veil for Your Wedding Look – Real Brides help you decide!

Your bridal look heavily depends on how you drape your dupatta over your lehenga. A slight twist in the draping style can completely change the whole look! Whether you want to pick a contrasting color palette for your double dupatta bridal look or want to take the traditional route with a single dupatta or opt for a regal wedding look by adding a bridal veil, you will find plenty of inspiration in our blog.

Most brides-to-be stay confused about whether to opt for a single dupatta look or a double dupatta look. To make it easier for you to decide we have scoured the internet for the latest dupatta draping trends. Scroll down to check out a few real brides who got the dupatta style right for their lehengas –

Double dupatta drapes:

1. With the heavier dupatta resting on one shoulder, while the lighter one is rested on the other and draped on the head from just one side :

Lehenga: Anamika Khanna

2. With one dupatta over the head and another one draped in very small pleats and bought diagonally from shoulder to waist:

Lehenga: Tarun Tahiliani

Image Source: Rolling Canvas 

…. Or with the dupatta draped over the bun:

Image Source  – Dipak Studios

3. With one dupatta draped over the head and the contrasting one side pinned over the left shoulder straight:

MUA _ @lekha_thecutcollective| Bride _ @palaks_platter | Hair _ @ritikahairstylist | Outfit _ @falgunishanepeacockindia| Photography _ @theministryofmemories

4. With one dupatta draped over the head and the contrasting one pleated like a saree:  

Image Source: Sunny Dhiman Photography

 5. With the contrasting one draped over the head and the other one with very small pleats is belted to the waist:

Lehenga: Tarun Tahiliani

 6. With one dupatta draped over the head while the other one is pleated to bring in the front pallu: 

Image Source: Dipak Studios | Lehenga: Tarun Tahiliani 

Image Source: Rolling Canvas

7. With one dupatta draped over the head and one across the chest:

Lehenga: Rimple And Harpreet | Image Source: Dipak Studios

How gorgeous were those double dupatta drapes? Well, if your heart is almost set on the single dupatta look, here are the real brides who carried the drape with utmost grace and we can’t stop drooling over how stunning it looked. Have a look below at some of our favorite double single drapes which’ll leave you spellbound:

Single Dupatta Drapes:

1. With the dupatta kept on the head, and rested on the shoulder:

Image Source: The Video Wala

2. With the dupatta brought from back to front diagonally over the left shoulder:

Lehenga: Sabyasachi Official | Photography: Studio Reflection

3. With the dupatta draped overhead and brought in diagonally from the left shoulder like a saree:

Lehenga: Sabyasachi | Photography: Shutterdown Photography

4. With the dupatta draped over both the shoulders like a cowl gather:

Lehenga: Tarun Tahiliani 

5. With the dupatta draped over the head and brought front on one side, while the other end is tucked behind the waist:

Image Source: Naman Verma Photography

6. With the dupatta just resting on one shoulder: 

Lehenga: Rimple & Harpreet | Photography: Dipak Studios

7. With the dupatta draped on the head and resting on both shoulders:

Image Source: Manish Malhotra

8. With the dupatta covering the head all the way:

Image Source: Dipak Studios

Bridal Veils

Image Source: Amrit Photography

Image Source: Dipak Studios

Though a popular element in Christian Weddings, some Indian brides too have surprised us with Bridal veils for the wedding look! To be honest, we are loving this addition to the moon.

So, we hope this list might have helped you to decide whether you’ll opt for a double dupatta, a single dupatta drape, or a single dupatta and bridal veil with your wedding lehenga. Whichever one you decide, just make sure to wear something that’s comfortable for you to carry!

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