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The Mumbai Bride Diaries: Final Bridal Pictures

The Mumbai Bride Diaries: Final Bridal Pictures

Hey guys,

I am sharing the bridal pics in this post today. Check out all the Bridal Diaries updates HERE, more about the Lakme Absolute Bridal Dream Team HERE and announcing Cory Walia as my bridal makeup artist HERE.

After the ‘bride in the making’ pics in the last post, here are the final pictures 🙂

The Mumbai Bride Diaries: Final Bridal Pictures, Indian Bride, Gujurati Bride, Cory Walia Bridal Makeup

One saree done :p I had to wear 2 sarees and one dupatta and all that jewellery amd manage walking,sitting, etc with that :/

The white saree shown in the above pic on the shoulder is the 2nd saree called the ‘Panetar’. And the dupatta, thank god the dupatta was not huge but still it was heavy.

Done with all three finally.

I loved the makeup! It was subtle and elegant, not overly done. No cakey foundation, the eyes were perfect and he used a burgundy lipstick on me which I never thought would look good on me, but he mixed 1-2 shades and the hint of pink looked nice.

Cory and his team did the hairstyle and jewellery placing also really well. Draping was the toughest coz two sarees were to be draped together where the red gharchoda is the main saree (Some Gujuratis have the panetar as the main saree and wear the gharchoda before the 4th phera) and panetar also goes together. They did it really well. Also they did the crisp gharchoda pleats with the help of a hair straightener! I had read about that tip but never got the chance to try it myself, finally it was tried on me 😀 And it really works in keeping the saree pleats together!!

Some random clicks..

Happy Cory
Showing me the pic he clicked on his cam
Happy us! Finally all done and went well
Mirror Mirror On the Wall
Before the mandap
During the pheras
Candid Moment

The pics are clicked by Sneha and Saif from Rhythmic Focus. Check out their facebook page HERE

I am really happy I got this opportunity to get my bridal makeup done by Cory Walia and his team. Thanks to Team Lakme and Cory Walia for making my special day more memorable 🙂 And thank you everyone for all the love and support throughout <3

P.S: Its also our one month anniversary in an hour 😀

The Mumbai Bride Diaries: Bride in the Making Pics

The Mumbai Bride Diaries: Bride in the Making Pics

Hey guys,

Remember I had announced in my previous post that Cory Walia is my Bridal MUA who is a part of Lakme Absolute Bridal Dream Team.

Let me tell you I was very nervous. I thought he would be very moody types or something but I was so so wrong. He was very very sweet and warm. A very down to earth and jovial person. We both are Sagittarians :p We chatted a lot and he made me feel quite comfortable.

Starting with the goof ups, he and his team members Poonam and Priya already reached the venue at 9am even before we reached :/ And I still had to sit for the pre wedding mandva puja which took another 40 minutes or so. We had ample time to get ready so that was not an issue, but still I did not want to make him wait. He was very calm though and had his breakfast peacefully.

Later on when we started with the makeup, my jewellery box went missing. I was going nuts :/ My friends and family took rounds to home to check while all the time it was in the same bag right in front of us and no one could find it :/ Yes, all this usually happens on the day of your wedding. Something similar happened with my bhai’s sherwani on the day of his wedding 😀

Finally we found it, and untill that time we did the basic makeup,etc. Jewellery was required before hair for the maang tikka etc placing.

I also learned some tips and tricks for him. He said I am the first bride he is working on who knows so much about makeup and makeup brands and is so knowledgeable,that he loved doing my makeup 🙂

Here are a few pics of ‘in process’ :p

After the base, Cory used the Lakme Absolute Face Stylist Compact to set the base. He used the Face Stylist Blush Duos and Lakme Eye Quartet.

He made a slight wing with the Lakme Absolute Kohl Ultimate and lined the waterline too with it. (I love it too..was carrying only this liner/kajal for my honeymoon)

A small nazar ka tikka too with the Lakme Absolute Kohl Ultimate.

And last but not the least mascara..

We did not have flowers and Cory wanted to add them to the bun, so he went and got some flowers from the wedding mandap 😀

And with the jewellery..

I will show you the complete look with the two sarees and the dupatta and more pics with him in the next post 🙂

The Mumbai Bride Diaries: 5 Days to go,Bridal MUA,etc

The Mumbai Bride Diaries: 5 Days to go,Bridal MUA,etc

Hey guys,

This would probably be my last bridal update for now 😀 Only 5 days left. Nervous/Excited/Sad/Happy. I have no idea, its a mixed bag. I just hope everything goes smooth and well.

On 4th Thursday is the DJ cum mehendi function and on 6th Saturday is the final D Day. I won’t be too active on the blog after 1-2 days, though I have some scheduled posts for you all. I would be updating my social media in between. So, do follow me on  Facebook twitter and Instagram. Also another exciting giveaway coming up.

Coming to my Bridal Makeup Artist, well it was a thing I had not revealed since a long time, but now the time is perfect!

If you read my previous post on Lakme Absolute Bridal Dream Team, you might have got a hint 😉 Or maybe not 😀

Yes, it is none other than the Bridal Makeup Expert Cory Walia!!! I think everyone knows who Cory Walia is and he needs no introduction. Still if you do, read on :p

About Cory Walia: Having been in the industry for 25 years now, Cory is a name much renown in the bridal makeup space and is hence on board for one of India’s leading make up brands – Lakmé. Having styled Kareena Kapoor for the recently concluded Lakmé fashion week Winter/Festive Grand Finale, he is a part of Lakme’s conceptualized team of experts popularly called as ‘The Absolute Bridal Dream Team’ that creates the most exquisite and sort after bridal looks this wedding season. the club comprises two of the best names in couture and makeup – Manish Malhotra and Cory Walia.

I am of course excited and can’t wait to see what Cory has in store for me and how the final look would turn out to be. I am sure it would be good. This bridal season ‘Gloss’ is in,so let’s see what he comes up with.

Also if you are a bride to be, participate in the Bridal Dream Team Contest HERE, so that you too can get a chance to get your bridal makeup by the Celebrity Makeup Artist Cory Walia, or maybe win an outfit byManish Malhotra!

P.S: Services of Cory Walia are provided by Lakme but that does not in any way affect my opinion on the service,brand or the products.

What’s up with you guys ? 😀 I still can’t believe I would be married in 5 days O_o