what is finery

The panetar and gharchola form a significant aspect of the wedding ceremony ritual. The panetar sari can be a gift from the bride?s maternal uncle even though the gharchola sari will be the gift from her new in-laws. Historically, bride wore the panetar at the beginning of the wedding ceremony and then gharchola at the end of the wedding ceremony. Today, fairly for the bride to be to wear a gharchola chunni over her head and shoulder to symbolize her movement in one family to a different. The panetar is an unique silk sari or chenia choli with which has a white body and red border. The plain white person is woven in Gajji silk with linear stripes or checks in gold zari. There are tie dyed (bandhani) motifs usually yellow/gold or green to adorn the sari. Similar to glamour shots, high fashion wedding pictures require a complete attention to detail. The hair, makeup, lighting and location must be set for optimum advantage. Poses must be thought out and prepared as the bride and her finery are encased within an artistic shot. And each photograph should convey emotion, yet convey a story when grouped together in an album.