50+ Gorgeous Mehendi Outfits for Brides to Rock in 2024!

Sonali

While 2022 has been a challenging year, it’s been a year that gave birth to a lot of iconic clothing and unconventional styles. Be it the trend of intimate weddings or the fresh update in the bridal fashion trends, we absolutely love the flood of ideas! While your wedding day might be the most important function, your pre-wedding outfits shouldn’t pale out in comparison. As for the mehendi outfits for the bride, there are several styles you can pick out apart from the traditional lehengas.

While lehengas are the iconic and go-to choices for mehendi functions, you can also try experimenting with shararas, jumpsuits, colorful indo western outfits and even gowns & sarees! Your outfit could either reflect your personal style or the theme and vibe of your event. Color palette and draping styles is another key game changer you can play around with! While mehendi is a rather comfortable and homely event, the mehendi outfits for bride should not only be eye-catchy but also comfortable.

Looking for a fresh and new set of outfit ideas for your mehendi function? Fret not, you’ve chosen the right place! From simple mehndi dresses to some unique ott styles, scroll along for a list of 50+ playful ways of styling your mehendi outfits. What’s your pick?

Flowy Zig-Zag Print Yellow Kurta With Dhoti

If you want to free yourself from the hassles of lehengas and pick a comfortable yet stylish mehendi look then stop right here! This fusion outfit featuring a long kurta with a traditional white dhoti has your back. It’s flowy and comfy but at the same time, it has a really quirky charm. Pair it up with bold earrings or a nice braided hairstyle and you’re good to go!

Sequins Patchwork Crop Top With Sheer Embroidered Dupatta & Solid Skirt

This is a perfect mehendi dress for brides or bridesmaids who love to stay minimalistic, yet don’t want to underdress in their own mehendi! The patchwork sequins crop top contrasts the rather simplistic white long skirt and the embroidered dupatta covers up any traces of being overly minimal. You can always pair up mehendi outfits like these with some light jewelry or hear accessories!

Shimmering Mirror Accented Pastel Lehenga With Solid V Neck Blouse

Brides who adore sequins and pastels can rejoice because this bridal mehndi wear combines both your fantasies! The mirror sequin work on the lehenga will reflect sunlight as you stroll through the venue, which will honestly look ethereal. The blouse is plain to avoid gaudiness and the v neck offers ample space to go all out with matching jewelry! 

Indo Western Front Open Slit Kurta And Pink Lehenga

Front slit kurtas have always been a fashion statement in the Indian wear. Why not make it look more bridal? This pink kurta with intricate silver embroidery looks perfect with a matching flowy lehenga. With a style as detailed as this, an open hairstyle and minimal jewelry is the way to go! It’s a lovely pick for daytime mehendi functions.

Stylish Halter Neck Silver Brocade Crop Top And Bandhani Printed Cobalt Blue Sharara

Flaunt your style with something rather unconventional. An Indo-Western mehndi sharara like this one is a great pick for people who love experimenting! Since your outfit is flashy, keep the makeup nude and fresh for the best outcome. You can also go for stiletto heels or wedges for some extra sass.

Anushka Sharma’s Bohemian Multi Color Zari Silk Lehenga Choli

Anushka’s ethnic Indian wear and fashion sense have long molded the dreams of every millennial bride. This designer mehendi outfit is perfect for a desi Indian touch to your function, especially if you’re planning a similar vibe with your decor. With a plunging v neck like this, you can opt for a heavy bridal choker and bangles! It is wise to keep your hairstyle simplistic if your outfit has a lot going on.

Full Sleeves Crop Blouse With Simple Yellow Long Skirt 

Do you prefer keeping your outfits simple? Then, this bride’s mehendi look is a gorgeous pick for you! Minimal brides can pair a simplistic plain lehenga with a heavily embroidered blouse. Additionally, you can even make your blouse crop or add a plunging neckline to enhance the minimalism by decreasing the embellished part. This look is also a great pick for haldi functions!

Lightly Embroidered Lime Yellow Sabyasachi Lehenga

Inspired by Alia Bhatt, this gorgeous yellow lehenga has little leafy detailing and a sheer dupatta, perfect as mehendi outfits for bride. Don’t forget to pair this Sabyasachi beauty with an elegant bun and floral hair accessories! We also love the metallic gold bridal choker and long necklace this bride picked.

White Chikankari Work Lehenga Choli With Yellow Dupatta 

An all-white lehenga with intricate chikan embroidery is a perfect pick for a contemporary mehendi ceremony bridal look! Choose a dupatta with contrasting colours to add the pop that’s lacking in your outfit. You can also finish up your look with matching with floral jewelry. It’s also a great pick for morning haldi functions.

Sheer Grey Georgette Saree for Mehendi Function

Keep your intimate mehendi ceremony a solemn affair with this gorgeous grey saree and sleeveless blouse with silver mirror work. Since your outfit is simple, focus on heavy bridal jewelry and have a pick from our collection of hairstyles for all wedding ceremonies! 

Unique Mehndi Outfit with a Pink Embroidered Peplum Blouse And Ruffled Sharara

If you’re a bride or bridesmaid looking for an offbeat mehendi dress code, then this quirky coordinated outfit might strike your fancy! This look features an embellished peplum top, skillfully paired with a plain ruffle sharara. Jewelry is kept minimum and the bride added a lovely french braid to go with it! 

Designer Ruffled Pink Tulle Lehenga for Mehendi

The V-cut neckline reduces the appearance of broad shoulders and works best for apple and inverted triangle body shapes. This bride paired her lavender Indo-western mehndi outfit with quirky yet simplistic embellishments for an elegant yet glamorous look.

Printed Longline Jacket Blouse With Layered Ruffle Lehenga

Neutralize the heavy artisan printed blouse with a plain ruffle bottom and statement accessories. This outfit works best with bohemian themed weddings due to its earthy hues of peach and rust red.

Yellow Matching Lehenga Choli With Contrasting Pink Bandhani Dupatta

The golden thread works all over choli and lehenga creates a minimal look but when paired with a contrasting pink dupatta and heavy jewelry, you’ll be the highlight of the occasion. Apt as a haldi mehndi dress, this outfit is for all the shy brides who want just a little more attention without straying too far away from the norms.

Multicolored Color Block And Tie-dyed Lehenga With Mirror Embellishments

Capture the audience’s attention with this vibrant yet quirky mehndi function dress. It’s perfect for all those bubbly ladies who love bold and offbeat fashion. Pair it with simple earrings or bangles and let the lehenga do the talking or match it with equally vibrant floral jewelry to complete your mehndi bridal look!

Traditional Silk Lehenga With Bandhani Dupatta For Mehendi

Enjoy a traditional touch with this red silk mehendi lehenga, perfect for all body types. While scoop neck enhances your neck, the statement dupatta takes attention away from any problematic area. Plus, this bride cleverly accompanied her look with gold jewelry to emphasize sophistication.

Crop Top With Brocade Banarasi Skirt For A Fusion Mehendi Look

This picture screams a bold, sassy bride who fears nothing! Add a modern touch to our traditional functions with this one-shoulder plain black top paired with a multicolor brocade lehenga. Couple this with stone earrings and you’re as good as a celebrity yourself!

Match With Your Groom In This Baby Blue Lehenga-choli

We absolutely love this adorable couple who decided to match for their mehendi function. The bride is spotted wearing a beautiful baby blue sequin embroidered lehenga with a little thread work. This paired with noodle strap blouse and minimal to no accessories crafts an effortlessly elegant look.

Lime Green Cut Sleeves Teddy Gown

Bringing another unique yet creative outfit idea for the brides who don’t want to follow the usual norms. This simple and long gown will look absolutely stunning on taller brides partnered with fancy pencil heels. Teddy fabric is more suitable for slightly colder temperatures, thus ideal for an October or November mehendi rasam dress.

Fiery Color Block Patchwork Blouse And Lehenga

This heavy floral patchwork all over the blouse and lehenga deserves more appreciation for its craftsmanship and design. The delicate cold shoulder drooping sleeves and georgette dupatta gives the entire outfit a more balanced look. Adorn it with light dangling earrings or floral chain necklace to make your choli stand out.

Tie n Dye Blue Pink Lehenga

Tie and Dye is the latest trend that has takes the bridal world by a storm! If mehendi outfits for brides are made with this technique, it is recommended that you accessorize using the color that is in minority. For example, this gorgeous bride picked a pink shade for her contrasting dupatta and floral jewelry, instead of blue!

Puff Sleeved White Floral Crop Top & Skirt

Crop tops and skirts are the comfiest you can go for an event like mehndi, where you’ll sit for hours to get the most beautiful mehendi designs etched on your hands and feet. This dainty white floral skirt and white floral crop top with sheer puffed sleeves is a perfect pick for you or your bridesmaids! A pearl bridal choker and statement heels are just the things you need to complete your look. It’s a delectable pick for a daytime summer mehndi event!

Minimal Green Dress for Mehndi With Mirror Border Work

Are you a fan of minimal clothing? Then we have just the mehendi gown for your function. The blouse is neatly cut and decorated with small sequin arrangements. Although the lehenga is plain, the border mirror work adds on to the charm. If this mehendi look is too plain to your liking, you can pick heavy jewelry and a sheer embroidered dupatta of your liking.

Grey Kurta With Embroidered Palazzo And Sheer Pink Dupatta

2022 intimate wedding affair stress on stylish bridal clothing that also offers comfort. What’s a better comfort duo than the classic kurta and palazzo? This bride picked a plain blue grey kurta for her mehendi function. Additionally, she paired it with a palazzo coiled in golden thread work. We also loved how the bride topped it off with a contrasting pastel dupatta. The gold nose ring and passa jewellery completed her pakistani mehendi attire!

Lightly Embroidered Yellow Saree

Nothing can beat a classic yellow saree for a morning mehendi rasam. This saree has minimal detailing and is an ideal pick for brides who would rather stay simple and modest. Even the makeup falls on the nuder side. Nonetheless, you can also use this outfit for your haldi ceremony!

Diana Penty Flared Deep Sea Floral Turquoise Lehenga

Surpassing generic florals, this turquoise beauty focuses on deep-sea florals with a mix of complementing colors. That too with a color as unconventional as this, the mehendi dress looks simply gorgeous! We also love the cropped blouse and heavy border dupatta. Although the makeup is bold, jewelry can be kept minimal with a simple choker. It’s one of the perfect mehendi outfits for bride and bridesmaids!

Pink Printed Dhoti Skirt Co-Ord Set

Fans of Indo Western clothing will absolutely love this entry. While the retro dhoti skirt gives a beachy vibe, it is accompanied by a mod single sleeve blouse. Not to mention the traditional feels of the golden print design! The co-ord set together to create a comfy combo perfect for an outdoor mehendi function.

Hatke Green Sharara And Pink Slit Kurta With Mirror Detailing

Here’s to the brides who can’t help but add a hatke element to their outfits. While the outlay is straightforward, the little mirror detailings adds a whole new dimension to the outfit. Enter your mehendi function looking like a pataka in this green flared sharara and hot pink front slit kurta!

Grey Silk Printed Bridal Mehendi Lehenga

In the recent years, grey has become the color of sophistication and elegance. This silk printed lehenga with a deep v neck choli is a prime example of that! Just like this bride, you can complement your outfit with heavy silver or diamond jewelry and bangles.

Golden Embroidered Green Palazzo Suit for Mehndi Function

Who says style comes at the cost of comfort? This traditional green kurta palazzo outfit for mehendi never gets old. Such a deep shade of green will look best with a dark shade of lipstick. Pick some golden jewelry of your choice and you’re ready to take over the stage!

Glitter Grey Crop Top And Flared Silk Long Skirt Bridal Mehendi Outfit

A dash of glitter has never done am outfit wrong. This dark silver glitter grey crop top is paired with a contrasting bright blue flowy long skirt with a slight trail. The bride also wore blue floral jewelry to complement her skirt, and it looks absolutely gorgeous. Taking notes here!

Minimal Pastel Pink Mehendi Lehenga

As a saying goes in the bridal world, you can never go wrong with pastels. Make your guests shower you with praises with this pastel lehenga and its intricate silver embroidery. Since the outfit is simple, you can go with bold lipsticks and jewelry for contrast.

Lilac Sequin and Glass Bear Work Lehenga Choli

One look is simply not enough to fully appreciate the beauty of this lilac lehenga! Adorned with over-the-top pearls, sequins and glass beads, this lehenga choli is enough to singlehandedly brighten your mehendi ceremony. Pair it up with similar pearls or diamond jewelry set to make the most out of it! Our lighter-toned brides can carry this mehendi look especially well!

Pink Layered Sharara And Jacket Co-Ord Set

The 90s trend of shararas is back with a twist! The pink outfit is embellished with golden green thread detailings. Additionally, the layered styling and statement jacket are enough to make you the star of the evening. It’s best to dress down with the jewelry to avoid looking gaudy.

Slit Pastel Blue Skirt And Silver Sequin Blouse

Sequins are a girl’s best friend, don’t you think? The silver sequin blouse with its pink lining is paired with a slit open skirt with sequined borders. Other than that, this bride shows what it means to dress according to the vibe. The mehndi look altogether is no less than that of an ethereal mermaid!

Gota Work Carrot Pink Lehenga

A quintessential twirling bride photograph looks best if you have a flowy lehenga with a slight trail, just like this bride! This lehenga has a heavy focus on stunning gota work and a choli with simple embellishments. It’s a great pick along with dangling pearled jewelry and nude makeup.

Neha Kakkar’s Floral Print Green Lehenga Choli

Neha Kakkar’s wedding has been a great inspiration for all the fashionistas out there! The green mehendi lehenga with floral print gives an air of sophistication and modesty. Paired with a golden green choker and nude makeup, this mehendi look is perfect for brides who like to keep things simple.

3D Floral Embroidered Blouse And Solid Pink Lehenha With A Trail

3D embroidery, like the floral beauty in this mehendi gown, is a great option to bring some dimension to your outfit. Additionally, you can also add a trail to your solid gown to bring alive the whole fairytale vibe! This bride picked classic matching floral jewelry and a sleek bun to finish her mehendi look.

Bejewelled Sky Blue Lehenga Choli With Pink Sheer Cape

This entry is nothing less a dream out of a fairytale! Mehendi outfits for bride like this one are decorated with delicate florals, pearls and sequins. Also, the stunning pink net cape with little flowers just stole our hearts! You’ll love this outfit especially if your mehendi is planned for the morning and has light shaded fairytale themes.

Sepia Anarkali Kurta Palazzo Set

Mehendi outfits for bride that have earthen shades are a great option for a modest yet stylish look. This specific anarkali suit has a rustic feels and traditional print. Paired with a comfy palazzo, you can style your outfit with a pair of sandals and simple jewelry. You can keep your decor focused on boho and rustic elements to make sure the vibe suits the outfit as well as you do!

Lime Green Dhoti Pants And Caped Blouse

Capes can either make you look like the boss bride, or a princess straight out of a fairytale. For this bride, it’s certainly the latter. To summarize, this outfit consists of dhoti pants, fitted blouse and dreamy capes fluttering down the shoulders! Certainly, this bride looks nothing less than Princess Jasmine with her thick side braid and minimal mang tikka.

Angel Blue Butterfly Floral Lehenga With Sequins

If you asked us to define this outfit in one word, we would simply call it dreamy. The intricate designing with sequined butterflies, delicate leaf and floral embroidery look exquisite on this angel blue lehenga. To counter the heavy details, the bread kept the blouse and jewelry simple. We also love how well the delicate pink floral kaleeras bring the whole outfit together!

Tie n Dye Sunset Shaded Kurta Palazzo

If you are planning an event themed shades of sunset, then this outfit is tailor-made to match your plans! The kurta palazzo set used tie and dye technique to acquire various shades ranging from orange to pink. If you pair this up with a sleep hairstyle and floral jewelry, you’re ready to slay your evening mehendi function.

Dainty Pearl Detailed White Lehenga and Floral Blouse

Although white sound like a boring shade, but it actually acts as a canvas to let the artistry and design shine out better. Take this charming bride as an example. The plain white lehenga acted as a backdrop for the immaculate pearl detailing and the floral embroidered pastel blouse. In our opinion, that’s beyond ethereal! Contrast an outfit like this with bold makeup for best results.

Festive Yellow & Navy Blue Sabyasachi Lehenga Choli

The reason why every bride dreams of wearing Sabyasachi clothing on their wedding is simply because of the versatile style and immense attention to details. This golden embroidered yellow lehenga with banarasi border and navy blue blouse is one of the most dreamy mehendi outfits for bride. The bridal choker, kohled eyes and simplistic curled hairstyle further enhances the dreamy feels of this outfit!

Tassel Beige Blouse And Lightly Embellished Yellow Lehenga

No other clothing can express the giddy cheerfulness of your mehendi morning they way a bubbly tassel blouse does! This bride paired her beige tassel top with a flowing yellow lehenga, adorned with simple floral embroidery. You can also pair your outfit with some floral jewelry to turn it into a perfect haldi ceremony outfit as well.

Blue Ethnic Gold Embroidered Bridal Jumpsuit

Wondering how to turn your jumpsuits into an Indo-Western mehendi outfits for bride? We got you covered! A royal color like blue goes well with golden embroidery and make a perfect base for your ethnic jumpsuit. Brides can couple this look with large drop earrings or jhumkas and a sleek ponytail to stress on the traditional-modern contrasting appeal.

Green Ruffle Bordered Saree With Kamarbandh And Embroidered Blouse

Ruffle border sarees have taken the fashion world by a storm. It’s not too late to include that charismatic style in the mehendi outfits for bride! Just like this bride, you can pick a delicate green ruffle bordered saree and add an embroidered blouse, especially if your saree is on the simpler side. Add bold jewelry and a matching kamarbandh and for a stylish twist that you’ll be grateful for!

Yellow Minimal Lehenga Choli With Lace Bordered Pink Dupatta

Who can resist a touch of intricate lace work in the mehendi outfits for bride? The look of this simplistic yellow lehenga choli went from zero to hundred real quick with the pink delicately lace bordered dupatta, draped uniquely! Additionally, the bride wore a gorgeous floral crown, which was the perfect accessory needed to set the stage. This outfit is ideal for haldi functions as well!

Contrasting Green Striped Lehenga With Pink Sleeveless Choli

If your mehendi vibe is a burst of lively colors, then why not do the same with your outfit? Add a little quirky pop of shades with this contrasting striped green-pink lehenga choli. We love how this bride picked matching flower kaleeras with her outfit to complete the look!

Modern Red Mehendi Jumpsuit With Front Cape

If we combine bold shades and modern mehendi outfits for brides, then the result would be this boss lady jumpsuit with a flowing cape! Pair it up with stiletto heels or bold makeup and slay your mehendi function.

This concludes our expansie list of 50+ exquisite mehendi outfits for bride that are totally inspiring. Which one of this entries stole your heart away? Well it was certainly too many to count for us. Pin and bookmark your favourites right away!

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