Sari Party!

Mama Peg and I finally found my wedding sari! She sent me a link to a beautiful, non-traditional red sari with with green and purple trim and embroidered peacocks.

I'm in love.

Quick side note for anyone who hasn't heard me (or someone else) explain the sari:


The sari is a traditional women's garment in India. You start by putting on a cropped blouse and a petticoat, then wrap six yards of beautiful fabric around yourself:

Because the blouses need to fit like a second skin, Mama Peg had to take many, many measurements. Including some awkward ones:

With my order on its way, Mom, Emily, and I decided to start picking the wedding party's saris.

Like Rus and Heidi, Jay and I decided to have a semi-traditional Indian rehearsal and dinner. The girls will wear saris and have the opportunity to get henna . Jay and some of the other men will be wearing kurta pajama.

So, Mama Peg pulled out as many of her saris, blouses, petticoats, and salwar kameez as she could find. I promptly made a sari pile.

Emily tried on a couple and settled on this gorgeous one that Mama Peg wore on her birthday:

Then I started pulling out other saris  for the rest of the bridesmaids (I took pictures of the pallus--the end that goes over your shoulder--because they have the most detail).

I've known for years that I would have Sara wear this green and pink chiffon one:

And I think Katie Ya would look stunning in this pink floral chiffon:

Since Emily's is so bold, I tried to find a similarly striking one for Nicky and spotted this sheer royal blue:

I'm hoping that Mama Peg's gold blouse and petticoat set will fit her.

Heidi wants to try to wear her wedding salwar again. It's beautiful and she hardly ever has a reason to.

My mom tried a few and eventually picked a deep maroon one. It was a real stroke of luck because the sari still has the blouse piece attached (at the end opposite the pallu is some extra fabric that can be cut off and used to sew a matching or contrasting blouse).

When we have (a bit) more time in the summer, the three of us will have a sewing party so that we can make sure everyone has a blouse that fits.