Indian weddings are big, bold, and beautiful. We want our weddings to dominate conversations for at least a month, if not the whole year. Therefore, keeping up with what’s trending in the Indian wedding world is important. So, before you start planning the details of your big day, here are the hottest and most happening wedding trends of 2025-26 in India.

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Hometown weddings

Don’t get us wrong, destination weddings are still quite popular, but more and more couples are choosing their hometowns to get married. And even when they want a destination wedding, they have shifted their focus from international venues to more niche and beautiful Indian venues that keep them in touch with their culture and heritage. So, 2025-26 weddings will be more about celebrating your roots.

Microweddings

For the longest time, Indian weddings were famous for being big-fat weddings, but that’s changing. Lately, people have decided to keep it small. However, that doesn’t mean they aren’t spending the same amount of money; they are, but now on making their small, cosy wedding even more beautiful.

Sustainable and eco-friendly weddings

More and more Indian couples are choosing eco-friendly weddings. They keep it small and eco-friendly, which is a win-win for everyone. Potted plants, reusable fabrics, and plantable invitations are replacing OTT decorations. Sustainability is the most viral wedding trend of 2025-26 in India, so you better hop on the bandwagon.

After-parties

For the longest time, Indian weddings have been so grand that after-parties couldn’t even exist, but since that’s changing with microweddings, after-parties are becoming popular. A good after-party can be the perfect way to make your wedding the coolest affair of the year.

Minimal decor

Gone are the days of overstuffed decor; it’s the age of minimalism. Weddings in 2025-26 are going to be all about minimal decor that screams the couple’s name because personalisation is in vogue. No more cookie-cutter wedding themes. It’s all about keeping it minimal yet never basic. So, instead of choosing generic decor, it’s time to give an identity to every event, like a haldi ceremony drenched in folk art or a mehendi function that takes you to a whimsical forest.

New age outfits

While pastels have been dominating bridal outfit colour palettes for some time now, brides in 2025-26 are exploring a wider range of shades. It’s not just beige and baby pinks anymore. Sage green and powder blue have entered the chat. Brides today are walking the fine line between trendy and traditional. They are ditching their ultra-heavy lehengas for saree gowns and pre-draped sarees. And let’s not forget the capes and trails. So if you’re going to be a bride this year, try a saree gown or a pre-draped saree with a corset blouse. Or if you must choose a lehenga, attach a cape or trail to it and see how those heads turn.

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