Bridal Hair Jewellery for an Unconventional Bride

June 28, 2024

Create your own look with these unconventional traditional bridal hair jewellery.

Bridal hair jewellery has been an important part of bridal culture for centuries. These ornaments enjoy diversity from region to region with variations in style and design, which creates many choices for the contemporary bride today. While earrings, bracelets and necklaces are common ornaments for the bride, the hair ornaments will make you look different from all others.

A modern Indian bride wants to stand out from the crowd on her wedding day, so in this blog, we will present to you the many styles of cultural and traditional ornaments that you can wear to create your own look or style which helps you break out of the mould. There are many kinds of hair ornaments worn by Indian brides like Maang Tikka, Matha Patti, Jadanagam, Raakodi etc. They can be made from different materials like gold or silver and embellished with precious, semi-precious or artificial stones.

Mohawk

This experimental bridal hair jewellery is the new in-trend style which will suit your bold personality. This ornamental style is greatly inspired by the Mohawk hairstyle which consists of a strip of hair running through the centre of the head while leaving the rest of the head bare. Style the Mohawk with your daytime outfit.

Maang tikka

Maang tikka is a bridal hair jewellery adorned on the heads of the bride. It is a chain that is placed in between the middle parting of the hair with a pendant that drops down to the forehead. The Indian bridal attire is considered incomplete without this ornament.

Rakodi

Rakodis are a type of brooch worn in the hair bun of south Indian brides. The South Indian brides wear these ornaments with pride. They can be found embedded with precious and semi-precious stones like ruby, emerald, sapphires, polki or kundan.

Bun Chains

Bun chains are a versatile type of bridal hair jewellery that add a dramatic element to the overall bridal look. You can turn a simple bun into a stunning hairstyle using this ornament.

Matha Patti

A bride’s look is incomplete without a Matha Patti. Every bride aspires to wear this hair ornament due to its regal looks, which makes her feel like a queen on her wedding day.

Earrings with Chain

Earrings with chains have gained popularity in recent times as one of the hair jewellery most sought after by many Indian brides. These ornaments have a dual purpose, they make for a great pair of earrings and a bridal hair jewellery combined as one.

Gota Parandi

You can turn heads with this hair accessory. A tied-up braid adorned with Gota Parandi is sure to make a statement because not many brides flaunt their long tresses.

Jadanagam

A Jadanagam is a traditional piece of bridal hair jewellery from south India. It adds a unique touch to braided hair. Just like with Gota Parandi, this ornament is also sure to make a bold statement on your wedding day. This ornament features many designs such as patterns of the sun, moon, flowers and buds, embellished with rubies and diamonds. A Jadanagam traditionally represents a serpent coiled around the braid, embedded with jewels and three silk tassels with bells.

Saggi Phull

This is the traditional bridal hair jewellery of the Punjabis. It was traditionally used to keep the dupatta in place. The heavy traditional Phulkaris and dupattas worn by the Punjabis were kept in place using this ornament. The name of the ornament refers to the two or more saggis that are connected to form a band.

Some of these traditional bridal hair jewellery that had been fading out of use are now making a comeback. We hope with this list we have been instrumental in helping you choose the best way to look like an unconventional bride.