The Bridal Room
Everything that goes on before the dupatta.
Full sets, long haars, tikka and the heavy jhumkas that need a support chain. Chosen to work together, so nothing has to be matched from three different places the week before.
6 pieces
Confidence first. Everything else is an accessory.
Grouped by occasion rather than by product type, because that is usually how the decision actually gets made.
Everything that goes on before the dupatta.
Full sets, long haars, tikka and the heavy jhumkas that need a support chain. Chosen to work together, so nothing has to be matched from three different places the week before.
6 pieces
Plated thickly enough to actually wear every day.
Fine chains, small jhumkas, stacking rings and a kada built to stay on. Two-micron plating rather than the lighter finish used on occasion pieces, because these ones do not get put away between wears.
7 pieces
No stones. No colour. Just weight and finish.
Plain gold-plated work in the shapes that have not changed in fifty years — bead malas, broad kada, temple motifs. The pieces most likely to be borrowed by everyone in the family.
5 pieces