Inside India’s most viral wedding in Udaipur – a designer-led wardrobe story
I wrote this because every time I scrolled through the images from Netra Mantena and Vamsi Gadiraju’s Udaipur celebrations, I kept returning to the clothes; each look felt like a thoughtful conversation between craft, place and person. The wedding moved from an intimate Mangala Snanam in Hyderabad to a themed welcome dinner and a jaw-dropping, Tiësto-backed after-party in Udaipur; throughout, designers translated ideas into garments with impeccable restraint and imagination.
Designers and their moments
For the welcome dinner, Netra wore a custom Tarun Tahiliani lehenga that cleverly stitched Rajasthan’s jaalis and jharokas with New York icons, a playful bridge between the couple’s lives. Jadau jewellery complemented the look, anchoring the modern motifs in traditional technique. Later, for the after-party, a corseted silk dress inspired by a Falguni Shane Peacock metal plate reworked into a structured yet movable silhouette made for an electrifying finale. Anaita Shroff Adajania’s role as stylist threaded these choices together, ensuring each outfit felt personal rather than performative.
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And how can we forget the 3D designer blouse whereRadha and Krishna are in the middle at the back of it? The champagne-toned look for Sangeet was just mesmerising on Netra. And Cirque de Mehendi was made just so special with Anamika Khanna’s tribal embroidered outfit with a back adornment of green emeralds, which was also accompanied by the diamond and emerald bead Bajuband for Netra.
Wedding In Red: Sabyasachi & Ellie Saab in Reception
The bride walked down the aisle with a stunning and ethereal red Sabyasachi Lehenga, a full-sleeved red blouse and a wonderful hand-embroidered odhni on the top. Well, that is definitely a showstopper – but this wasn’t even the last of her garment.
And in the reception a gown of Ellie Saab selected by the bride’s father was again an attention stealer. Along with Gaurav Gupta’s after-party outfit. The whole shannanigan in Udaipur was wrapped up with the sculpted white dress for the bride
A consciously styled celebration
What I admired most was the restraint; even with the scale and spectacle, the wardrobe choices honoured hand embroidery, corsetry, and heritage jewellery rather than opting for mere maximalism. These are looks that read as wearable storytelling: a lehenga that references place, a corseted dress that references couture, and jewellery that keeps the lineage alive. If you’re covering this wedding from a designer angle, focus on the makers and the techniques as much as the glamour; that’s where the lasting value sits.
