The wedding date had been finalised and while there was so much activity around me, I was not perturbed, because as the groom to be, there was little that was coming to me. I mean, of course, I was helping out with all the wedding preparations – talking to the caterers, ensuring that all the right flowers were being ordered and in ample quantities and sending out invitations. However, in comparison to my fiancée, I had little to do, because she was literally turning into a bridezilla trying to get her trousseau in order. My main job during this time was to talk to her and tell her that it would all be ready in time and every time she sent me a photo of her dressed up in some outfit, I had to tell her that she looked wonderful!
It was during one of those conversations that she suddenly asked me where I was with my wedding wardrobe. I told her that a few days before the wedding, I would just head to some superstore and pick out all the clothes I needed. I can assure you that the way she screamed over the phone, I could have heard her all the way from home, without the phone too! She was furious because she felt that I was being too callous about my clothes. If she was looking wonderful for the wedding, it was imperative that I looked just as good too. She immediately mailed me more than a dozen different types of sherwani designs and one look at them was enough to leave my head reeling. All of a sudden, I realised that I was probably leaving an important task to the last minute.
I immediately called my best friend to come over and help me out with, what suddenly seemed like a mammoth task. For the next few hours, we were poring over all the designs that my fiancée had sent over and were also browsing fashion websites to get an idea of what is currently trending. The more I read, the more I realised how deep trouble I was in. If I was ready to wear something off the rack, I would probably find a sherwani quite easily, but if I was looking for something special, I would need at least a month in hand. My friend, in the meantime, had already started making phone calls to designers and boutiques that specialised in sherwanis and men’s fashion. The information he got for me was that if wanted an exclusive sherwani from a reputed designer, I needed to get their appointment well in advance and for me to get my outfit in hand, it would take anywhere between one to two months.
Now, I was worried, because my wedding was in less than a month and if I was not wearing something exclusive and unique, my fiancée would throw a fit that no one would want to see. I was ready to hit the panic button, when my best friend came to my rescue, yet again! He told me that I could explore the online option, and while I am someone who is net savvy, I was not sure about doing my wedding shopping there. I mean, I have picked up plenty of shirts and jeans and shoes online, but this was my wedding we were talking about. I needed something that was special and would let me stand along with my bride to be, who was going all out couture!
It was then that my best friend introduced me to a world where I could get latest sherwani design for marriage and that too the easy way. This was the world of IndiaEmporium – a magical place where you could get your clothes designed, stitched and then delivered to your doorstep, without you having to move an inch! We immediately logged onto the website and I have to tell you – it was nothing short of a revelation! There was simply so much to choose from, even for men and what my best friend had told me was true – I could get my clothes designed.
Within minutes, I was having a chat with a designer, who was asking me all the right questions – when my wedding was, what colour outfit was my bride going to wear, was there a colour theme to the wedding, whether the wedding would be out in the open or would it be indoors. Although at first, I wondered why there were so many questions, I eventually realised that all these were details that would help the designer choose the perfect design for my sherwani. The fact that mine was a winter wedding and that some of the ceremonies would happen outdoors meant that my sherwani had to help me stay warm. So, we went with a combination of velvet and silk in a combination of cream and maroon colours, because those would work perfectly with what my fiancée was planning to wear. I sent them my measurements and two days later, I had a sketch of what my sherwani would look like. A week later, they sent me a swatch of the embroidery work and 15 days later, my sherwani was in my hands. I had actually created my wedding sherwani online and it was just as perfect as I could have imagined!
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