Renting a Wedding Sari

Recently I met up with a former bride (now friend) to catch up after her wedding. She brought along her wedding album and I was able to see pictures of all the festivities of her East Indian wedding. I have always (secretly) loved saris and of course I noticed hers and complemented on all of them. She thanked me and made one comment that was very unlike her. She said "they were VERY expensive." I totally got it. They were expensive. Most of my bride's saris were around $75-$100. Just the fabric alone on hers were over $250. Because of the cost, she paid for all five of her bridesmaid's saris too. Wowzers.

When I first met my friend, she told me her wedding is a three day celebration. I immediately thought, you are essentially planning three weddings. A typical wedding costs on average $30,000. She is multiplying that by three and she is anything but average.

After some research, I learned there are three companies based out of the States that offer a service of renting out saris. These companies are: Luxemi, Borrow It Bindaas, and Devi’s Closet. While wearing something "new" is important to some East Indian families, this might be a good option for your bridesmaids. If you are a less traditional bride and just want a beautiful sari at a good price, the rental market might be right for you!

What do you think? Would you consider renting your sari or that an absolute NO?

~Monica Hui
Owner, Lead Planner and Designer
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