Anshula Kapoor’s wedding becomes a showcase for festive Indian style

Boney Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, and Janhvi Kapoor performed aarti together at Anshula Kapoor’s Mata Ki Chowki. From there, the celebrations moved in chapters, with Sonam Kapoor sharing inside mehendi videos before the July 6 ceremony.

Start with devotion, not drama

The first look in any wedding sequence should respect the room, and Anshula Kapoor’s opening ritual did exactly that. Rohan Thakkar’s family organized the Mata Ki Chowki, and Anshula marked it with the line, “21/6/26 Love. Family. Blessings. I’m obsessed!”

For this kind of function, think soft shine, not spectacle. Ivory, pearl, pale gold, and muted pastels work because they let the ritual lead. If you are the bride, or sitting right beside her, this is where you skip the loud embroidery and choose clothes that look respectful in daylight and flattering in candid photos.

Let mehendi carry the color

By the time the celebrations reached mehendi, the temperature changed completely. Sonam Kapoor shared inside videos from the event ahead of the July 6 wedding, and the room was all marigold floral décor, live tabla music, and a family mix that included Janhvi Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor. The celebration blended Punjabi and Gujarati traditions, and that kind of cultural layering shows up in the clothes: brighter color, fuller texture, and a little more movement.

This is the function where you can finally loosen up. Mehendi dressing works best when the silhouette can handle sitting, dancing, and endless photos, so you want fluid skirts, breezy sleeves, and color that looks alive under warm indoor light. If you are the bride’s sister, this is your moment to wear the family’s energy without competing with the bride: choose a saturated hue, then keep the rest clean. If you are a guest, one statement is enough, whether that is a bright dupatta, mirror work blouse, or a strong earrings-and-bindi combination.

The wedding ceremony is where the fabric has to speak

The ceremony on July 6 was the most fashion-heavy chapter of all, and that is where the styling became more precise. Janhvi Kapoor wore an Anamika Khanna lehenga for Anshula Kapoor’s wedding ceremony and a custom Manish Malhotra Banarasi sari. The lehenga’s pink and green floral appliqué gave the look a fresh, almost garden-like lift, while the Banarasi sari brought the kind of woven richness that instantly reads ceremonial.

This is the trick for your own wedding-day wardrobe: choose either a strong textile or a strong surface detail, then let everything else stay disciplined. A Banarasi weave, a well-cut lehenga, or a sari with distinct embroidery already carries enough visual weight, so you do not need to pile on extra drama. If you are the bride, you want the outfit to look costly in motion, not just in still photos. If you are the sister or cousin, borrow the palette but not the volume, and let your silhouette stay a little sharper, a little cleaner, a little more controlled.

How to build the same arc without celebrity money

The wedding maps to a real wardrobe strategy. The family did not dress for one generic festive event; they dressed for a sequence that moved from prayer to mehendi to ceremony, and that is exactly how you should think about your own wedding calendar. One look should not do all the work, because the emotional tone of each function is different.

Use this as your blueprint:

• For the Mata Ki Chowki, keep the mood devotional and light. Think soft fabrics, restrained embroidery, and colors that feel calm rather than performative.

• For mehendi, go brighter and more mobile. Marigold, green, citrus, and jewel tones all belong here, especially if the setting already has flowers, music, and a family crowd.

• For the wedding ceremony, lean into heritage fabric and one memorable detail. Janhvi Kapoor’s Anamika Khanna lehenga and Banarasi sari show that texture can matter as much as sparkle.

• If your week ends with a reception, shift the language again. That is the night for polish, structure, and a cleaner finish, not for repeating the same floral overload you wore earlier.