Pakistani Bridal Dresses Online in UK

Which dress for which function

If you are dressing for several functions, choose the event first, then compare colour, silhouette and weight. One well-chosen piece can carry two of them, Nikkah and Walima for example, or Baraat and the reception.

• Mehndi: yellow, mustard, orange and greens from mint to emerald, cut as angrakha frocks, lehenga cholis or farshi ghararas, with room for playful gota or mirror work. See our Mehndi outfits.
• Nikkah: ivory, white, ice blue, baby pink or deep red, as a gown, a peshwas or a lehenga choli. For the ceremony, look for full sleeves and a dupatta large enough to cover the head. See our Nikkah dresses
• Baraat (Barat): the formal peak of the wedding and the classic place for red, deep red and maroon, as a lehenga choli, a bridal gown or a farshi lehenga that sweeps the floor. Compare our Baraat dresses.
• Walima: the softer evening look, in ivory, ice blue, baby pink, gold or a deeper red if you prefer. Compare them all among our Walima dresses.

Our sherwanis for the groom come from the same workshops, and outfits for the rest of the family are among our Pakistani wedding guest dresses.

How the bridal silhouettes differ

The silhouette decides how a dress moves, how much it covers and how its weight is distributed.

• Lehenga choli: a flared skirt worn with a choli and a dupatta; a cancan underlayer adds volume where the design calls for it. Browse our bridal lehengas.
• Peshwas with lehenga: a long flared frock over a lehenga, which covers more and moves as one piece.
• Farshi gharara and farshi lehenga: cut long enough to spread across the floor, sometimes finished with a trail. These floor-length cuts can be heavier, so check the individual product page for its approximate weight. The gharara shapes are under bridal ghararas.
• Bridal gown or open gown with lehenga: one continuous line from shoulder to hem; the open styles show a lehenga underneath, and some gowns end in a trail.

Fabric and handwork

Common fabrics for shirts and cholis include organza, tissue silk, net, chiffon and velvet; lehengas and ghararas may use tissue silk, American katan silk, organza, jamawar or brocade, while dupattas may use organza, chiffon, net or silk.

The handwork may draw on dabka, zari, salma sitara, nakshi, kora and zardozi, finished with sequins, pearls, cutdana or resham. Embroidery colours include gold, silver, rose gold and copper, plus antique gold and antique silver.

Red Pakistani bridal dresses, ivory and pastels

Red, deep red and maroon remain the classic Baraat choice, and they take gold embroidery best, often mixed with silver or rose gold for depth. Ivory, white and cream suit a Nikkah or Walima and work with any metal. Pastel pinks, ice blue and lilac read lighter in silver or rose gold, while greens, yellows and mustard belong to the Mehndi.

Made to your measurements

Every bridal dress is stitched after you order. Choose a standard size, or Custom Size and provide the required measurements as part of the order process. The dress is made to the measurements and specifications you confirm. We work in inches, with centimetres shown for reference in our size guide; if you fall between two sizes, choose the larger one.

Any bridal design can also be ordered as a full custom design. Changes that add fabric, embroidery or work are priced and approved before work starts, and on request we send progress photos and close-up videos while your dress is being made.

Delivery to the UK and Europe

Count back from the first function you are dressing for. Bridal delivery times are calendar days, counted from the day after you order, and include both stitching and shipping. Fees for UK addresses:

• Normal Delivery (Free Delivery at checkout): up to 3 months, free
• Rush Delivery: up to 30 calendar days, £59
• Super Rush Delivery: up to 14 calendar days, £199

The same times apply to addresses elsewhere in Europe; we price in pounds sterling and show the European delivery charge at checkout. Full details are on our delivery information page.

We have no shop in Birmingham, Manchester or London: Shadi Dress sells online only, and each dress is made in Pakistan and couriered directly to your door.

Pakistani wedding dresses with prices

Every dress shows its price, and the grid can be sorted from low to high or high to low. Three things move the price: the silhouette, since a farshi lehenga or a gown with a long trail needs far more fabric than a lehenga choli; the fabric itself; and how much of the dress is covered in handwork. Changes that add fabric, embroidery or work are priced before work starts, and Rush Delivery or Super Rush Delivery adds its fee at checkout.

Questions about Pakistani bridal dresses

Will I have to pay customs or import charges?

Import charges are normally prepaid by us, so couriers usually ask you for nothing on delivery. If a courier ever asks you for customs, duty or tax, send us the receipt and we refund the verified amount. This applies to every order, including deliveries elsewhere in Europe.

What comes with each dress?

A bridal outfit is a set, typically a lehenga or gharara, a choli or shirt and a dupatta, though some designs leave one piece out. Check the product page for the pieces, fabrics and approximate weight of a design, and ask on WhatsApp if anything is unclear.