My longtime friend is due to be married next year, she is half Indian and half British and the wedding is going to be held in India (big traditional wedding) + a small ceremony in the UK later. I was honored to be invited but my thought now is whether or not it is appropriate for me to wear Indian style dress & adornments to this Indian wedding when I am not Indian myself. My friend and her sister both say it is fine but they are obviously close to me and perhaps more permissive / lenient. I am slightly concerned that it would cause an uncomfortable feeling for the Indian guests. I am interested to see what people here think on the matter. I have a couple of beautiful traditional Indian Lehenga outfits which my friend gave me a few years ago and I actually have a full set of Indian wedding jewelry which belonged to my Gran (she married my Grandfather out in India - though neither Indian) which I could utilize a few (more appropriate) pieces from like necklace / bracelets & earrings. I know there seems to be an emphasis on making a presence at an Indian wedding & what you wear sends a message about both yourself & (in my case) the bride who graciously invited you. I could look the part of an Indian guest in how I dress. But perhaps not in & of myself. As I said, my friend gave the ok for me to go Indian style or western, whichever I saw fit. I feel this is more my uncertainty than hers & I am just interested in getting some outside opinions on the matter. Many thanks.

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