Need a saree for a Tamil wedding!

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Hello! Hoping there's some Tamil ladies here?! Going to a Tamil wedding in a few months. I've always gone saree shopping with my MIL but I am going to india next month so I'm hoping to buy a saree there. My question is I've always bought kanchipuram/kanjeevarum sarees for weddings, but they can be expensive!!! Would it be acceptable if I wore a different type such as Mysore or Banarasi?? As from looking online they seem to be cheaper. I think all of them look beautiful, but my MIL is quite traditional when it comes to wedding guest attire and apparently you should only wear a kanchipuram saree to a Tamil wedding! Will I stand out and look stupid if I don't wear a kanchipuram saree? The last wedding we attended was a Tamil and Gujarati mix, from what I can recall I think a lot of the younger women actually wore lehenga's! I'm white British if it's not obvious haha, hence wanting to check! Thank you!

I doubt many posters know the difference between these saris.😀 But I think you could easily wear a Mysore to a Tamil Wedding, and it will be lighter,cheaper and easier to drape. As long as it's silk. But having said that these days many women wear chiffon saris too.
Your MIL seems overly traditional.

Haha I did think most posters wouldn't have a clue what I'm talking about, my husband probably wouldn't either haha! I thought a Mysore saree would be nice, I would definitely buy silk regardless of the type. Yeah she can be quite traditional in some ways. Thank you for replying!

Banarasi can be heavy, so if the venue is likely to be warm I'd avoid.

Would any of the guests know if you wore one of the saris you already own, or if you borrowed one that your MIL does? Obviously your MIL would know, but the styling would be different and you could argue it's honouring her and the beautiful pieces that are already in the family? (This isn't meant to be cheeky!)

I am sure you know this already but Kancheepurams and Benarasis will be much grander than the Mysores, with a lot more gold embroidery. So maybe your MIL feels you will be underdressed? Indian weddings are all about the bling.

You could ask to borrow one of hers? That's quite usual. Or pick a bright Mysore silk and bling it up with lots of jewellery ( which can be costume jewellery).