This is a jewellery-heavy wedding. The plan should respect that.
The Maharashtrian bridal look has three pieces that touch skin for a long time: the nath, the mundavalya across the forehead, and the chandrakor bindi. Each one has a small, avoidable problem.
The nath is heavy and clips or pierces. If it is a clip nath, wear it for an hour at the trial. Some noses redden. The mundavalya strings press a line into the forehead. A light base under them stops the mark from showing in photos. The chandrakor needs a dry, set base or the shape smudges within an hour.
A nauvari saree is nine yards. It is warm, and it is wrapped tight. Many Maharashtrian weddings sit close to the monsoon, so the air is either humid or damp. Both make heavy makeup unhappy.
3 months before: The slow list. 6 weeks before: Last deep facial. 3 weeks before: Trial with the full jewellery — nath, mundavalya, everything — worn for an hour. 1 week before: Threading and waxing.
One-hour jewellery trial. Especially the nath. A set base, not a dewy one. Keep the base light where the mundavalya sits.
Find out at the trial, not on the day. A jeweller can often adjust the clip tension, and a tiny piece of soft tape under the clip helps. Wearing it for an hour beforehand is the only way to know.
It can leave a faint pressure line. Keeping the base light in that area and giving the skin a few minutes' break between rituals is usually enough.