Choosing a maang tikka and choker for your face and neckline

Bridal jewellery is fitted, not just chosen. Two brides in the same choker look entirely different, and it is almost always about proportion.

Round face: a longer, drop-shaped tikka adds vertical length. Avoid wide circular pendants that echo the face shape.

Oval face: nearly any tikka works; use this freedom to match the tikka motif to the choker rather than to the face.

Heart or narrow chin: a broader tikka with a soft lower edge balances a wider forehead. Pair with a rounded choker rather than a sharply pointed one.

Long face: a compact, wider tikka set closer to the hairline shortens the visual length of the forehead.

The choker follows the neckline, never the other way round. A high or closed neckline needs a shorter choker sitting above it, or skip the choker and let a rani haar do the work. A deep or V neckline gives you room for a layered choker plus haar. Decide the outfit neckline first — this is the one order of operations we ask every bride to respect.