Beauty is skin deep. No wonder, 30- and 40-plus brides in cosmopolitan cities are thronging beauty clinics to look radiant and younger on D-day. From botox to de-tanning to liposuction, they are doing it all this wedding season.

"India as a country has progressed considerably over the years and one of the fundamental changes that has taken place in society is the age at which women are getting married," Vandana Chatrath, a Delhi-based cosmetologist and dermatologist, told IANS.