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Mehndi Designs For Weddings

One of my favorite two-toned henna stains. Creating multiple shades in the design requires several extra steps and some advanced planning but is well worth the effort.

This check pattern has been used for thousands of years in henna and other forms of body decoration. I have seen similiar patterns painted in red on the feet of Egyptian mummies.

Inspired by Arabic border tiles from the16th century, photo taken 5 days after the paste was removed

Two toned henna stains are a contemporary interpretation of traditional henna patterns. The added depth creates an elegant pattern and brings it to life.

Henna Designs For Indian Weddings

Fresh henna paste is cooling on the skin, part of the henna plants natural medicinal quality. The henna paste was wrapped and left to penetrate the skin for 7 hours Once the paste is removed the henna stain will be a pumpkin orange color and it will darken over 2 days to a deeper color

Carrie, one of our wonderful henna artists, applied this extremely dark vining pattern (based on a C. Cartwright- Jones pattern). The paste was wrapped and left to soak on the skin overnight and was a near perfect match with this dark maroon nailpolish.

Henna Designs For Weddings

An American version of bridal henna
This heart and vine pattern complimented the embossed wedding announcements the couple chose together.

The henna was applied to the brides lower back 2 days before the wedding ceremony and was kept a secret from the groom till the honeymoon. His initials, DG, in accord with an old Indian custom, were hidden in the vining patterns. It was his job to search for the initials on the wedding night.

Sara and Ian, a wonderfully fun and adventurous couple, chose a large floral pattern with small hearts and blossoms to span across both of their palms creating the whole pattern when they joined left hands.

A lovely and artisticbride (and henna artist herself) chose a pattern with floral and geometricelements for her and her fiancee's bridal henna. Each partner has half the pattern on their left hand creating a whole when the face eachother and grasp hands.

Half of the pattern was applied across each of their palms creating a whole pattern as their left hands came together.

This Persian Bride wanted henna for her wedding ceremony to commemorate her heritage. She didn't want the henna to be visible to everyone or for it to distract from her dress. She wanted the henna designs to be a special celebration between her and her husband, their shared heritage and their new commitment to eachother.
Her lower back was a modest yet provocative location.
She mixed and matched several patterns to create this large design that spanned her lower back and included a small Om symbol. Her husbands initials were hidden among the cloud designs for him to locate on the wedding night.
For a summer wedding, this bride chose a structured pattern filled with little blossoms and anklets from our new book "Arabesque".

*Please note, this brides henna has not yet peaked in color. The henna was applied 1 and 2 days before the ceremony so the stains would be their darkest on the day of the ceremony, 24 hours after these photos were taken.

This Indian bride wanted the feeling of traditional Indian bridal mehndi while keeping the patterns a bit lighter and more open than the dense patterns popular for contemporary Indian brides. I added the two-tone details and grabbed a quick photo so she could get back to the festivities.

As the ladies took turns being henna'ed they showed off their new shoes, sari's and Indian jewelry. Another friend had spent the day cooking up traditional Indian foods and served a huge meal for the family. They picked over chicken and bread while choosing their henna patterns.

Henna for Weddings

Bridal Henna should be applied 1-3 days before the wedding to allow the henna stain time to mature and deepen. Traditionally the grooms initials are hidden in the patterns. The groom must search for the initials on the wedding night, if he can't find his initials he is expected to give a gift to his new bride!

This little game of "hide and seek" has served as an icebreaker for generations of couples in arranged marriages. In traditional families where arranged marriage is the practice often the couple has never met before the wedding day and they may be quite young. The hiding of initials among the intricate henna patterns is one of many tricks to help the couple break the ice and feel more comfortable, as well as to initiate intimacy.

An American version of bridal henna
This heart and vine pattern complimented the embossed wedding announcements the couple chose together.

Latest Mehndi designs for Wedding

Beautiful Mehndi Art Design

Beautiful Eid Mehndi Design

Mehndi (also called Hina) is one of the things which is very popular among the females, specially in the region of South Asia. Girls normally apply the latest Mehndi designs throughout the year on their hands, arms and feet. But it is specially related to two occasions, which are considered incomplete without Mehndi (Mehendi) in India and Pakistan. These special occasions are Weddings and Eid days. Muslims celebrate two Eids, one Eid-ul-Fitr after the month of Ramdan on first day of Islamic month Shawal and other on 10th of Islamic Month of Zil-Hajj. These special occasions of Eid in Pakistan and India are ever complete without the Mehndi and Bangles. Whichever part of the country it may be, female hands are adorned with the lovely red hue of the Mehndi. Eid Mehndi designs or Wedding Mehndi designs are interchangeable and can be applied interchangeably at any occasion.
Beauty parlors have special Eid and Wedding Mehndi packs – these days, the girls have choice between the Pakistani / Indian Mehndi (which covers pretty much most of the palm) and the Arabic Mehndi (in which the pattern is drawn to one side of the hand). The cost of applying the Mehndi may vary from design to design, parlor to parlor and occasion to occasion.

Arabic Mix Eid Mehndi Designs

Mehndi is associated to lots of things – a good dark design is a sign of good luck for the marital couple. It is common for the names of the bride and groom to be hidden in the Mehndi design; and the wedding night cannot commence until the groom has found the names. Some examples of popular traditional images used in mehndi designs are the peacock, which is the national bird of India, the lotus flower, and an elephant with a raised trunk, which is a symbol of good luck.
From adorning brides’ hands, to being used to make hip tattoos on arms and bellies, Mehendi / Mehndi or Henna has gone international. Here are some of the Latest Mehndi designs and styles for the occasions of Eid and Weddings.