More Mehndi!!!!

More Mehndi Pictures for you all!

Ace feeding me a grape!

Loving the Indian dancing going on!



Tori, my pretty niece



Hana and her cute mama



Aunt LeeAnn and Mom- wow they look a like!



Sakina with the stolen shoe

Harry's boys there for "shoe" back-up

My lovely sissy's!



Mehndi

Mehndi

March 17, 2011



My Mehndi Work



Sawaiba, Chelsea, Harris, Khadija, Jawaria

My Beautiful Mother in her cute Pakistani Clothes

Diji, Sabi, Sarah

Uncle Joe and my wonderful new mother in-law

Bridesmaids: Jena, Tori, Marcie

Bargaining to get the shoe back... or at least trying to....

Mama Jill trying to hold onto the shoe... for dear life

The girls finally got thier money!
Sakina and Lolo

Mehndi Wear

So a lot of people keep asking me what to wear to the Mehndi.... Most of our Pakistani friends will be wearing traditional salwar kameez in "Mehndi colors". Mehndi colors are usually different shades of greens and yellows...sometimes mixed in with a little orange, red, hot pink, teal, etc.

For all you family and friends that do not have salwar kameez I would recommend wearing bright colored attire that is "business casual" (ex. I told Mitzi she could wear black slacks and a bright colored top or a dress).

Honestly, you can wear whatever you want!!! I just want you there!

Mehndi Inspiration Board

What is a Mehndi?

The occasion of Mehndi ceremony is often one of the most important pre-wedding rituals especially for the bride. It is a fun filled ritual, which is celebrated mainly by the bride's family. Different regions of the country celebrate the ritual in a different way according to their own marriage customs, rituals, and culture. The ceremony is mainly held at the bride's house or at a banquet hall on the eve of the marriage ceremony or few days before the marriage. Generally the bride and groom attend the event together and on the occasion a professional henna artist or a relative applies mehndi to the bride’s hands and feet the designs are very intricate. Often hidden within the mehndi pattern the name or initials of the groom are applied. The event generally has a celebratory festival feel to it with the women dancing and singing traditional songs and the girls wearing vivid colours such as hot pink and yellow, often if the bride to be wishes to tease her future groom she will make him wear purple.