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| MEHENDI |
The application of mehendi on the girl's hands
and feet was at one time done by the female relatives or friends. Today,
however, the occasion usually involves the application of " Mehendi" not
just on the bride - to - be but also for her friends and relatives by
professionals, accompanied by singing, dancing, rejoicing, and feasting.
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Shaadionline offers:
• Suggestions for professional Mehendi waalis / waalas,
including coordination and supervision of their services.
• Gifts for mehendi from the groom's side for the bride.
• Gift ideas for return gifts.
• Decor suggestions, supervision, coordination and implementation
if required.
• Suggestions for catering, supervision,
coordination and implementation if required
• Music - suggestions, supervision, and coordination.
Here are standard applicable rates and some popular designs
For the bride
Full legs and arms |
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For other friends and relatives
Apart from applying mehendi the traditional way on the hands and feet,
there is a choice of intricate designs on the arms depicting amulets or
bajubandhs, chokars along the curve of the neck, payals or pajebs on the
feet, sensuous tattooes on the shoulders, wrists and even belly buttons!
Prices range from Rs 25.00 to Rs 250.00 per design
Shaadionline offers - exclusive designer "mehendi Packages"
that are specially created for this occasion. The "mehendi" is
packed alongwith the essential elements of Suhaag, and other accompaniments
that were traditionally sent for this ceremony
1. Kumkum or bindi
2. Oil
3. A red paranda or dupatta
4. A comb
5. Red and green glass bangles
6. Makhana
7. Badam
8. Chuara (dried dates)
9. Misri
"mehendi" Packages come in a choice of -
a) Designer silk pouch in red with gold trimmings
b) "mehendi ka thaal" - decorative cane containers embellished
with gold edgings and the auspicious red mauli and beads
Click here to refer to our module
on "Trousseau packing" for more details of our beautiful packaging
offers.
Return gifts (given by the bride's family)
Have a chooriwala or pazebwala to give free gifts of bangles, pazebs,
parandas or even dupattas to all the girls attending the ceremony.
These can be packaged in -Decorative wicker basket or fabric pouch
Please note the actual gifts can be sourced according to individual choice and budgets.
Food
The food could be the usual lunch or dinner or, for a touch out
of the ordinary, on this occasion, you can engage a chaatwala and serve
a variety of chaat and other delectable fast foods.
Click here for more details on catering
Music
Mehendi is applied usually amidst much gaeity and festivities,
to the beat of the dholak and singing of traditional mehendi songs.Dholak
may be played by relatives and friends. However, if you wish to source
professional singers and dholakwalas for this ceremony, please click
here to refer to our module on "Wedding music" for more details.
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