Mehndi is the center of attraction for any wedding. And one of the most difficult question is to decide the theme for it. Are you struggling with the same question? Then worry no more! Because we have got an ultimate solution for you. Here are some really creative and fun ideas that you can use choose on your mehndi. That will make your guests say, “wah! Mehndi ho tou aesi.”
BEACH THEMED
YES! You heard it right. You can have mind blowing mehndi at the beach. Especially for the people living in cities with beaches, like Karachi. This is a big plus! In Karachi for example we have, French Beach, Turtle beach Hawks bay, Sands pit, where you can arrange a wonderful daytime mehndi setup for your family and friends. Having said that, I know you, must be having a question “what? Beach? But how?!” don’t worry! We got you covered. There are a lot of fun things you can do on the beach and this might actually be a great spot for having mesmerizing pictures. You can do all the arrangements a day before or leave for it early morning and set up the ambiance. The best thing is that you can prepare all the decorations like, the hanging lanterns, the cushions and the table cloths, flowers long before the event and can carry all the stuff portably to the venue and it will take just about 2-3 hours to set things up. Moreover you can go to a resort and ask the management to do arrangements for you. Plus you can take DJ, play volley ball, antakshiri and stuff like that to entertain your guests. Giving them time of a lifetime.
PEACOCK STYLE
Peacock themed parties are a growing in the west and have become a trend here as well. We can, with these ideas, incorporate our own peacock themed mehndi. You need to use blues, different shades of purples and pink along with decorations made of goota. Even the bride’s dress can be of such combination. Which will look very beautiful. The use of peacock feathers, and peacock print table covers and cushions, along with a similar backdrop will go very well with the theme. The use of wood furniture especially for stage and decorations will create a very classy impact.
FARMHOUSE MEHNDI
Farmhouses are spacious, so if you are planning to go very big on your mehndi, it might just be the suitable place for you to accommodate all your guests. Or if you want to go for a lavish pool party with all the DJ and music, farmhouse is the choice for you! Not only will it cut the cost for of booking an expensive hotel, but also provide a great view. Since farmhouse is greener it evokes a great sense of freshness and also provides great contrast for pictures. The pool area if decorate properly with lights will create a very beautiful atmosphere as the sun goes down. If you have small family and lots of friends then a farmhouse mehndi will be epic. You can easily do flooring with cushions and softcloth, vivid colors even in dresses, the grass provides you readymade dance floor. The use of gainday ka phool and other flowers, hanging lanterns and saffon cloth rolls for decoration is all you really need for the ambiance.
RAJASTHANI THEMED MEHNDI
Rajasthani theme mehndis are very colorful ones. As its name says it has the essence of Rajhastani culture. Those ghagra dresses, excessive use of the colors like yellow, orange, pink, red, gainday ka phool used for decoration. If you are going for this theme you’ll have to take care that you use these things. Plus, the sculptures of elephants are a must in a Rajasthani themed mehndi. Moreover, you can use dollee to bring the bride and instead of normal stage setting you can have that jhoola, which is a typical Rajhasthani thing. All your friends can make similar anarkali dresses or ghaagras. Probes, clothes and cloth covers with mirror work on it will go perfectly with the theme as well. Daandya or other traditional performances can also be done.
ARABIAN NIGHT
You can guess by its name that it has to do with the Arabian traditions. For Arabian night theme, you need to have nice carpeted flooring. The use of sofas, cushions and pillows and as we call them ‘ gaown thakya’ should be used. It would be nice to use silk covers on them with traditional prints. Lighting are usually cool and not very bright. The hall can be decorated with sheets in the shape of a tent. Sheeshas or hukas can be used as decorative ornaments. Or if you have that taste you can keep real sheeshas. Group of friends and cousins can do dance performance on Arab songs. Also, the close female family members and friends can wear gowns while the men can wear traditional Arab thobe dress. Also you can set this up at a place with palm drees or you can set up artificial palm tree to add to the atmosphere. Traditional Arabian food such as falafel, manakesh with hummus can be included in the dishes.
DESI ART
This is an idea where desi meet funky. You can use backdrops of the trendy street art of rickshaws, funny Urdu quotes, trucks, poetries, etc. bright lighting and use of candles and colorful flowers for decoration will be appropriate. Colorful dresses, they don’t necessarily have to be very heavy or full of sequence work. And you can wear heavy jewelry with a plain maxi dress. Or if you want to keep it more towards the traditional side so you can make it creative by wearing flip-flops on a dress or carrying carnival props: like furs, hats, eye glasses. Different carries like a doolee or scooter or rickshaw can be used to carry the couple.
BOLLYWOOD STYLE
For all those Bollywood fanatics out there, this is a good news for you! Now you can have a Bollywood themed mehndi. You can get the standees and poster of your favourite Indian movies. The bride can get dressed like a particular actress. Friends and family can follow the same theme as they saw in a wedding or mehndi of a certain movie. Dance performances on your favourite or trendy bollywood songs can be done dressed up close to the way it was in that particular song’s music video.
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