Henna Art for Weddings
Henna art is a part of an
Indian wedding just as much as the rings are a part of American weddings, this
importance and fanfare in the ceremony makes the application of henna a sacred
and special part of the ceremony, Henna stays on the brides body for weeks after
the ceremony reminding the couple of their vows. Henna being the was the preferred choice for decoration
brought about thousands of motifs that could be used for the bride.
Making henna paste is pretty simple; grind handpicked henna leaves with a tinge
of tamarind and remove the leftover fibers; and there you are. A beautiful
aspect with henna is the freedom it offers to control the depth or contrast of
the final color it leaves on you. Once you have the patterns drawn on your
hands, don’t let it dry as long as possible and keep it intact for over 10-12
hours. Go on spraying lemon juice or coconut oil on the crust carefully without
allowing it to smudge the henna. More the spray, deeper is the color that
results. This takes lots of patience and help from your friends or Maid of
Honor, in fact it her duty to see to it and you eat and drink as normal.
Exact dates of origination of henna art is not researched but it developed into
a body art form in India during the Mogul rulers a fact that can be made out by
the persistent influence over the patterns even today.
Having been a traditional part of Indian and Pakistani weddings,
henna art has really developed into a business of sorts and the creativeness
of henna artists played complementary to the growth of henna’s popularity.
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