As the wedding approaches, the bride’s hands and feet are decorated with mendhi, or henna, which is said to relieve stress. But it’s what happens to the henna later, that will reveal the truth ...

I will never forget it.” A second pre-wedding theme in the brides’ stories was the secular henna party, where guests and ...

where the bride is dressed in a traditionally woven golden silk dress, surrounded by her friends and married female relations, the latter wearing their own wedding costumes. Symbolic henna designs are ...

SIMRAN: Before a Hindu wedding the bride celebrates with her friends and ... drawn on their hands and feet using a special dye called henna. I had my henna done. It did tickle at first and I ...

Bridal and full-hand henna tattoos could cost upwards of $150. Others hire henna artists hourly, between $75 and $300 per hour, depending on the design requirements (per Thumbtack ).