Mehndi Artist...Officially Booked!

Last night I officially sealed the deal with the mehndi artist. Her name is Akiyo and she is super sweet. I look forward to having her at my bridesmaid luncheon and working with her on future endeavors. For a full bio on Akiyo and to see more of her work, check out my post here.

Mehndi Artist...Almost Booked!

In fact, I just got off the phone with her and I am SUPER excited. I just have to finalize some stuff with her and send a deposit and it will be a done deal! Two hours of Mehndi design with my awesome bridesmaids, mother, and God mother is going to be amazing. I just realized this morning that Mr.Golden is on vacation that weekend so maybe he'll come towards the end of the luncheon {girls only event!}

I'm so glad that my budget allowed for it because it wasn't looking too good at one point considering I had to get some unexpected work done to my car.

Even though I'm not hindu, I am half Trinidadian. Trinidad is a mixed country made up of West Indians like myself and Hindu people. Even some of the soca and chutney music that I listen to have versus in Hindu language {Hindi} in it, so I am not totally off my rocker by incorporating this culture into some of the aspects of my wedding!

I can't wait for my hands to look similar to this:

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or maybe this:

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And because I'm the bride, she mentioned that I could get my feet done if I want to {and if time permits since she charges by the hour}:

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I can't wait til the 31st!

Bridal Party Lucheon- Pt. II

So yesterday I laid out the overall plan for my bridesmaid luncheon, but there's more!

Disclaimer:

Ok, here's the thing about me. I love culture, and not just my culture, but ALL cultures. Although I'm not Irish, I begged Mr. Golden to no avail about having a bagpiper at our wedding. My mother {who happens to be missing a few cards in her deck..lol} swears that she's breaking glass and saying "Mazel Tov!" at the wedding. And if the ceilings weren't so low at my venue, I just migh have had people hold me up in the air in my chair.

But to bring it back to reality, I'm not going to be doing those traditions because besides not wanting my guests to look at me as though I've lost my royal mind, they're really not authentic to my wedding day. However, that does not mean I can't have some pre-wedding fun with them!

To cut right to the chase, I'm going to turn my bridesmaid luncheon into a Mehndi party!

According to Wikipedia, "Mehndi is the application of Henna as a temporary form of skin decoration, in South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Somalia as well as expatriate communities from these areas. Mehndi decorations became fashionable in the West in the late 1990s, where they are sometimes called henna tattoos."

In a nutshell, I LOVE IT. Everytime I see it done on T.V., I wish I could trade cultures! I had it done about a year ago at a carnival and it was great. I thought it would be a wonderful treat for my bridesmaids and I. Here are some of my favorite designs:

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Mr. Golden thinks I'm absolutely nuts but he loves and accepts me this way! What are your thoughts?