Re: “Paindu” theme for mehndi
lol… my sister & I are going all out ‘flashy’ colorful theme for our brother’s dholki/mayoon that we’re hosting… I call it 'Chaos Under the Rainbow"… we’re sticking with bright colors for linens, drapes, swags… stage… it looked really fun & vibrant when we did a trial run the other day 
So, not all things, that look like a bag of skittles erupted everywhere, need be ‘paindu’… tis all in good fun & good intentions.
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Can someone define the term paindu?!.. cuz it’s definitely not punjabi
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when u say paindu…do u mean like a village theme =S or as in glitzy over the top like in the 80s/90s? hahaha loved that…although i think mehndi events are suppose to be loud colours…i want it really colourful myself but not overly crazy!!
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omg, i totally didn’t mean it that way. i love punjab, im from lahore and i totally love our culture and everything about it.
all i meant was to say was that thats what they called it and they all wore parandas and churiyan and mirrors all over and flowers and matkis and stuff and it looked really pretty like i said even tho it was flashy it all fit in just right and looked pretty.
im sorry for having offended anyone.. but really didn’t mean it that way!
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Maybe you can make the theme “bling” or something, to avoid sounding judgemental. And as Rani suggested, make it a dholki, not a mehndi.
It is a cute idea.
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so instead of offending people, even if you dont mean to, calling it the Punjab Pride theme. I saw a sikh wedding photos that did somethign similar for a sangeet. it was really nice!
have a swing for the bride/groom
some mangees/charpay for some of the guests
matkas around teh stage
loud colouful chaddors/carpets
a couple of those carriage wheels
maybe a water pump
those photos of village scenes (there is a famous artist that makes those..my sister has a couple of large prints in her house)
large takeeyaan/cushions
a couple of those squared stools to sit on to put mehndi on the bride
attullah and naseebo lal music blaring from the speakers
have the girls dress in parandas, flowers in their hair, dupatta on their head and draped from teh front
wear khussas
full on bling
sounds liek a great idea.
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Love all these idea @Afshi!!
I agree that the term ‘paindu’ could be offensive …How about calling it a ‘Lollywood’ theme!! That will definatly encourage people to dress up in a fun way as well!
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beware of the lollywood dances though. might scare the crap out of the kids..heck, even the adults.
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LOL!
I love the ideas Afshi.. Can almost imagine the whole scenario!
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^^^ In all seriousness — 
→ We had talked about the same thing!! Except can’t really get our hands on charpais, wheels or the water pump… Such a cute Theme … so we’re sticking with Chaos Under the Rainbow