I want to ask about the run up of events during my mehndi as I’m totally clueless. I am having an all ladies mehndi event so please advise if the details below are correct or need to be moved around:
6:30pm - Guests arrive
My in laws arrive and bring mehndi to the hall
My family bring mehndi to the hall and girls do a small dhandia dance and then I have my entrance
yep that sounds perfect!! my cousin had some karaoke too!! if time allows for it :) but her's went on until 7am! haha
also for point 3. - would you not have family bring the mehndi like walk in front and then you to follow so that you are also present when the girls do the dhandia dance?
or did you want to seperate the mehndi being brought and have your moment of glory when you enter? :p
yep that sounds perfect!! my cousin had some karaoke too!! if time allows for it :) but her's went on until 7am! haha
also for point 3. - would you not have family bring the mehndi like walk in front and then you to follow so that you are also present when the girls do the dhandia dance?
or did you want to seperate the mehndi being brought and have your moment of glory when you enter? :p
Good point and this is exactly what I was confused on. Most people do this type of entrance however it can get quite messy so was thinking of seperating it but don't know yet....
I would do the dholki time while your mehndi/mithai rasams are going on. It gives more people stuff to do. Otherwise both things individually can be very boring.
i agree with Sahar. The guests would get pretty bored while your family members take turns to put mehndi on you and feed you mitthai. That's the best time to have the dholki because not everyone will be busy and they could join in the dholki.
I would move #7 up with #4, and have #6, #8 and #9 be back to back to back.
yea actually maybe it is best to seperate the entrance of the mehndi and your entrance.....because i know what you mean it does get messy and loads of people are crowding around, girls with mehndi, aunties and all sorts and your trying to sit on the stage etc...haha
6:30pm - Guests arrive
My in laws arrive and bring mehndi to the hall
My family bring mehndi to the hall and girls do a small dhandia dance and then I have my entrance
Guests put mehndi on me and feed me mithai / **Dholki time / Antakshiri? (girls side VS guy side)
**5. Dinner
How about the 'ungli pakrayi'? Excuse my spelling, haha. Basically where the bride's sister/friends hold on to the groom's finger and ask for money :P I don't know if you would have that rasam?
Although, while I'm on that topic, I suggest just doing one event for the money asking thing, either joota chupai on the wedding or the ungli pakrayi, just because these money asking events can drag on forever :S
and yes ive been to a few mehndi/mayoons where the dholki happens while people are putting mehndi on the bride…its not like she is playing the mehndi…its to add to the entertainment while people are doing it…one mehndi we had a girls side VS guys side thing it was alot of fun!!
also recently my cousin had a professionaly artist and the dholki’s were all going on while she relaxed and got her mehndi done…so yes its very do-able
