Another bridal mehndi

This is a bride and her three sisters in Chester. I've got some audio of some of the older women singing that is really great. If I can figure out how to upload it here, I will.

The finished booth! All ready for the season

I'm so pleased with how everything is looking so far... it really is inviting isn't it?

Bridal Sangeet in Virginia Beach

This past weekend I attended Martina and Anil's bridal party in Virginia Beach. Weddings by Michelle did such an amazing job with the whole event, especially the decor. These pictures are of two young family member's hands. I did SO much mendhi it was impossible to get pictures of all of the best ones, or all the beautiful saris. The music and dancing were great too, and everyone was so nice. All in all, a great time!

Professional Shoot

Recently I had the privilege of working with model Natacia Bhatia and photographer Stephen Gibson. The experience was very fun, and I really enjoyed the professionalism and dedication that both of them had. Stephen was interested in a Mardi Gras theme, so I wanted to use green, purple and gold inks and paints. I used Temptu ink for the mehndi style design in 'Sailor Tattoo', with gold and purple glitter gel accents. The body paint for the larger design is Wolfe FX in 'Purple Metallix' and 'Green Metallix' with Mehron gold mica painted over top.

I couldn't be more pleased with the results! I'm sure you'll agree how stunning these photos are. Natacia and Stephen really inspired me to be creative and come up with something truly unique - beyond what I even pictured in my head beforehand. I'm so thrilled to be able to add these beautiful photos to my portfolio!

I would definitely recommend working with either of these wonderful people if you are in the Richmond area!

How sweet is this??

This was posted to my Facebook page by some sweet young ladies who attended a Sweet Sixteen Party recently. I love my job!!

Spring is here!

I couldn't be more excited about the start of this season! I have been busy getting out contracts and vendor applications and fees and the phone has started ringing. I'm most excited about the booth... The new rug came yesterday, and I should have the tablecloths soon. The rug is from Mad Mats, and is made from recycled soda bottles in a Turkish pattern. I feel so happy to have found something that is both Eco-friendly and so beautifully matches the tan tent, the brown tablecloths and the pale yellow of the upcycled sari fabric curtains and table toppers. I even have matching chairs finally. It's taken five years to get together, but finally we'll be working in style, and not looking like some rag-tag gypsies. : )

Indian Folk Dancing and Bridal Sangeet

I had a very busy weekend of henna. First, I attended University of Richmond's first annual 'Experience India Event', where they had performances of various Indian dances, music, food, and of course mehndi. It was really nice and a big success. Thanks so much to Shirisha for inviting me! Here are some short clips of some of the dancers:


One of the best parts was being able to bring home three HUGE trays of food from India K'raja. Today my kids and I had brunch of Chana Masala, Aloo Mutter Paneer and Navratan Korma! YUM
And then this afternoon, I did menhdi for a bride's family and friends... sort of a bridal shower/sangeet. I will apply her and her sister's mehndi on Wednesday night.