Re: congrats!
Posted by Marina Waltz on July 4, 2001 at 00:38:38:
In reply to: Re: congrats! posted by Lauren on July 3, 2001 at 17:44:49:
: Only the bride is to be done, which seems odd to me. Perhaps the: other people will do themselves.
On all the occasions when I was a guest at an Indian wedding the
bride was the only one whose henna was done by a professional. The
rest of us were given little containers and toothpicks. Some of the
women worked on others, and some worked on themselves. Those women
who didn't think they could do it themselves asked one of the other
guests to do it for them. Since I was the only non-Indian there and
I put on my own henna, the other women got very curious about me and
one by one came over to see the designs I came up with. I was
extremely flattered when they paid me compliments. The professional
henna artist spent the entire evening just working on the bride.
Have fun! It's sure to be a wonderful and memorable evening! The
memory of those evenings will certainly always be with me. It's very
special to be welcomed into someone else's culture in such a way.
Regards,
Marina
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