Neha Assar can spend up to three hours holding a bride’s hands before a wedding. She will also devote three hours to holding her feet. Ms. Assar is a henna artist specializing in mehndi, the ...

It’s a scorching summer afternoon in Brampton and the home of Neesha Joshi’s uncle is undergoing a festive transformation as the family prepares to host 250 guests in the first of four wedding ...

Stuti is an English Lit graduate who studied Radio & TV Journalism while pursuing photography. A perfume enthusiast, she enjoys pop-culture commentary. Her dream is to live in a world where beauty is ...

Tulsi Yadav teaches Shoba Narayan about the application and design of mehndi, or henna, at the Dera Mandawa haveli in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Formerly a private mansion, the Dera Mandawa is now a hotel.

During weekly bridal appointments, Neha Assar sits cross-legged for five to nine hours as she examines the fine lines and shape of a bride’s hands, gently squeezing the tip of a henna cone and drawing ...

Alyia Rahemtulla woke up last Friday morning with butterflies in her stomach, and not just because she was getting married soon. Like most everyone else in the Toronto area, Rahemtulla was buzzing ...

The wedding season is in full swing and the pretty girls all across can't stop discussing wedding outfits, decor, jewellery and more. But one thing that most of us often forget to discuss are the ...

Bridal preparations can come with a lot of stress and anxiety. We love personalising every bit of the trousseau but it can also be quite tiring. From deciding bridal outfits to booking your MUA, there ...

The first thing that anyone should know about Palestinian weddings is that they do not happen in one day. The ceremonies and traditions, and the joy that comes with them, can’t be contained in a short ...

As wedding season is in full swing, here is a rundown of special customs and traditions for women in the Middle East that vary from country to country. The henna party is the Arab version of the ...

Princess Iman of Jordan was celebrated by family and friends ahead of her wedding day. Queen Rania held a henna party in honor of her eldest daughter on Tuesday. Sharing pictures from the celebration, ...

In South Asian wedding culture, it’s the norm to hide the groom’s name in the bride’s wedding mehendi, or henna as you may know it. One bride wanted to go against tradition and add her own twist to it ...