Indian Theme Event: A Snapshot

As a planner I get involved with kinds of events. While weddings are my favorite I enjoy planning so much it does not really matter. I go around taking mental pictures of things, concepts, colors, ideas that I could use at my next event. I often joke that I have an extra pocket in my brain where I file all of these things. Well somehow my planning gene was passed down to my oldest daughter (no scientific proof) and she has been planning her Indian Sweet Sixteen for a year now. She still has three years to go, however as with any client when they begin to express their wishes and visions for their event, I begin to take those snapshots in my head. Snapshots of colors, saris, invitations and well so much more.

I came across a post highlighting Kemba Celebrations, an Etsy shop. Kemba Celebrations creates layered handmade wedding invitations and stationery inspired by world prints and themes. The wife and husband team are inspired by areas such as Asia, India, Africa and Europe.

I really was impressed with their intepretation of Indian architecture on paper (snapshot). When I showed the site to my daughter (client) she was overjoyed and decided that this would make it into her planning file.

Here are a few of my favorite:


Persian Tile Pattern

Indian Paisley



Lotus Floral Print

Visit Kemba Celebrations and be Inspired by the exotic far east.

Modern Mehendi

If you are hosting an Indian theme wedding, you might want to include a Mehendi as one of your pre-wedding ceremonies. The mehendi ceremony usually takes place one or two days before the wedding at the bride's place.

The Mughals brought Mehendi to India as lately as the 12th century AD. As the use of Mehendi spread, its application methods and designs became more intricate and sophisticated. The Mehendi ceremony is considered so sacred in some religions that unless the mother-in-law has applied the first dot of Mehendi to the bride's hand, the painting cannot go ahead. The Mehendi dot is considered to be a symbolic blessing, bestowal of which permits the new daughter-in-law to beautify herself for the groom.



Ladies and unmarried girls from both sides (bride and groom) gather in advance at a chosen venue, where the bride's hands and feet are gorgeously adorned by the artist. Guests often take this opportunity to get intricate mehendi designs on their hands also.



Traditionally, the future mother-in-law's responsible for sending the Mehendi artist to adorn the bride's hands. In the punjabi community, it's believed that if the henna leaves a dark eye on the bride's hands, she's sure to enjoy great affection from her mother-in-law.

For the best and richest mehendi's, artist start with the best Mehendi power. Usually, powder Sorjatt in Rajasthan is used, as it is considered the purest.




To find a Mehendi artist in your area, click here

Be Inspired by the exotic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!