“I would never hire her! She walked out of that wedding charging twice
what she quoted for the bridal henna and about $500.00 for the guests! She charged a thousand dollars for the whole
deal!”
That was one of the first
sentences out of Iffy’s mouth at her consultation. She was incredibly displeased with a recent
wedding she went to where an artist cheated out the family and overpriced
everything for the henna—walking out with a $1000. Aside from the shock and disappointment from
this particular artist (Edmontonians, beware!
Her name begins with a R), Iffy was also in a bit of panic. Her wedding was coming up next month and she
had not booked a henna artist for her bridal henna or her friends and
family. To add to the stress, she also
needed to pack all of her things and move to Calgary—a last minute change in
plans with her husband to be. And to top
everything off, she needed to find a job in Calgary so she could continue
working after moving there. Under all
that stress, you would expect a very tough bride to work with, but Iffy was
just the opposite! She was so relaxed
about her wedding that it made us wonder what she was eating and drinking (just
kidding)!
Her bridal henna application was
easy as pie. She was such a delightful
person to work with—very easy going and relaxed. Her henna party was intimate with just a few
close friends and family. As part of the
tradition, her sister-in-law came to Iffy’s house during her henna party with
gifts and wedding trousseau. Iffy’s
trousseau had beautiful traditional attire in bright colors with intricate
embroidery and bead work. Her
sister-in-law also brought along Iffy’s wedding attire. In most Muslim cultures, the groom provides
for the bride’s wedding attire for the day of the wedding, down to the panties
and perfume. We didn’t ask Iffy, if
that’s what she got, but the beautifully packaged clothing and colorful jewelry
made nothing else matter.
Iffy’s henna stain turned out
beautiful for her wedding day, which was very important to her. As the superstition goes, the darker your henna stain, the longer
the love between you and your husband. RetrospektPhotography captured Iffy’s henna stain and her beautiful wedding, which you
can see below.
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| Stain on Day 1 |
