Mehendi ceremony is unquestionably the most fun, colorful and vibrant of all the wedding
ceremonies. Its a heart centralling event, right from a happy themed decor to fun and unusual
games to delicious food & dessert, the effervescent vibes of a mehndi ceremony are all
captivating.
Isn't it surprising that the darkness of mehendi has the ability to lightning up your newly made
world. Welcome to the today's blog of 'MEHENDI ARTIST', but before starting lets dig into some
naked surprising facts.
● Use of Mehndi was first documented in Ancient Egypt as a decorative purpose for
mummies.
● Mehndi is a traditional drawing form, followed by Hindu, Sikh and Muslim brides in many
parts of India including Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
● Rajasthan grooms are given designs that are often as elaborate as those for brides. In
Bihar weddings, both bride and the groom have to apply Henna. Whereas in Assam,
apart from marriage, it is broadly used by unmarried women during Rongali bihu.
● Mehendi has medicinal properties of cooling effect that calms stress and hence it has
significant effect of applying henna before marriage. It also helps in preventing viral
diseases they might catch before their wedding seasons.
● It is said though Mehendi is also good for the growth of nails.
● Ancient India during Ayurveda practice, use crushed henna leaves to soothe burns and
certain cases of eczema.
● It has been used as a coagulator for open wounds.
● It works as an antiperspirant as it helps tightening the pores.
● Its also know to work internally against diarrhea, and externally against leprosy,
smallpox, jaundice and certain cancers.
How beautiful is it that such a medicinal entity is being corporated so wisely in our tradition with
perfect blend. Doesn't it makes you hold at a rocking Henna Party.
Let’s see how you can make the best out of it!
The legend behind this dates back to ancient times where Mehndi became an indicator of the
bride’s treatment at her newly wed home. She could either be welcomed as a newlywed giving
her time to adjust at new home or put to work right away by her mother-in-law. So when the girl
used to return to her parents after a few days for post-wedding rituals, the bride’s mother could
find out her treatment by her mother-in-law just by looking at her hands whether the mehendi
has fade away or not.
So you see Heena is more than just looks. However we can't deny the fact that the bridal look is
in complete without some gorgeous designs mehndi adorning your hands and feet. The best
mehndi artists in all Indian cities are listed down in LOVOTALE along with the photos of their
work and reviews. You can find both budget-friendly and luxurious mehndi artists in your nearby
cities. You can contact them directly.
For a bride to get ready for her wedding, she has to go through sixteen cleansing, and religious
rituals called "Solah Shringar". Henna/Mehndi is one of those sixteen rituals.
A good Mehndi Artist must be someone who follows their work ethics, professional, knows their
work, doesn’t involve in malpractices. It's not only about designs but maintaining the sacredness
of henna.
One of the biggest malpractices involved in bridal Mehndi designing is artists using
store-bought cones. They are full of chemicals and often cause reactions that sometimes have
proved to be even fatal. Another one is the trend of “Black Henna” swaying naive brides with
the misconception that it’s an ancient art. The reality is that it’s such a hazardous substance that
it has been banned in a number of countries.
Make sure you start your Mehndi at least 3 hours before your guests arrive.
Do a consultation with your henna artist before the Mehndi night. This will let you choose your
designs in a leisurely manner for your special day.
Get all your pre-bridal beauty work (waxing, manicure, pedicure etc) before getting the Mehndi
done. No worries, LOVOTALE has various makeup artist vendors.
Back in the days when marriages were typically arranged, the bride and the groom did not have
an opportunity to see each other before the wedding. The groom's name used to be written in
the bride's hand by mehendi as an ice-breaker to initiate the conversation where the groom
would search for his name in the design.
Nowadays, though things are different and the bride and groom know each other very well, but
still the tradition of scattering the groom's name in the bride's henna is being continued. If groom
is unable to find his name in the bride's hands, she is supposed to get a present from him, an
idea which excites every bride. Haina?
There is a saying in Hindi, "Humare rang mein rang jaana" signifying that they are welcoming
the bride-to-be into their family and accepting her as their own.
There are so many sentiments attached to mehendi only bride can relate off.
LOVOTALE is a offers you different Mehndi artists vendors.
Sort out some.

How to decide your wedding from top to bottom?
Should you hire a destination wedding travel agent?
Full service wedding planning really means what?
Do you wish seamless and smooth wedding as much as possible?
If you wondering all these types of questions, need not to worry more, we from 'Lovotale' will
help you to go through this.
The minute you are engaged, everyone will be asking you when you are tying 'the knot'. But
deep down you know until you have taken the major decisions like deciding the venue, number
of guests accompanying you, etc. you could not step further.
First decide the 1-2 weeks on which you can exactly have your 'the big day - wedding day',
especially you have to take care of the wedding season you prefer. Generally dates calculated
by pandit ji known as 'tithi'. Average engagement usually lasts for 15 months.
But in many cases whole sets of events from engagement to sangeet to wedding day,
everything happens in one shot sequence. Again its tough to plan all the events together and to
execute it in proper way.
Oh admit it, now a days everyone is in demanding job with less or no time, and if time is left you
will prefer shopping or listing the guests or any other important things. You have no idea from
where to start and you are not so great in organisational skills.
So pack up, close your eyes and put your hands on 'Wedding planner / Wedding
coordinator'. Yes, you can surely trust them. They will make your way easy and synchronised.
So what is an Wedding Planner?
The one who makes sure, every detail of your small and/or large-scale events such as sangeet
day, reception day, wedding day are carried out accurately while taking care of your
expectations. Wedding planner is charged for his experiences and bringing different versions to
life.
Do We Actually Need an Wedding Planner?
High profile weddings, receptions on large scale, decoration part, accommodation of guests,
food menu, that is all glamorized part. But lets face it, wedding is more than just a fancy dream!
In reality, you have all the event list, ideas in your hands but when it comes to implementing at
the right moment there's a lot of hustle in the end. No matter how many times you perfectly
planned your events something or other importantly will certainly miss out! And this hits hard!
So don't you think we do need a good smart team of talented and sophisticated members. My
answer is strongly yes! No body wants to spoil the biggest and most awaited event in their
lifetime ever and what could be better if it is planned in perfect way meeting your expectations.
What Does an Wedding Planner Do?
● A wedding planner is creative, detail oriented, passionate, hard working who is
dedicated to provide excellent client service at every folds.
● They have good organisational skills and they ensures everything related to an event, is
being taken care of, from ideas visualisation, preparations, and its implementation in a
room setup perfectly in a sequele.
● A planner will keep track on your your budgets and handle the logistics. They keep their
team informed about upcoming events, adhere to timelines, budgets, and appointments
as well as keeping important documents and information organized and they plan
accordingly.
● A successful planner is the one who can recalls the minutest of details required for the
event to carry out and especially focusing on demands of the clients, forever with a
smile.
● They undoubtedly have great communication skills, where they patiently listen and
happily interact with their clients and understands their expectations, so as to take care
of wants and needs of their clients in an upcoming events.
● A good planner has widespread network of vendors. He/ she nurtures and build
relationships with vendors like photographers, lighting, decoration, DJs, bands,
videographers, etc.meeting strict deadlines and managing budgets while all the details
are being covered. This is a network of people you’ll bank upon to make your events
memorable.
● An ideal wedding planner has excellent leadership skills who has the ability to delegate
responsibilities to meet quality expectations, who can manage the daily details comply
with legal, safety regulations at all times. He has a big-picture thinking to ensure truly
unique experiences.
● They can also coordinate to senior level executives, government officials, and industry
leaders throughout the planning process.
ROLE OF WEDDING DESIGNER
A wedding designer's role is purely aesthetic means everything pleasing the eyes. They are not
included in contract negotiations or attending the appointments. They are basically creative and
specialize in design, consulting on everything from floor plans and lighting design to the flowers,
furniture, linens, and attire. They have a look for the site once, visualise it as how it will look
after decorating and calculating all the potential problems it can have and rationalising it with
solutions.
They ensures everything from curtains to chairs to flowers, everything either it's colour orwhatever is available in one place.
DESTINATION WEDDING TRAVEL AGENT
A destination wedding travel agent is basically a travel advisor who will help handle all of the
travel-related logistics for your destination wedding. They have strong network with resort
wedding teams and are well-versed in a destination’s marriage requirements.
If an agency is charging a service fee, it’s usually in the form of an cautious deposit and it will be
applied to your final cost. This typically ensures that clients are serious about planning an event
as opposed to looking for free advice to take elsewhere.
In your initial consultation, you should do us more on how the process works from start to finish,
so you can understand what to expect out of the agent during the process. Once you have a few
venue recommendations, try to dig more as why they recommended each venue. You can also
go for photos and testimonials of real weddings your agent has planned, specifically at the
venues they recommended.

Before starting lets sneak peak into some common instruments which is usually played in wedding ceremony. List Of Instruments Played In Indian Wedding Violin Nadaswaram (South Indian form of shehani) Thavil (for folk songs) Piano Brass Flutes Strings Shehnai Tabla Harmonium Dholak Indian Wedding Music Hindu wedding ceremonies last for five days and consist of a number of rituals, most of which have certain types of music or wedding songs associated with them. The Sangeet ceremony is when all the female members of the bride’s family, along with female family friends, come together to sing traditional celebratory songs about the bride’s future life with her husband. The Mehndi ceremony is the time when Mehndi, or henna is applied to hands and feet of the bride.This ceremony includes traditional music and songs, usually accompanied by a Dholak. The Baraat ceremony is a type of procession that marks the arrival of the groom at the wedding venue. His friends and relatives known as ‘baraati’ accompany him on his way to the venue, and they are usually joined by a band which plays traditional music for them to dance to along the way. The Vidaai ceremony is when the bride is separated from her family, and the lyrics of the songs sung during the ceremony reflect this sad time, but the hope of the family for her future. The groom’s family also sings songs to give the bride a warm welcome into their family. Bands For Indian Wedding Traditional groups that play Indian classical music tend to include instruments such as a sitar, tabla, tempura, dhol, and tumba. However, many Indian weddings now include modern Bollywood movie hits that are relevant to weddings, including DJ. What Does My Best Friend Pick For Her Wedding? In this vast world where money things are in priority list, she wanted to have both DJ and a live wedding band. But since wedding expenses are so much, she didn’t have the budget for both, so she stuck with a wedding band. To make it more live, I including my other friends got in Blue electric to perform and let me tell you the band she selected was so kind that they managed to add some twists by adding DJ’s in-between live sets too. It really worked out so well such that it made function more livliful. I remember how aunties and uncles were dancing on smooth beats. We all had a memorable day busting out. What could be more joyful and memorable where all the wedding attendants are having fun. Isn't it? Now the question arises, majority of Indians invest so much to make it a success 'big fat Indian wedding', that they do not readily get agree to DJ's and band. One part of our mind says, let's ignore it, but heart says what about the 'Dil shagna de' song. Happens na? Well, significance of DJ and Band can't be ignore so iam here at Lovotale to tell you the basic requirements for Indian wedding. Indian Wedding DJ Cost Breakdown For Small Intimate Wedding- You don't need to go over the top. Just the DJ and bride/groom's music with limited lighting equipment is enough! Although you can go for extra dance floor and speakers but they wouldn't be required in small weddings. Many South Indian weddings fall in this category. For middle to upper middle Class Indian Wedding - A ballroom with standard lighting and dance floor has good acoustics. Entry Level Big Fat Wedding Dj's will include DJ Services, Lighting, Speakers & Equipments,dance Floors & Led Walls. Groom entrance known as 'baraat' and bridal entrance song will also be include in this. For Luxury Big Fat Indian Wedding- If you're having a big luxury wedding such as destination wedding or any other with large number of guests then there's no point to spend huge hotel ballroom only to look it beautiful. Though decoration part is must but focus on making event more live. Iam at Lovotale making the list of the requirements you might be needing, you may add or omit some of these. So the requirements will be - DJ Fee MC Cost Sound Equipment Band Support for Live Performance 2 Dhol Players Possible Sitar or Saxophone Player 400+ person lighting setup for Sangeet, Wedding and Reception Mobile Baraat System Dance Floors Stage Design LED Walls and TV Screens Your Name Lit on the Dance Floor (Gobos) Room Lighting, Decorator coordinator (when you need your lighting team to work with floral team) Sangeet band, DJ. Dance floor (white), about 25 uplights (wall), stencil lighting (walls), Pinspots to light up the table center pieces, and 8 speaker setup. LED walls or screens with live camera feeds 2-3 Day setup charges extar wireless mics, freight loading insurance at hotel Wedding Ceremony Music Now usually its a tough job to collect all songs and organise in the events, but relax- making the whole programme perfect is easier than you think. The name ceremony music makes a picture in mind of the particular song as you enter the ballroom or mandap. You're providing a musical backdrop to the most special part of your day. Let's get into some fundamental tips and helpful ideas to find the right music for your ceremony only in Lovotale. Ceremony Music Basics Basically, the wedding ceremony music includes minimum of three types of songs: preludes, processionals and recessionals. Preludes Prelude music is light, ambient that sets the mood while guests are being welcomed and seated as they are waiting for the ceremony to begin. It usually starts when the doors open, or early as 45 minutes prior to the beginning of the function. Processionals Next is the processional, which is played while the entry of the family, attendants and bride. We love the idea of changing to another song when the bride enters to add drama and highlight the big entrance. Recessionals These are the conclusion of the ceremony, the recessional plays. As the name implies, this music accompanies you as you recess (that is, make your exit) and is traditionally bright, lively and celebratory—a reflection of your joy. Interludes and Postludes Many couples choose to add interludes or songs played during significant moments such as during exchange of the malas and during mang sindoor ceremony. You might include Postludes which is a selection played while guests exit the ceremony. Many also play shehnai during baraat entrance. Popular in Indian wedding. Destination wedding mat alose include playing a violin, or even a set of bagpipes, as guests head toward the exit. Some to-be-weds even ask the musician to lead guests out of the ceremony space in a paradelike fashion. Rules To Be Follow While Playing Ceremony Music Some ceremony sites and officiants may have strict guidelines about which music can and can't be played during a ceremony. Do your homework prior to the function! Some locations do have guidelines you'll need to be aware of, setting limits on the noise (volume and curfew) or space allotted for a band. Take it a note! Setup Space Consider the size of your ceremony venue when putting together your ensemble. For example, If you're having an outdoor wedding, you probably can't use a traditional piano, but if electricity is available, an electric piano could work. Complement it by adding a string instrument such as a violin or cello. Often it happens that the bride wants a band but the groom wants a DJ, so what do you do? Your wedding day should be the happiest day of your life for both the bride and the groom. Anyone can press play on a song, but it is crucial to hire someone who has been in this industry and has the know-how to run a seamless and fun party. For the great Event Hosts/DJs, music is the easiest part. As of this century, we grew up with DJs at weddings, bars, clubs, etc., but our parents had live bands in their generation. This generational difference often leads to the misinformed belief that bands—and especially wedding bands—are stale and boring. Lovotale says: Wrong! New wedding bands can be quite energetic and versatile. Go for higher quality sound production. Consider some points before hiring someone, like How large is their playlist? Will they learn songs for me? Are the bands playing live in the Show or were they pre-recorded? Corona virus | Cost and Budgeting Should you hire a live wedding band or wedding DJ for your wedding? How do you even decide! If you want a club or festival DJ atmosphere at your wedding or have a limited budget you should pick a DJ. If you have a healthy budget, love live music and want premium wedding entertainment you should hire a live wedding band. If you can afford it, booking both is the best option as wedding DJ’s and live bands can perform together perfectly at weddings. Let’s say you have the budget for a full dance band, but you still want to incorporate a DJ. This is the perfect time to pair the two for a dynamic Band/DJ Combo. While scrolling down to Lovotale you will found most companies offer both the Band and DJ work independently of each other. It's typically called as Band/DJ Experience. In this format, the DJ becomes a full band member and works with the other musicians to embellish their sound throughout the night. The band and DJ will take turns passing the dance music back and forth. This really brings a unique and immersive experience to your event that usually only happens at music festivals. All About DJ DJ’s are generally more affordable than live bands. DJ’s can usually play any music (including recent hits), any time. DJ’s can perform in most wedding venues. DJ’s can perform within even the strictest of sound limitations. DJ’s generally have quick, simple and easy to set up and pack down times. DJ’s can always play any type of first dance. DJ’s can usually accommodate requests and playlists from you and your guests. DJ’s usually interact with you and your guests creating a non-stop music experience. DJ’s can be visually impressive if they have an extensive light show. All About Live Bands The unbeatable visual and audio experience of musicians performing live wedding bands can cover very specific musical themes or cover a wide range of music to suit everyone. Live bands usually excel at crowd interaction and keeping dance floors full. A live wedding band brings a touch of exclusivity and uniqueness to any wedding. First dances performed by a live band can sound amazing and highly personal. Live wedding bands will sometimes let you or your friends perform with them. Live wedding bands can fit into most wedding venues. Wedding bands can add or remove musicians and change outfits to adapt exactly to the theme of your wedding. Some live wedding bands can offer DJ services. Live wedding bands are made up of professional musicians meaning you can leave them to sort the entertainment side of your wedding. They can perform throughout your wedding, night and day, inside and outside You can potentially use their PA system for speeches etc. Points To Be Noted Before Booking DJ and Band Is your wedding date available? How long have this DJ and Band been doing this professionally? How many weddings they have played? How many weddings do you do on an average weekend? Do they perform at more than one event in a day? What sets them apart from other competitors? Can they describe their style? Are there any other services that they provide, such as lighting design or a photo booth? Can they provide me with recent couples that I can contact for references? Do they have a CD of your music or a video from a prior wedding where you performed? Can they help you to choose the music for my processional, recessional, father-daughter dance, etc.? How extensive is their music library or song list? What genres they can cover? Do they have a go-to list of wedding songs to play or perform for weddings? How do they keep their music collection up to date? Do they take requests from our guests? Can we submit a "Do Not Play" list? Ask about Pricing and Payment? What's their rate? Does that rate include setup and breakdown between ceremony and reception locations? What, if anything, isn't included? How much would thyy charge for overtime? Are there any additional fees that could accrue that which you might miss taking into account, like travel expenses or charges for special musical requests? When will they receive a written contract? What is their refund/cancellation policy? How far in advance do I need to book you for my wedding? Let us know at Lovotale if you want to know something more regarding this. Feel free to contact us at Lovotale. Enjoy reading! And do not forget to grab DJ’s and Band at affordable price at your place only on Lovotale!

All the beautiful lady out there! Lots of love from Lovotale family. In this blog you are going to have some insights on importance of wedding jewellery, followed by types and selection of bridal jewelleries ending with how to take care of your precious jewellery. One of the famous actress Elizabeth Taylor once said - "I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can’t possess radiance. You can only admire it". The roadway of girl to bride is unaccomplished without the radiance of jewelleries which not only gives her entire majestic look but also gives her essence of spiritual and cultural touch. If you go back to history from cave paintings to vedic texts, you would know the importance of ornaments and jewellery. It signifies power, cultured status, prosperity, fertility. Even there are many songs dedicated to chuda and chudiya. The importance of bridal jewellery starts right from the engagement ring which remarks the beginning of your journey as 'together'. The tradition actually originated in Neanderthal times. Believe it or not, these so-called barbaric creatures were more civilized than your imagination. Neanderthals used to tie things like twigs, grass, and rushes around the bride’s wrists or ankles to express their friendship and loyalty. You all have heard about the term 'Solah Shringar'. Yes, the term itself is enough to rush blood in the entire blood system of every girl. From then to till now evolution of jewelleries has completely infused in bride's blood. Let's have an insights about some of our favourite and popular celebrities. ● Deepika Padukone: She was looking extremely majestic, traditional and cultured with heavy maang tikka and nath. She competed her look with the heavy choker neck piece which has our heart already. ● Priyanka Chopra: She was looking simple and minimal which was worth eye catching. She completed her wedding look with beautiful maang tika and pair of earrings. She was looking sophisticated and was enough to catch our attention. ● Anushka Sharma: Yes,nobody could forget her, how prettiest she was looking prettiest. Every girl adores her till date. She was standing out with headpiece, maang tikka and nath. Her all accessories made her unique like her. And like wise there are many more…! So are you dreaming to look exaclty like your favourite celebs and wondering how to stand out, starting from perfect lehenga, to gorgeous makeup to perfect hairstyle and picture perfect jewellery. No worries, iam here to help you out! Selection of your jewellery must be according to your facial shape for complete synchronicity. ● Round shape face: Distance from forehead, chin and both ears to tip of the nose is equal. Brides with round shape can go for deep round necklace and long chandbalis esp.that one which is sleek from starting and becomes wide at ending. You must avoid heavy necklaces that hide collar bone and heavy mathapatti or else your face will look more small. ● Oval shape face: Distance from forehead to chin is greater than distance btw ears. Here's the chin is little rounded and not pointed. Brides with this face are the luckiest one as any type of jewellery will perfectly suit them. ● Heart shape face: The chin is pointed and forehead is wide just like Deepika Padukone. So you can go for maangtika that is round and doesn't cover forehead. Forehead must be visible. For necklace you can choose chokers and high rise necklace which covers collar bone and pair it with long danglers and chandbalis which is upto chin length. ● Square shape face: where jaw line width is equal to forehead. Brides with square shape face must avoid pointy necklaces because your face is already pointed. Go for round earrings. You can also create vertical illusion of your face by increasing the length of your choker. ● Diamond shape face: Face shape is equal to oval but the jaw width is little bit wide. Browsing through lovotale you will explore various jewelleries from nath, mangtika to necklaces, kamarband, bengals and many more. Whethers its your engagement day or your marriage day hairstyle too plays an important role. Hair jewelleries like gajras, bun ornaments are unique way of styling them either with pins or jhoomars. One of the most common yet important part of any jewellery set for a wedding is a necklace. Choker style has gained popularity in recent times. Rani Haar necklace gives a royal look to the whole wedding attire. If you are fan of Sabyasachi styles then you must be knowing it. It is usually accompanied by another necklace to make it look more elegant. With plain wedding blouse rani haar goes well, if paired with choker style necklace. Aadh Necklace starts with a choker which is typically a block of gold with Meenakari work at the back. Aadh necklace ends with strings of triangles which gives a very traditional look which you can see on Rajasthani brides. Nath is carried by mahrastrian brides very graciously. This traditional wedding jewellery adds an extra charm to your entire look. Payals and guda Modi traditionally worn by oriya brides. They are beautiful, stunning silver jewellery with different delicate designs worn on the feet. It comes in a pair and is worn on both the ankles and both sides of fingers. Bridal Bracelets are a symbol of Indian-ness worldwide and are worn by brides as well as normal girls. They are also called as bangles and are mostly made in precious metals like gold and silver or plated gold. However, these are also commonly found in glass, wood, plastic, ivory, shankh. Like wise there are many more like earrings, maangtika, armlet, kamarband, hair wreaths. You will find all here but for that you need to explore Lovotale. Pro Tip: Bridal jewellery is a prized possession of every bride and she has truckloads of happy memories associated with it. But with time it loses its lustre and shine. But whewww! There are ways for restoring jewelleries in there natural state. ● Diatomaceous Earth powder has fantastic abrasive for cleaning and polishing metals, including silver and pewter. You can dip a cotton ball in Diatomaceous Earth and then rub your jewel piece. ● Carbonated Drinks apart from partying it is used for cleaning silver pieces. Pour some carbonated drink into a bowl and then place the silver jewellery in it. Allow it to soak in it for up to 2-3 hours. You will be surprised to see the shine and shimmer of your jewellery. It will appear as if it’s coming straight away from the jewellery shop. ● Baking soda used for baking products and satisfying your tongue can be used to clean tarnished jewellery. Mix three parts of baking soda to one part of water and dip your tarnished jewellery to the mixture. Soak your jewellery in the solution for 5-10 minutes. Rinse the item in cool water to remove the baking soda and residue. Pat the jewellery dry with a clean towel. Browse Lovotale, shortlist the vendors and contact them. There are many vendors who has different readymade designs of gold, silver, diamond, platinum, pearl jewelleries. Many vendors also design according to your wish. Have a good day ahead!