Is it just me or I feel like there are more weddings in the first weekends and the last weekends of the month…  this past weekend I had 3 brides starting on Thursday night- Jessica’s henna party:

Jessica who wanted something rather simple on both hands and feet and she wanted her guests to have something as well.

for her bridesmaids.

thank you so much Jessica for sending me home in a car service!!  got home very quickly .

Friday morning at 8am (one of the rare occasion I needed to get up early..).  and maybe because of it, I was on the other side of town looking for her building, lol..  it was 355W 85th st,  NOT east side stupid! (me).

Nidhi was just hands and feet smaller bridal.

since it was such a beautiful day, I enjoy the little walk through central park on the way home

then the last bride started at 9pm..  only henna artists get these odd hours ..

Rachel was simpler bridal.

then my 3 brides are done   went off to forro dancing after.  hey, it’s was Friday night!

I just had a bridal shower and a mehndi party for Allie and Vilas this week.  Friday was a Allie’s bridal shower hosted by her sisters Fiona and Joanna at Allie’s apartment.  She was really looking forward to her mehndi and was looking for henna artist with her sisters and they came across my site and fell in love with my work.  It’s always flattering when I hear something like this.  Allie was only getting her palms done since she was wearing a white gown but both of her sisters and her friend was able to enjoy henna and I had lovely time meeting them.

Her fiance side of the family hosted their mehndi party on Sat afternoon, this was a larger get together since children weren’t attending the wedding on Sunday.  So I attended the children first.   Little girls are always so cute, they get very excited and if they are old enough they know what to do and very well behaved.  I always get scared with boys what they are going to ask for (since sometimes I get request for something complicated like a tiger or a cartoon characters..) I was able to convince them to do dragons and all I was asked to do was a dinosaur which I was able to make it up.. phew.. and the boys were happy with them.  Evey one was all dressed up and place was beautifully decorated, it was such an honor to be part of their celebration.  They  told me later on that even though they were looking for henna artist separately,  they both loved my work and Allie told her mother in law about my site and turned out they were both looking at the same site!  How flattering is this!!

Allie looked so Beautiful!!  her red hair looked so good with the green!

This last week has been a bit hectic, many meetings and the lat minute gigs which i was happy to take these..  but fortunately or unfortunately, some great opportunities come up  due to other henna artists car accident and the other was sick…( knock on wood I won’t be the next henna artist canceling gigs.)  One was the even I was able to sub for was a big event for event/ wedding planners!  So, I took this as another opportunity to promote Luxe Glow for Western brides in white gowns.  I started to do some sketches for this occasion, here are some:

one more..

As for the meetings, the bigges one i’m working on right now is the contract with 5 star Hotel opening in SOHO soon!  I was contacted by a spa director there and we are having meetings to work out the details how to work together.  I’m sure i can update as they make official announcements but for now it’s in process and keeping my fingers crossed.  I can see Luxe Glow taking off this summer for sure!