Mehendi Ideas
35+ Bridal Mehendi Designs That are Fascinating
By Aditi Rampure
Blog timeJun 14, 2019

Discover the latest in bridal mehendi with designs that captivate and enchant you. Each pattern blends tradition with modern flair, creating stunning, intricate art for your special day.

Indian weddings are incomplete without a grand Mehendi celebration. So, the brides of today eagerly wait for their Mehendi function. Mehndi designs are considered to be one of the sixteen adornments of an Indian bride. So, without which her beauty remains incomplete. And we at Bookeventz are here with a lot of Bridal Mehendi Designs that you should check out.

Here are some of the most recent and up-to-date Bridal Mehendi Designs:

1. The Traditional Indian Bridal Mehendi Designs

These henna or Indian Mehendi designs are perfect for all the ‘Rajkumaris’ out there. And for all the brides who are waiting to get the most elegant henna designs for their Indian Wedding. So, make sure you ask your Mehendi artist to include some unique yet authentic designs. The Indian bridal mehndi designs are a mixture of royal and desi designs, giving you a perfect wedding mehndi design.

traditional bridal mehndi designs

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2. Dulha Dulhan Mehndi Design

The brides of today are always up to date with what’s trending. So, experimentation is just another step in the life of a bride. And whether it is about the designs of their blouses or their Mehendi, they want something new!  And these designs would instantly shine the eyes of your Dulha and will tap into your creative side. The Dulha and Dulhan mehndi design is one to watch out for if you want to witness some real and outstanding artwork.

dulha dulhan bridal mehndi designs

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3. Minimalistic and Simple Bridal Mehendi Designs

Some brides out there still believe “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” because these designs are simple yet very beautiful. Some brides want to have a bridal mehndi design of their choice,  while other brides opt to go with the trend so, if you are someone who wants to go with the trend then here are some trending bridal mehndi designs for the bride-to-be. If you like such minimalistic designs then you must check out this blog.

minimalistic and simple bridal mehndi designs

4. Dulhan Mehndi Design

Why stick with the same old design of Mehendi when we bring you these amazing Dulhan Mehendi designs? This takes time but as there is a saying “Good thing comes to those who wait”. So, this design will be worth waiting.

dulhan bridal mehndi designs

5. Authentic Arabic Bridal Mehendi Designs

The other name used for Arabic Mehndi Designs would be one of the perfect trending bridal mehndi designs. This elegant mehndi design is the most preferred choice by Indians. It is because this type of Mehendi perfectly fits with every mehndi dress whether you wear a saree, lehenga, or sharara dress.

arabic bridal mehndi designs

6. Floral Mehndi Design Wedding

Whether talking about Floral lehenga or Mehendi, Floral designs will never go out of fashion in any sense. It will include lotus, flowers, leaves, roses, etc. It will give your hand a refreshing look.

floral mehndi design for brides

7. Pakistani Henna Design for Wedding

The Pakistani Mehendi designs include more flowers, leaves, and dome-like patterns. Every region has its style and way of design and Pakistan is no different in this context. The designs are a mix of Arabic, Hindu, and of course Pakistan designs.

pakistani mehndi design for brides

8. Modern Wedding Dulhan Mehndi Design

Mehendi designs are considered an exotic form of body art in many Western countries. These western mehndi designs are extremely different than our traditional henna designs. This includes features like geometric shapes and unique patterns that would complement your Indian attire.

Modern wedding mehndi design

9. Peacock Mehendi for Bridal

This Peacock design with a combination of lotus, roses, leaves, and beautiful jali looks so outstanding at the Mehendi ceremony. Though peacock designs are common there are many new designs like those given below which have evolved this Peacock design.

peacock mehndi design for brides

10. Elephant Theme Bridal Mehendi Designs

Nowadays Elephant Design is also trending, and if you are a person who loves to try the latest things then these designs are for you. There are many more designs you can customize according to your level of satisfaction.

elephant motifs mehndi design

11. Rose Motif Mehandi for Bridal

These days rose motifs are becoming more popular when it comes to the bridal mehndi design. This year most brides choose these designs for their wedding mehndi. There are several styles available in rose motifs so choose the one which you love the most. With this, you can engrave your partner’s name in between this Mehendi design to enhance its appearance.

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Rose Motif Bridal Mehndi Design 2022 1
Rose Motif Bridal Mehndi Design 2022

12. Two-Tone Henna Designs for Marriage

This two-tone mehndi is in trend and every bride loves this particular style. Apply this kind of mehndi design and you will become a show stopper. In the given image there is a lotus motif but if you want you can change the motif according to your choice. If you are out of choice then you can go with this one or you can ask your mehndi artist to design the roses in this particular style.

Two-Tone Indian Mehndi Designs

13. Engraved Date Of Wedding Mehndi Designs

Looking for some stunning designs to incorporate into your mehendi? You’ve got the best ideas right here. Simply ask the artist who will be applying your mehndi to engrave the dates of your wedding in your hand in a manner that is both elegant and tasteful. You can derive some ideas from the photographs that are provided. Try incorporating your name and the name of your lover into your mehndi if you include the dates.

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Engraved Date Of Wedding Mehndi Designs 1
Engraved Date Of Wedding Mehndi Designs

14. Wedding Hashtag Mehendi Wedding Design

These days, a very popular trend in mehndi is to engrave wedding hashtags into the design. Create a hashtag that includes both you and your partner, and then ask the mehndi artist to incorporate it into your design. Utilizing this hashtag will unquestionably help your mehndi stand out from the crowd. Therefore, I recommend that you use this particular design for the upcoming mehndi.

Wedding Hashtag Indian Mehndi Designs
Wedding Hashtag Indian Mehndi Designs 1

15. Ganpati Motif Bridal Dulhan Mehndi Design

In our tradition, we believe that the worship of Lord Ganesh ought to be performed before the beginning of every occasion. Because of Ganesh, we have faith that all of our endeavors will be fruitful. Therefore, there is no reason not to incorporate the Ganesh theme into the bridal mehndi design. Choose this one design to rock your mehndi event and achieve the best look for your mehndi.

ganpati motif bridal mehndi designs

16. Celebrity-Inspired Latest Bridal Mehendi Design

Are you the person who adores Bollywood over all other forms of entertainment? Then let me suggest to you the most suitable concept for your mehendi. Take a look at these breathtaking mehendi designs that our most beautiful singer, Neha Kakkar, and our most stunning Indian actor, Shiny Doshi, have on their hands. Apply some of this mehndi, and you’ll be the talk of the party.

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Celebrity Inspired Wedding Mehndi Designs

17. White Bridal Mehendi Designs Latest

Use this one-of-a-kind mehndi to set yourself out from the crowd while still looking lovely. This white mehndi would look great with your engagement gowns as well as any other dress you choose to wear to an event. If you want to do something unique at your mehendi, then there is no better method than this. Therefore, you should settle on this look for the upcoming mehndi.

White Bridal Mehndi Design 2022

18. Personalized Bridal Full Hand Mehndi Design

Are you looking for something unique in mehndi design? Then go for this particular style. In this, you need to ask your mehndi artist to draw the character you like the most. Like if you are a dog lover you can ask her to make your pet face in your wedding mehndi. With that, you can even ask her to make the signs of your religion.

Personalized Wedding Mehndi Designs

19. Back Full Hand Bridal Mehndi Design

When it comes to finding a good mehndi design, almost everyone starts their search on the internet. Therefore, this is the perfect style for the lovely future bride that you are, such as yourself. These are the designs for the rear hand that are unique and cannot be found anywhere else. These are some of the most breathtaking patterns for the backhand. Don’t give it a second thought; simply add these layouts to your bookmarks.

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Back Hand Bridal Mehndi Design 2022

20. Bridal Leg Mehndi Design

As Hand Mehendi Design is important so is Leg Mehendi Design. Include shapes like elephant, peacock, flower, jali, bell, leaves, and whatnot to make your Mehendi Design perfect for the occasion.

leg mehndi design intricate for dulhan

21. Moroccan Unique Bridal Mehndi Designs

For the ones who want to move ahead of swirls and curls of the traditional designs. The Moroccan mehendi art is highly geometric which depicts the Moroccan tribal art. Since it has gained popularity in India, it’s your turn to rock it in your wedding ceremony.

Trending bridal mehndi designs - moroccan

22. Jazzy Indian Bridal Mehndi Design Photos

Why have just mono-colored Mehendi when you can jazz it up with multiple colors or some glitter and stones!! Yes, you read it right. Brides are going nuts over this trend and can be seen in most weddings. Try this trend to get some drama into your style and watch how others gasp!!

trending bridal mehndi designs

23. Ornamental Bridal Mehndi Design Simple

These designs are apt for those of you who love minimalistic yet elegant and intricate designs. These designs usually resemble bracelets or fancy jewelry that girls usually wear on their wrists. Ornamental designs are sparsely filled but give out royal vibes. These images below would be enough to convince you to go minimalist.

trending bridal mehndi designs - ornamental

24. White Cone Designs for Marriage

This year we have seen the trend of white henna coming up in Western countries. Though the trend is popular amongst the party-going crowd, it is managing its way into the Indian mehendi culture and brides seem to love it. This is one way you could go bold and beautiful on your special day and have everyone take note of it!

trending bridal mehndi designs - white henna

25. Lace gloves / Cuff Bridal Mehndi Design Back Hand

As we can already see the variations in bridal mehendi designs, there are still some them who can make you think, “We can do this in mehendi too??” Cuff designs will have you thinking the same. These designs are some of the most intriguing yet most elegant ones. If you have a streak of naughtiness in you, then you should probably think about this one.

trending bridal mehndi designs - lace/cuff

26. Western/Contemporary Bridal Mehandi

Mehendi is becoming trendy in western as well. So, western or contemporary designs include quirky designs, geometric figures, and modern designs. Have a look at Khafif Mehendi’s design also.

trending bridal mehndi designs - western

27. Indo-Western Mehandi Bride

Indo-western Mehendi designs are a mixture of Indian and Western touches. So, it includes modern designs. But they don’t prefer heavy designs for their brides.

trending bridal mehndi designs - indo/western

28. African Mehndi Design for Brides

African brides also love to have mehendi for their wedding. So, this will also be one of the ideas to have mehendi at the wedding. These are bold borders with large gaps.

trending bridal mehndi designs - african

29. The Elephant design

Elephants symbolize strength and good fortune. If you are interested in having a gorgeous elephant design on your hand, then this is the type of mehndi design you should opt for.

Trending bridal mehndi designs - elephant

30. Symmetrical Half n Half Mehndi Design for Brides

Symmetrical mehndi designs are a growing topic when it comes to trending mehndi designs. These half-n-half designs complete the look when they are seen together. The best part? This one is for your legs because they are always together.

symmetrical half n half bridal mehndi designs

31. Garba Inspired Henna Design

If you are a Gujju bride and need to don a mehndi design that embraces your culture and roots then this mehndi design is the perfect one for you. This garba-inspired henna design has a man and woman figurines playing dandiya and garba along with ‘Happy Navratri’ messages.

garba inspired mehndi design for brides

32. The F.R.I.E.N.D.S Special Design

Are you a fangirl of this popular series? If yes, then it is time for you to get this Friends-themed mehndi design done on your hands. This design has the phrase “You’re the Chandler to my Monica” engraved in it.

the friends themed mehdni design for the bride

33. Elevated Mandala Design Mehndi

Mandalas are some of the best mehndi patterns out there. This mandala design has been enhanced by including other designs like flowers, leaves, mesh patterns, swirls, etc. We highly recommend this full-hand exotic mehndi design for your wedding.

elevated and enhanced mandala mehndi design

34. F1 Themed Personalized Henna Design

If you are a F1 fan then we suggest you don this mehndi design on your hands for your wedding. The elements like the F1 racing car, gaming console, Maple tree leaf, etc. give this mehdni design a unique and distinct theme.

f1 themed mehndi design for brides

35. Game of Cards Mehndi Design

If you like to play card games and are obsessed with cards then this mehndi design is just for you. This funky and cool mehndi design has hearts, spades, diamonds, and clubs designed all over the hands along with the queen and the king on each hand.

game of cards mehndi design for brides

36. Blouse Mehndi Design for Bride

Now, this is something interesting and only for those brides who are ready to go all-out for their wedding. If you have decided to wear a backless blouse at your wedding then you must don this blouse mehndi design for your back. This design resembles your blouse and looks so perfect as if it is your actual blouse.

blouse mehndi design for backless blouse for brides

37. Anklet Style Henna Design

We know how much you adore jewellery-style mehndi design. Wait till you see this anklet-style mehndi design. This minimal design has a mandala pattern, chains, leaves, and other bold strokes. You will not get a better leg mehndi design than this.

anklet style bridal mehndi designs

So, there are many more Mehendi designs bridal out there. But these specific designs are always trending around the globe. And you can now choose from the designs you feel the most confident about. You must Bookmark these designs for your upcoming Mehendi function. Please do tell us in the comment section which Mehendi design you liked the most. Also, suggest to us the topic you want us to cover in our next post.

Thanks for reading!

Also read: Mehendi Poses for Brides.

FAQ Related to Bridal Mehendi Designs

1. What can be used to remove henna?

  • You can use salt water to soak
  • Exfoliating Scrub
  • Olive oil and salt
  • Antibacterial Soap
  • Baking soda and lemon juice
  • Makeup Remover
  • Micellar Water
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Whitening Toothpaste

2. What are the tips to darken your Bridal Mehendi?

  • Wash your hands before applying Mehendi.
  • Apply a generous amount of oil, you can use coconut oil, castor oil, argan oil, etc.
  • Let it on as long as you can.
  • Apply a lot of Sugar and lemon juice after your Mehendi fully dried up.
  • Apply Vicks.
  • Avoid washing hands too much.
  • Try Clove Smoke.

3. How long does the bridal mehndi typically stay on?

The Mehendi paste for the bridal hands must be applied and left on for at least six hours. If they apply Mehendi on the bride in the evening, they need to make sure it stays on throughout the night. If it is done during the day, the bride will be able to remove it when the ceremony is over at night.

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Jay BhavsarMy name is Jay. I am a content writer at Bookeventz. Love writing and reading poetry and a big Cricket buff. Favourite movie and book of all time - The Lord Of The Rings.
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