We all love seeing celebrities' wedding pictures and getting inspiration from the same. Over the years, we have seen our favourite celebrities setting some major wedding trends and swooning our hearts with their exceptional choices. Be it contemporary chooda, customised kaleeras or out-of-the-box bridal lehengas, actresses never shy away from experimenting when it comes to their D-Day. And among all these, it's their unique mehendi designs that grab everyone's attention in their wedding pictures.
Mehendi is an indispensable part of every woman's solah shringar at their wedding, as it holds a cultural significance for married women. Bollywood and TV actresses have beautifully flaunted some exquisite mehendi designs on their wedding, which became the key highlight of their looks. So, without further ado, let's have a look at the celeb-inspired minimalistic mehendi designs that you can flaunt on your wedding or Karwa Chauth.
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Alia Bhatt, who tied the knot with Ranbir Kapoor on April 14, 2022, made many unconventional bridal fashion choices at her wedding. From draping an ivory-hued saree and flaunting diamond and emerald jewellery, Alia took her bridal look a notch higher. Talking about her mehendi, Alia opted for a minimal mandala henna design with symbols like infinity, Ranbir's lucky number 8, and the letter R. On the back side of her hand, she had a circular pattern etched along with some minute designs on the top part of her fingers.
There's a common misconception that the trend of minimal bridal mehendi began last year. Mira Rajput, who tied the knot with the handsome hunk, Shahid Kapoor in 2015, had got a minimalistic mehendi during her wedding. As Mira always ensured not to go OTT, she was seen flaunting a minimal mandala mehendi design on her hand in her wedding pictures. Talking about her look, she looked nothing less than royalty. Mira Rajput chose a light pink-hued lehenga from designer, Anamika Khanna which was adorned with silver and golden work. Glam makeup and heavy kundan jewellery completed her look.
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Television actress, Somya Seth, who rose to fame with the show, Navya… Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal, tied the knot with her boyfriend, Shubham Chuhadia, on June 22, 2023. For the unversed, Somya was previously married to a US-based businessman, Arun Kapoor, in January 2017, but they got divorced in 2019. For her mehendi ceremony, Somya donned a floral-printed dress and looked flawless in her minimal look. Interestingly, her beau Shubham put a minimal mehendi on his then-to-be bride's hands, and it was absolutely adorable. With a circular pattern in the middle of the palm, Navya had some lines etched on her fingers.
Dia Mirza took saat pheras with businessman, Vaibhav Rekhi, in February 2021. For her wedding, the actress opted for a traditional red saree styled with a matching dupatta as a veil on her head. To accessorise her look, Dia wore green bangles, kadhas, a statement neckpiece, matching earrings and a maang teeka. Keeping her makeup minimal, the actress tied her hair beautifully in a gajra-adorned bun. Her subtle mehendi design featured leaf motifs, some Arabic-inspired elements and a unique pattern made with mor pankh.
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Anushka Ranjan took the wedding vows with the love of her life, Aditya Seal, on November 22, 2021. She donned a lavender-hued lehenga paired with stunning diamond jewellery. Apart from her unconventional choice of colour for her bridal outfit, her minimal mehendi design also stood out. The actress was seen flaunting a minimal mandala-inspired henna design on her palms, that perfectly complemented her subtle look at her wedding.
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Patralekhaa Paul tied the knot with actor, Rakjummar Rao on November 15, 2021, in a grand wedding. She looked ethereal in a red-hued Sabyasachi Mukherjee saree, which she styled with a matching dupatta carried like a veil. Heavy jewellery and minimal makeup completed her look. While every detail about her wedding was lavish, Patralekhaa opted for a henna design that set new trends. The actress ditched mehendi and opted for alta on the centre of her palm and on her fingertips.
Parineeti Chopra got married to politician, Raghav Chadha in a big fat Punjabi wedding on September 24, 2023. For her D-Day, Parineeti opted for designer, Manish Malhotra's white and golden lehenga with a long veil. She accessorised her look with emerald jewellery, which included a huge choker, matching earrings, and a maang teeka. Flaunting her love for neutral colours, she went for everything minimal. Moreover, while brides these days go for elaborate mehendi designs, Parineeti got a minimal design etched on her palms.
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Yami Gautam had a hush-hush wedding with director, Aditya Dhar, on June 4, 2021. For her D-Day, the actress ditched designer lehengas, and instead, opted for her mother, Anjali Gautam's traditional red-coloured saree. Yami looked pretty in the glistening red saree with a golden border paired with traditional gold jewellery, multi-layered kaleeras and chooda. However, it was her minimal mehendi that stole the limelight at her wedding as she went for simple designs to be etched on her palms.
Pakistani actress, Mahira Khan got married to her longtime beau, Salim Karim in an intimate wedding ceremony on October 1, 2023, in Pakistan. Mahira slipped into an embellished white-silver lehenga custom-made by the renowned designer, Faraz Manan, which was adorned with silver and golden glittery embellishments. She completed her look with polki diamond jewellery, including a statement necklace, chaandbalis, and maang teeka. Mahira Khan was seen flaunting her minimal mehendi design, which featured a small circular pattern in the centre and an intricate linear design on the fingertips.
Vidya Balan got married to film producer, Siddharth Roy Kapur as per South Indian and Punjabi wedding traditions on December 14, 2012. Their wedding was a low-key affair, with no Bollywood biggies in attendance. Following the wedding, Vidya made her first post-wedding appearance with her husband and looked splendid in a Kanjeevaram saree. She wore exquisite gold jewellery and sindoor to complement her look. Talking about Vidya's mehendi, the actress had a small circle etched at the centre of her palm with a minimalistic dotted pattern around it.
Preity Zinta surprised everyone when she got married to her boyfriend, Gene Goodenough in an intimate ceremony on March 1, 2016. Preity wore designer, Manish Malhotra’s bright red lehenga with traditional gold embroidery all over it. She completed her wedding look with jadau jewellery and looked stunning. Keeping up with the trajectory of her minimal fashion, the actress got a minimal mehendi design on her palm at her wedding.
Kiara Advani tied the knot with actor, Sidharth Malhotra on February 7, 2023, in a royal wedding ceremony. As Kiara and Sidharth sat at the mandap facing each other with folded hands, we could see a clear glimpse of the actress' mehendi design. Kiara opted for a simple mandala design in the centre, along with a lattice detailing on her fingers. She was dressed in a pastel-hued Manish Malhotra lehenga paired with diamond and emerald jewellery and looked gorgeous as ever.
Which actress' minimal mehendi design did you like the most? Let us know!
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