The authenticity of cultures derives from how a particular community attunes to its customs, and Indian culture is very well known for its traditions. These traditions are graciously performed at weddings, amongst which lies designing the name of the husband in Bridal Mehndi. It has been followed through ages and brides tend to get butterflies when they experience this moment. Over time these ideas of hiding and adding spouse names have become common, therefore we have accumulated 15+ creative ideas that will help you decide how to hide your spouse’s name in the bridal mehndi. Sit tight and scroll along. 

Hide the Name of Your Husband in the Mehndi Design 

Couples enjoy playing wedding games and one of them is to find the hidden name of their spouse in henna art. There are multiple ways to hide the name of the groom in your bridal mehndi designs.

#1 Letter Scatter Henna

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Scatter the letters of his name by guiding your henna artist so he remains confused while looking for his name. 

#2 Artistic Initials

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We know creativity has no rules and how can you let him find his name easily. Let him search along while you get his initials designed in a manner where not only it looks pretty but unidentifiable.

#3 Imprint the Meaning

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A smart way to get him lost in your pretty hands is to get a design that defines his name through symbols in your bridal mehndi. If his name is ‘Krishna’ Or ‘Krish’ you could get it picturised to its true meaning.

#4 Camouflage His Name

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The Jaal design in mehndi can make a room for your husband’s name which can get camouflaged with the selected pattern. Therefore, it is not considered cheating and will only make him hold your hand longer than usual. You can request your mehndi artist for this trick.

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Flaunt the Name of Your Beloved in Mehndi Design 

When you wish to be the bride that shows off the name of her spouse openly, then this list might be helpful for you. There are ideas that will make him want to blush as he sees himself on your soft palms.

#1 Around the Ring Finger

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The concept of a ring finger is concealed behind the ideology that its veins are connected to the heart. So brides nowadays can get fancy if they wish to express their love by putting the name of him just around their ring finger.

#2 Name Designed on the Entire Ring Finger

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The ring finger theory that you may have read in the point above is applied here too. The idea is to design your entire ring finger with his name to let him know that your heart belongs to him. Why work around the knuckle when you can extend his name up to your finger?

#3 Bracelet Pattern 

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If you want to tattoo his name with henna around your wrist, then you could try bracelet designs. The bracelet mehndi pattern can be designed in a way within which your husband’s name could be prominently displayed.

#4 Crystal Clear Name Written on the Palm 

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As clear as crystal, get his name marked by mehndi between your palms and open them up slowly when he seeks it. You may even share a cute stare to see him find his name quickly than he expected. 

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Modern Mehndi Designs for Brides 

Quirk up your henna art with humorous and imaginative modern bridal mehndi ideas. Presently, designs of Tinder, Netflix, Animated and Couple portraits can be seen in trend. You can choose your bridal mehndi inspiration from this section if you are a modern bride.

#1 Cartoon Mehndi

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Announce your love in the form of Disney characters, favourite toons and symbols with cartoon mehndi designs. You may end up surprising him with this idea.

#2 The Wedding Hashtag

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Wedding hashtags seem to be getting a lot of attention and not only brides but also close relatives get the wedding hashtag henna designed to show their excitement for your wedding. You may want to be the bride who saved a spot for your wedding hashtag.

#3 The Couple Portrait

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If you are able to source a henna artist that specialises in portraits then you could try the portrait mehndi design. It will look outstanding on your hands and solve the purpose of hiding his name since the image will do the job. This idea has been gaining a lot of attention nowadays.

4 Typography Bridal Mehndi

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With the name of your husband to be, you can mention your story of love, the wedding hashtags or a love letter in the form of mehndi design as you play around with sneaky name placements. A typography oriented bridal mehndi can consist of all that you wish to convey to him in an imaginative language.

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Traditional Mehndi Designs

A cultural representation still remains the true beauty of a bridal mehndi design. So if you are a fan of motifs, complex and detailed designs, which signify the symbolic meanings then you can go for a traditional touch in your henna design.

#1 Letters on the FingerTip

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Simplifying the name of your husband and drawing them out on your fingertips is quite a traditional affair. By surrounding them with motifs you could let him win the game of finding his name. How Adorable! 

#2 The Cupid’s Strike

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On the occasion of love and unity, how can we forget heart-shaped designs? The cupid’s strike mehndi is all about painting love with henna and designing fruitful patterns. You can choose to write the name of your spouse in that space or get a couple drawn in it. 

#3 Imprint a Mughal Storyline

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Traditional henna designs may also accommodate Mughal storyline where a pair of king and queen sits in a royal setting. Details of lotus and symbols are also a part of this henna art. In reference to your partner, you can add his name around the king figure. If this suits your style then you could try this ethnic bridal mehndi.

#4 Devotional Designs in Bridal Mehndi

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Devotional mehendi designs have god and goddess figures in its design, so if you are a worshipper and consider your spouse equally supreme then you could get this pattern with his name. Ideally, Lord Ganesha, Goddess Laxmi and Lord Krishna are seen in devotional henna art. 

Which Bridal Mehndi Design idea inspired you the most to hide his name? Let us know in the comment section below. 

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