Details of Princess Rajwa Al Saif's dress at the henna evening

Princess Rajwa bint Khaled Al Saif caught the eye with a charming look at the henna evening that took place a few days before her wedding to Prince Hussein bin Abdullah, in a white dress decorated with bright golden embroidery designed by the creative Saudi designer, Honayda Serafi.

Charming details meet you as soon as you look at the creativity that was embodied on canvas through fingers that mastered the creation of art and beauty, through which the designer told the story of the culmination of the love story between Princess Rajwa Al-Saif and Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah.

Honayda Serafi combined in her design the beauty of the cultures of two ancient countries and blended their heritage in designing the traditional henna evening dress for Princess Rajwa Al Saif.

According to what was stated on the designer’s Instagram page, the design idea was born from a beautiful blending and a wonderful combination of the beauty of Princess Rajwa’s personality and her

elegant and charming look, and from the inspiration of the original heritage with a contemporary spirit. The bride and her devotion to the fine details contributed to the design of the dress.

The design reflects tradition with the rich heritage imbued with Arabic elements and touches of the cultural beauty of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Inspired by the heritage, the design of the charming dress combines the past and the present, and it is the Najdi dress known as the famous cloud dress with long sleeves that turns into a veil for the bride, from the Najd region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The cloud dress consists of two pieces, and it is very rich in its beautiful embroideries and details. The designer, Honayda Serafi, added a modern touch to the traditional design, to emulate the modern, lively, and fun personality of Princess Rajwa.

As for the implementation of the beautiful cloud dress, golden embroideries and Arabic motifs were executed using a three-dimensional technique, where the phrase “I see you, so life is sweetened,” which dates to a poem of the same title by the Tunisian poet Abu al-Qasim al-Shabi, was embroidered on the bride’s veil, and woven with a mixture of silk threads, metallic threads, and reed strings.

The seven stars were exclusively embroidered on the bride’s veil, which symbolizes the seven-star Jordanian star in the Jordanian flag, which symbolizes Surat Al-Fatihah.

and drawings inspired by the Saudi heritage, such as the palm tree, which symbolizes life, goodness and giving, which is part of Rajwa’s personality, as the designer said, to bring together the ancient heritage of the two countries and communicate the meaning of this blessed marriage.

The bride's veil was executed during a record time of about 760 hours of continuous work by a specialized team of experts and craftsmen, which usually takes up to 2,000 hours of work.

And it was used to implement 10 meters of tulle fabric, completely handmade for this occasion, while the completion of the dress took more than 340 hours of continuous and dedicated work from the first moment.