It’s unusual for me to blog a full 5 days after a wedding (what?!), but I had my work cut out for me trying to sort through thousands upon thousands of pictures from Ami and Shalin’s wedding. I started shooting early Thursday evening and didn’t stop (except for some sleep and some really good food breaks) until the wee hours of Sunday morning. It has been a couple months since my last Indian wedding though so I was really excited about going down and spending the weekend with everyone. As usual I was not disappointed with good food, great hospitality, and an intense party.

I love being able to set up the first meeting between the bride and groom. They totally just happened to walk into this spot of course ;)

I was also able to grab some great portraits with them before we headed back for the festivities


As everyone was getting ready to start the baraat some of the kids hoped up with the horse to grab some pics, but this little dude didn’t want to smile… I love the girl giving him some help


If you have never seen a baraat before, the best way I can describe it is a large group of people dancing and celebrating to extremely loud music usually with a person playing to a drum. It’s really awesome to be a part of, I sort of wanted one for my own wedding, but if you’ve never seen one it’s a bit of an eye opener. Anyway, because this wedding was at a country club they started the baraat and there are some people on a green nearby putting… the looks on their faces when the ear piercing music starts and people going crazy was absolutely 110% priceless. It’s probably the funniest thing I’ve seen all year! Just picture setting up a nightclub right next to a putting green and starting it right as someone is playing golf. Oh man I’m laughing just thinking about it

Indian wedding ceremonies are VERY different than photographing the traditional church ceremonies that so many Americans are used too. As a prime example the priest calls us up to the mundap before the ceremony (and I’ve worked with him about 4 or 5 times now over the last couple of years funny enough) and he says “it’s important for you to know that you are documenting the wedding of these two people and they will cherish this forever, so you are just as important if not more important than me. Nothing you do will bother me and if you need me to stop or move please tell me.” Quite a bit easier to work with than the American priests, I won’t even get into what it’s like dealing with them behind the scenes (it’s not usually very God like!)

I love the emotion in this shot

The vidai ceremony (a ceremony in which the bride leaves her family’s household and joins her groom’s household) is always one my favorites to photograph, I actually teared up the first time I saw one

I love doing our butta portraits, but the formals are important to nail as well

Money!!



People were ready to party :)

Shalin was looking pimp with some of their beautiful reception lighting behind him

Thanks so much for having me at your wedding you two, and enjoy Greece!