You may recall the wonderful outdoor E-session that was featured on the blog not too long ago. As promised, I now bring you the wedding that followed a few days after. Justin and Remmi had a Sikh wedding ceremony in the morning. This was the first photo session where I shot a ceremony with a bandanna on my head, and socks on my feet. To be honest, it was quite relaxing, and I wish I could shoot more weddings this way 🙂 We followed that with a Jain ceremony, which was quite personal and very family oriented. After we had lunch and a mini break, the reception was in full effect, and the real party began. There are quite a lot of images on this one, so I’ll stop writing, and let you enjoy this glorious wedding. Justin and Remmi, thank you again for allowing me to be part of your special day.

A few weeks back, I had an opportunity to shoot something that I have never shot before in my photography career… a sweet 16 birthday party. Now I know what you might be thinking, “can a wedding photographer really shoot something like a birthday party?” The answer to that is ABSOLUTELY. A party, whether it is a birthday, a corporate event, or a fundraiser, are all dynamic events… much like a wedding. With dynamic events, there are always great opportunities to get some great images, as well as many challenges and obstacles to face. The challenge I had at this particular party was working in a very tight environment, and having massive color casts because of the freshly painted reflective walls at the restaurant where the party took place. However, having people who like to have fun and making the event exciting, makes shooting really enjoyable. Faryal (the birthday girl) and her friends were all about having fun and making the most of the party, so I knew it would lead to some fantastic images. There was a birthday, there was dinner, there was cake, there was dancing, and then the lights dimmed all the way down to turn into a real party hall. See all the fun down below:

I want to start off and wish everyone one of you a very happy new year.  I hope all of you had an exciting 2010, and will continue to have a better 2011.  There will be a lot of new and exciting things coming here this year, so be on the look out for that.

For the first post of the new year, I want to bring you guys a nikkah ceremony of Suzanne and Abdul Rahman.  Suzanne is best friends with Hagar, who happens to be the wife of one of my best friends, Ian.  I haven’t known her very long, but  from the few brief moments we have met, I quickly came to the conclusion that Suzanne is very smart, humble, and sincere individual.  I’ve known her family for a while, and they are truly one of the most generous and helpful family in the community.  One problem that Suzanne and I share is that we care a bit too much for the well being of our friends, and don’t want to bother or burden them.  Even with the stress of medical school exams, Suzanne was trying to plan and organize this event by herself, which in my opinion is just plain crazy. Needless to say, we all were able to convince her that friends could help with planning the wedding, so after a while, she was finally able to relax. On the day of the event, we decided to do a quick outdoor shoot and then head to the nikkah program.  We had already missed the sunset, but I still wanted to try to get some shots outdoor. Regardless of the challenges, we somehow still managed to get some beautiful moments captured during this brief session… even with no light present!  I had the pleasure of meeting Suzanne’s new husband, Abdul Rahman during this time.  AR is not only a very charming individual, but once you engage in a conversation with him, you quickly realize how funny and down to earth he really is.  We did another mini shoot at the hotel, and then headed to the nikkah program.  I was mainly in charge of shooting the guys side of things, so once the nikkah ceremony finished, the event split in two, and I covered the men.  We had a live band, we had awesome desserts and coffee, we had lot of dancing and debkah, and just a lot of fun that guys typically have.  Suzanne may tell you that the girls had more fun, but I think it was the other way around. So without further ado, I bring you the pictures below: