The following post is for a wedding in Virginia I covered a while back.  This is no ordinary wedding though.  This is the wedding of my good friend Ibraheem.  I met the guy in undergrad, and we’ve been good friends since.  He’s a very wise man, but very down to earth at the same time.  I especially like Ibraheem because I can whip him in Tennis whenever I want… and I’m sure Ib will challenge me to a game right after he reads this 😉  This was a fun trip because most of my friends came with me, I got to see another side of Virginia, and I met some really nice people as well.  Special shout out to my VA boys, Marcus and Asif .  Ib didn’t want to share all his images online, but I posted a select few of my favorites with his permission.  So without further delay, I present to you the wedding + walima of Ibraheem & Sana.

Sorry Asif, I had to do it 😀

Apparently, this was the last time Ib would have the upper hand 🙂

Walima

Congratulations Ibraheem & Sana

Randomness

Someone else took this shot of me, and I thought it was good… so I put up a picture of me for a change.  Afterall, you need to know the face behind the camera, right?

I met Yasmin back in 2004 through a friend while I was still at ECU.  She’s a very smart girl, very organized, a natural leader, yet still quite down to earth.  She is the person who single handedly organized everything for her friend Nadia’s Nikkah… which can be seen just 2 posts back.  I asked Yasmin when it would be her turn, and I also jokingly told her that if she and her friends book me in the next two months, they would get a discount.  She just said “Mannn… I don’t know if I’ll ever get married, so don’t get your hopes up.”  Literally 2 weeks later, I get a call from Yasmin… “Sahid, I need a photographer for my Nikkah” 🙂  I was stunned but happy for her as well! Although Yasmin won’t admit it, I know the real reason she got married that quick is because of my discount 😉

Following are some images of their Nikkah ceremony, as well as a Couples session the next day.  Now I have to say, I have never laughed soo much while editing picture.  The reaction between these 2 was very playful, but hilarious.  Check them out for yourself and feel free to leave some comments at the bottom if you dig em:

Nikkah Ceremony

Box of Chocolate from her man… Awww

I love the randomness of this shot

I tell Yasmin to hug Tyseer. She walks up to him, and shakes his hand instead ???

Tyseer tries to use his Jedi Force to repel the new wife

Again… Tyseer tries to apply some Jedi Mind Tricks

Fun Group shots? Yes please.

The Couples Session

My favorite shot.  I love the expressions on both of their faces.

Don’t you love when your clients have friends who also like your pictures?  I know I do.  Zeinab is good friends with a bunch of my previous clients.  Not only is she cute as a button, but she also really liked my stuff.  She wanted to have an E-session with me, and of course I complied.  Her man Mahmoud is a full time Radiologist, so coordinating a schedule that worked for all of us was bit of a challenge.  We finally set a date, headed off to Duke Gardens, and had an awesome E-session.  Zeinab was worried that Mahmoud would not be up for it, but he was a total champ and had great fun throughout the whole thing.  All in all, it was a very fun session.  I want to give a special thanks to my fellow photog. pal Calvin, who assisted me with the session.  Without further ado, here are the pics.  Feel free to leave some love in the comments 🙂

I love this shot.  Very fashionisque, no?

Money Shot 🙂

Just for Fun

Uh oh… begging for forgiveness already?  Not a good sign dude.

Punishment time