Hello folks.  Sorry for the delay once again, but I’ve been super busy as usual.  I have a lot of cool and exciting sessions that I hope I can post here in the next few weeks.  So definitely check back often.  I will try my best to update the blog quite frequently before the summer rush starts.

The following images below are from the Nikkah, or marriage ceremony of Nadia and Aasil.  Now the reason why I say this is the marriage ceremony and not a wedding is because in the Muslim culture, a couple is often officially and legally married before the actual wedding day.  This was not their official wedding, but the actual marriage process of getting things legally done.  It was quite a day, and I had loads of fun photographing these two.  I’ve known Nadia for a while, and I wanted to make sure I captured her true goofy self 😉  It was also very interesting to meet Aasil for the first time.  Like myself, he is a fellow photographer, and takes the hobby pretty seriously.   So I had to make sure I stepped up my game a bit.  Both of them are working and studying abroad, so the entire event was planned in the states by Nadia’s best friend, Yasmine… who’s marriage ceremony will also be coming up soon on the blog!  I had fun throughout their day… but the best part had to be the Afghan food that was catered at her house for dinner 😀  Man I love some kabobs… and they were soo good at her party… err… ok, sorry… I’ll stop salivating… on to the post.  There’s a lot of pics, so give it a bit to load.

Marriage Ceremony

The After Party

Just for fun

Traditional group shots?  Fohget about it

I love this shot.  If you know Nadia, it’s soo her.

Yours truly with the couple

Couples Session

I know, I know… I’m a slacker.  I’m really bad at this blogging thing.  I’ve been really busy lately, so I haven’t had  a chance to update this thing… but I promise I will start to put up more new stuff.  I’m really going to try to post at least once a week here, so just bare with me for the time being.  On to the post:

Remember the good ‘ol days of Undergrad?  I sure do.  It was one of those times when you moved away on your own for the first time, had very little responsibility, learned new and exciting things, and met many new and wonderful people?  It’s one of the best moments of an individuals life, and my experience was no exception.  One of the most fascinating things I find to this day, is how many people I actually met while I was in undergrad, and how I run into old friends just randomly.  I met Sumeet back in 2005 through my friend LT (who’s wicked engagement pics will be posted soon), when they would all be chilling in one tiny college apartment.  I haven’t really kept up with most of the guys after I graduated.   Well, Sumeet ended up going to UNC Law School, and he also ended up getting engaged.  His fiance, Rita, wanted to get some cool engagement pictures, so they came to me.

Both Sumeet and Rita are having their wedding overseas, since most of the family resides there.  This is why they told me that these Engagement pictures were pretty much the only things they could get while they were still here.  They both wanted something new, something fresh, and something that was non-traditional.  This was great, because that’s exactly what I planned on giving them anyway.  Since this would be the only thing they would have here, we decided to do an extended Engagement session… and really go all out.  I had a blast with these two.  They are a very loving and fun couple.  The whole time we were joking around, and having loads of fun.  I really wanted to try to capture their personality and the interaction between them in this set.  They were very easy to work with, and we all had a great time.  These were def. some of the best E-session shots I’ve had thus far.  This was a long session, so there are loads of pictures.  So without further delay, the pictures:

Wanted to do a Bollywood Scene

I told her to slap him if he said anything stupid or offensive.  This was literally after the first thing he said.

My Favorite shot from the set!

Part 2

My 2nd Favorite shot from the set

Bloopers

Me:”OK, both of you stare out in front of you holding your hands”
Sumeet: Like this?

This shot would have been perfect… but then the Car decides to leave right as I’m taking the pictures

Trying to mimic a fashion shoot

I love this shot.  Rita maintains her pose the whole time, even when random strangers are walking by and staring them down.

Throwing up gang signs.  Rita obviously not amused.

Checking out the hot Indian centerfold

Congratulations Summet & Rita for your engagement

Just for fun, here’s a video that was done for their party by one of their relatives.  I thought it was very funny, so check it out:

Here is the final post for Sajid & Maryum. This was the Walima ceremony thrown by Sajid’s family. For this one, I traveled all the way up to Dover, Deleware.   This was a more relaxed shoot compared to the wedding. My favorite shots from this session was when she was getting ready. There was some natural light coming through the window that morning, and it made the pictures really stand out. We drove around downtown and got a few shots for the couples session, and then headed to the hotel for the ceremony.

My Favorite shot… if you couldn’t tell