Once in a while, everything goes just perfectly… and you get exactly what you wanted.  It’s the best feeling in the world.  When I finished editing the pictures for Iltifat and Sehr, this was the way I felt at that moment.

I met Iltifat (who we call LT for short) way back in Undergrad, my sophomore year to be exact.  He is quite the character to say the least.  The dude is funny, very smart, super friendly, and always looking to have a good time.  I loved chilling with LT because he always has a very relaxed and casual approach to everything in life.  A building could literally be on fire, and LT would still be calm and relaxed.  LT also had the biggest group of friends I have ever seen anyone have… not even kidding, like celebrity style entourage.  His cool and friendly attitude not only made him an awesome person to be around, but a person that I  respect as well.  When I found out he was engaged and that he finally found the girl of his dreams, I was very happy and excited for him.  When I found out his fiance, Sehr, wanted me to cover the engagement ceremony… in Texas… I was even more excited. 🙂  When I finally met Sehr for the first time, I had no doubt that LT had indeed found the right girl, and they were perfect for each other.

For this session, I went all the way to Dallas Texas.  There was a very nice engagement ceremony, with all of the closest friends and family gathered around.  It had a very warm and family vibe to it.  I had the opportunity to get some great shots at Sehr’s house, not to mention eat some amazing food that her mom made.  We also had an E-session the next day at various locations in Dallas.  One of the locations was in a truly amazing resort that had a giant glass roof.  Though you were inside of a building, it felt like you were entering an outdoor paradise because of the transparent celing.  The place was absolutely beautiful and the couple made the location that much better.  I also enjoyed this trip more than some of the others because I actually got to relax, hang out with close group of friends, and do fun filled stuff like eating at Bobby Flay’s restaurant, and going bowling in ultra modern bowling ally.  I was a bit worried that maybe I was having too much fun.  However, in the end… everything worked out just beautifully.

Below are some of the shots from the E-session, as well as a slideshow of the Engagement Ceremony.  As always, comments are always appreciated.

Destination: Dallas, Texas

E-Session

Engagement Ceremony

Congratulations Iltifat & Sehr, and thanks again for the warm hospitality 🙂

This post has been long overdue, but finally… it’s here at last. The following post contains images from Swapna and Ravi’s wedding last year. They are a wonderful couple, and planned one heck of a wedding. Both Swapna and Ravi are South Indian, so this was my very first South Indian wedding. Needless to say, I was very excited about seeing it… let alone cover it. Though I didn’t know much about a traditional South Indian wedding, Swapna was a real sweetheart and filled me in on all the details. This was the longest wedding I have done for anyone… even to this date. Some ceremonies started early in the morning, and we didn’t stop the party till midnight. There was also a Mehndi session a few days before the wedding, and a special puja ceremony the day after the wedding. Even after I narrowed down my favorite images, the count was over a staggering 200!!! Since there are so many images, I made it into a slideshow to make it a bit easier for everyone to navigate. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this beautiful wedding from start to finish.

Ravi & Swapna

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As always, any comments that you wish to leave are always appreciated 🙂

Ok, I haven’t posted in over a month.  I know, it’s horrible.  However, I didn’t expect to suddenly be this busy over the Holidays.  Since everyone had a break, most people wanted to get new pictures, get married, get engaged, or just try to meet me for meetings.  So between covering weddings, engagement sessions, family portraits, special events, out of state weddings, protests and vigils,  nobel peace prize winners,  designing multiple albums, doing kids shoots, and having meetings for the upcoming summer season… I finally have a little bit of time to breath.  I just have a few shoots to finish up editing and retouching, and I will post a whole bunch of new stuff within this month and next.  2009 is going to be an awesome year, so be sure to stay tuned on a regular basis 🙂

Now… onward with the post…

Tina contacted me last year out of nowhere and wanted to meet with me to discuss an event for her wedding.  She told me it was for a sangeet session, and she really wanted me to cover it.  Now I know most Indian cultures, however, I’ve never heard of a sangeet session before… let alone cover it.  She was of Sikh descent, and this was a very common function before the wedding.  She explained to me what the session was basically after the mehndi (henna) where friends and family gathered and sung to the bride.  I thought that was awesome, and was quite excited to cover a Sikh event.  Although I don’t understand Hindi fluently, I understood most of the songs and advices.  All I can say is…  it was hilarious.  We were all laughing almost the entire time.  On a side note, Tina’s grandma makes some killer desert.  I had this one thing (creamcheese tiramisu I think?) and I had to have 3 servings of it.  Amazing stuff!

So without further delay… I present the images: