I just realized I hadn’t updated this blog, so here’s the ‘official’ we’re out of town
We’re currently in Indonesia (which explains the lack of posts here) but don’t worry we started up a new ‘travel’ blog, which you can view here: http://www.asphoto.ca/travel
The highlight of Sweta and Aman’s wedding celebration was their Hindu ceremony. I loved photographing Aman’s procession to the wedding, the bharat, which was accompanied by drums, dancing, an S550 blasting music, and yes, a white horse. They married beneath an elaborate mandap, specially chosen and shipped from India, and then assembled by Sweta’s family as a labour of love. And as their ceremony unfolded, their friends and family indulged on mango ice cream, an absolute treat on such a hot summer day.
I love that Sweta and Aman, like so many of my couples, are adventurous and and fun-spirited – when I suggested we hop in the rowboat in Deer Lake Park, they didn’t hesitate. We captured a few photographs initially with them alone in the boat, but after watching Aman labour away in the summer heat, I decided to jump in and take the newlyweds out for a nice row. Aman continued his search for his initials in Sweta’s mendhi, while Sweta showed us boys how to properly row a boat!
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Dude, stunning photos. And great job on the new site!
Those are some fantastic shots. Going to do my first Hindu wedding this summer. Gotta love those colours.
The night following Sweta’s mendhi party, the families met to celebrate the upcoming marriage of Sweta and Aman. The festivities took place at the Burnaby Rowing Lake Pavilion on a perfect summer evening. The highlight of the evening was the dancing! I am quite partial to Garba and Dandiya Raas, which are folk dances unique to Gujarati culture and wedding celebrations. It was amazing to photograph an event with such energy in the venue, the tempo of the live music and dancing steadily increasing into the night. Finally, I was in good company that evening, as Bruce and his team from Cloud Nine Creative shot cinema.
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Beautiful!!!
Sweta and Aman flew into Vancouver from Atlanta with their friends and family to celebrate their marriage over several days (Sweta’s parents live here in Vancouver). It was a privilege to photograph their wedding and these images are from the first wedding event, the mendhi night.
One of my favorite sequences was when Aman arrived with his friends and he started looking for his initials. Traditionally the groom’s initials are hidden in the intricate patterns. He must search for the initials, and if he can’t find them he is expected to give a gift to his new bride!
I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything wedding related and with everything that’s been happening lately unfortunately blogging has taken the back seat for a while, but stay tuned as there is a lot more from Sweta and Aman’s wedding coming soon!
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Awesome photography. Keep it up.
These photos a beautiful! I really love the vibrant colours. Absolutely stunning. Are you using a tilt-shift lens for some of these?
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