the third and final day of gagan & vanu's wedding started before the sun rose, but everything was in place for the morning ceremony. gagan made his entrance on horseback, to the echoing thunder of the traditional dhol drum - which he himself played when i made my entrance at my own wedding, twelve years ago. the rain couldn't dampen the spirits of this wedding party…
Read Morei met vanu just a few months ago when we got together in raleigh to shoot her and gagan's engagement session, but i met gagan about 20 years ago when his oldest sister and i became bffs in college. gagan's family are so dear to my heart, and seeing him with this incredible young woman and how happy they make each other has been such a blessing…
Read Morewhen i heard gagan was getting married this year... i felt old!! gagan's oldest sister is my college bff - my sakhi - and he was only 14 when i met him and the rest of their family in the good old days. and here he is now, all grown up and engaged to this glowing, smart young woman. vanu is amazing, and it was a delight to see how happy these two are together…
Read Morewhen hareem first contacted me about her wedding, we soon realized we had already met each other... at sunday school, where she was my son's new teacher for the year :) and the lucky young man she was engaged to happened to be a friend of my husband's who also volunteers at the same mosque…
Read Morea week ahead of the cherry blossoms, and on a rainy day in a city clogged with traffic, it seemed like it would be hard to get the photos we wanted on the day of nadiaa and nasir's nikah (islamic wedding vows). nadiaa was so incredibly patient working with me to schedule this session months ahead, knowing my schedule was tight on a school day. but honestly...
Read Moreit was my pleasure to be a part of rabia and azim's two-day wedding in virginia in the early fall last year. azim's brother is actually a good friend of my husband's and an old college acquaintance of mine, so it was very nice to meet the whole family and truly an honor to be the one to photograph the wedding…
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