neeta and andy's gorgeous wedding day in mid-july was my introduction to a full hindu wedding ceremony. during the ceremony, the pandit praised the lavishness, intricacy and beauty of this hours-long event, and it was an absolute pleasure for me to photograph this kind of ceremony. every ritual has meaning, every step taken and every drop of water, grain of rice, or flower petal that falls blesses the couple…
Read Moreshooting a walima - the final event in the long series that is a south asian muslim wedding - is always a little less hectic than a wedding ceremony itself, but it was a particular pleasure to be a part of omar and muneeba's walima. they are both such wonderfully down-to-earth people…
Read Moreshooting a wedding in my hometown is always a delight - to be around people who have known me since long before i ever picked up a camera is just plain fun (they've had my camera in their faces for years... way before i ever thought of starting a business). but it's particularly special for me to be chosen to photograph the wedding of two people i myself have known since they were young'uns…
Read Morei've been waiting to share some of my favorite images from this remarkable walima that i also shot last fall at the merion in new jersey, with the help of soon-to-be california photographer vida carson. it was certainly a first for me to photograph the bride and groom entering the wedding hall itself by classic car…
Read Morefarida and fahad's wedding capped a beautiful weekend of celebration, filled with love and laughter. after the bride and groom got all dolled up, we took some portraits at buddy attick park in greenbelt, where we had already taken some engagement portraits just a few weeks earlier….
Read Morefarida and fahad's holud - the customary bangladeshi pre-wedding event that refers to the turmeric paste traditionally applied to a bride's skin - was most memorable for its little details…
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