Last weekend we had an amazing time photographing Hiral and Shailo’s Garba at the Livermore Community Center. They had a live band, three amazing Mehndi artists, and tons of Garba dancing! There were a lot of first timers that got to learn Garba and they had a great time experiencing something new. Hiral and Shailo are so fun and have such great families and friends. We look forward to sharing their wedding images with you in the next post but for now, scroll down and enjoy their Garba images!
Happy Friday! I am so happy the beautiful weather is here and wedding season is in full swing! We have an amazing year lined up with the most amazing couples! We are going to rock it every single weekend and keep pushing our imagery further and further!
I am so excited to share Riga and Ash’s Sikh Ceremony and Reception today! They got married at the San Jose Sikh Gurduwara, my all time favorite Sikh Temple in the entire state! After the wedding we went to Riga’s house for some games before heading over to Silver Creek Country Club for their lovely Reception. Silver Creek is an amazing venue and place to do photographs with the family and bridal party and we highly recommend it for Indian weddings.
I could write a ton about how much fun we had at this wedding. Both Riga and Ash’s family are amazing and we loved capturing all the emotions, excitement, details, and these stunning portraits. We hope you enjoy our Indian wedding photography and cinematic films and look forward to more of your great comments which we absolutely love to read!
The Mehndi party is always one of my favorite parts of Indian Weddings. It is all the bride’s close family and friends that get together and just hang out and talk, sing, and dance. The bride gets to relax and sit down for about three hours and get her hands and feet adorned to make her even more beautiful for the wedding day.
Ravie Kattaura, one of the Bay Area’s best Mehndi artists was there to put the Mehndi on Karan and the design came out amazing. Check out some of our favorite images below and let us know what you think!
After a beautiful Blessing Ceremony at Nestldown, Riga and Ash made their way back to Riga’s parents house for their Sangeet. It was a ton of fun to see so many British people watching at Ash got the yellow paste all over him. Their commentary was great and it reminded me of how cool and colorful these customs are. Ash did extremely well and there were so many smiles and laughter that our job was quite easy.
After the Maiyan portion, Riga got her bangles, which is known as Choora. These bangles she is to wear for a period of time (sometimes 40 days) after the wedding and they are traditionally red, gold, and white.
My favorite portion of the evening was the Jaago. During this time everyone takes turns carrying an ornate container (usually filled with water), that has candles on top. They pass it around to all the friends and family and it makes for some really cool photos. Again, with so many really fun British guests, this was not your typical Indian party and I am glad it was as multi-cultural as it was. It pretty much made it more fun!
Enjoy some of our favorite images, out of the hundreds we also loved!
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