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Thursday, September 5th, 2013
Don’t know how Radhika did it, but she continued to be full of energy and look beautiful 14 hours into her wedding day at the start of our second portrait session. She took it all in stride as well when her reception dress went temporarily AWOL throwing off the schedule. Luckily, the families took my advice to pad their schedule with extra time in case of problems! We went from beach venue to golf course at Carlyle On The Green in Old Bethpage. Late afternoon summer light is such a great time for portraits and the golf course provided a beautiful setting (while paying attention to stay out of the way of flying golf balls and golfers!). I love the red foliage on the side of the first portrait. No swan ice sculpture for this couple. The airplane sculpture was in honor of Arpit’s love of flying.
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Venue: Carlyle on the Green
Decorator: Aakriti
Caterer: Bukhara Grill
Cake: Dortoni Bakery
Videography: Devindra Ramdehal
Hair: Architia Upadhaya
Makeup: Alana Guy
Tags: bethpage, brooklyn wedding photographer, carlyle on the green, indian wedding photographer, indian weddings, long island wedding photography, nyc wedding photographer, reception, wedding photojournalism, wedding portraits
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Friday, August 30th, 2013
Land’s End in Sayville is a lovely venue for a wedding. It’s always fun to photograph a new place. It was a beautiful clear blue sky day when I first saw the place in late afternoon light. I hadn’t realized the Fire Island ferries go past there all day long and it was fun to watch the boats. Indian weddings rarely take place on beaches simply because it’s not the easiest thing to accommodate 300 plus guests. It was a very hot July 4th holiday weekend out on Long Island. Family and friends took cover under sunny yellow parasols at the auspicious wedding hour (determined by the priest) of noon to enjoy the ceremony and got the added bonus of a flyby…a surprise from the bride’s father for the couple.
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Venue: Land’s End, Sayville, NY
Caterer: Bukhara Grill
Decorator: Aakriti
Videographer: Devindra Ramdehal
Hair: Archita Upadhaya
Makeup: Alana Guy
Tags: brooklyn wedding photographer, indian wedding photographer, indian weddings, land's end, Long Island, ny wedding photojournalism, nyc wedding photography, sayville, wedding portraits
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Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
An early morning baraat with great light. Arpit looked great on top of that horse and the super serious horse handler was impressive as well. I felt like I was in India.
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Venue: Land’s End, Sayville, NY
Videography: Devindra Ramdehal
Decorator: Aakriti
Caterer: Bukhara Grill
Tags: baraat, beach wedding, bharat, indian weddings, land's end, Long Island, sayville
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Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
I had the pleasure of spending the long July 4th weekend photographing a three-day Indian wedding with a bride with the same name as me. I don’t think I’ve ever met Indians who could party and dance quite as much as these two families and their friends. They had the Bollywood dancing down for sure (see the reception post to come). They definitely needed energy and stamina. ‘Rise and Shine’ was the perfect message for a bride who got up at 4am to start her hair and makeup for her 18-hour wedding day and after dancing non-stop with all her wedding guests till midnight. There were so many great moments that it made sense to show the images from this wedding in several blog posts. Radhika’s family had a special ceremony at their home in Holbrook to greet the bride before her wedding…an emotional time for the close-knit family and a sweet Indian tradition that ritualizes the daughter leaving her family home to start her new life.
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Getting Ready Venue: Hyatt, Hauppauge, Long Island
Hair: Archita Upadhaya
Makeup: Alana Guy
Videography: Devindra Ramdehal
Tags: getting ready, indian wedding photographer, indian weddings, long island weddings, new york wedding photographer, new york wedding photography, vidai, wedding photojournalism
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Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
Combining a full Catholic wedding ceremony with a full Hindu one makes for a jam-packed eventful wedding day for sure especially with four locations. Judith and Pradeep tried to create a fusion of their personalities and their separate family traditions with Judith’s family coming from the Dominican Republic (she made a pretty impressive Indian bride though!) and Pradeep’s family from India. I think they did a fantastic job blending everything together. It’s what I love most about weddings in New York…the whole melting pot of cultures and traditions with an American twist.
I’m not a very gushy person when it comes to dresses, shoes, fashion in general….my sister will attest to that….but I have to say that I was in love with Judith’s beautiful blush pink ‘American’ wedding dress designed by Monique Lhuillier. And the shoes were pretty spectacular too. My decor favorite was the use of cherry blossoms for the centerpieces. I always associate cherry blossoms with the beginning of spring.
This is a longer post than most for good reason. There was just a lot going on.
Vendors:
Venues:
Hyatt Morristown
Park Savoy
St. Patrick’s Church
Portraits: Reeves-Reed Arboretum
Hair & Makeup : Maira Ortiz
Lengha & Saree styling: KM Events Management
Flowers & Decor: Laura Clare Foral Design & Event Decor
Cake: A Little Cake (Le Petit Gateau)
Rolls Royce: New Jersey Limo Bus and Limousine
Day of Coordinator: Brilliant Event Planning
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Tags: brooklyn wedding photographer, catholic wedding, hyatt morristown, indian wedding photography, indian weddings, new york wedding photographer, nj wedding photography, park savoy, Reed-Reeves Arboretum, St. Patrick's Church, wedding photojournalism
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Friday, April 27th, 2012
I decided to post a series a of images from just one part of Neha and Ranjit’s engagement session (more to follow later) because I liked all the different poses and it was the funniest part of the day. We decided to pop into a kids playground near Ranjit’s apartment despite the warning on the outside gate that no adults unaccompanied by children were allowed (yes, you have to think about that phrase for a bit). Sometimes you have to live dangerously. Well, we weren’t accosted by any police, but we did find ourselves dealing with a somewhat belligerent bubble seller Neha bargained with for a bottle of bubbles. Then we needed instructions, then the bottle was defective, so was the second, etc. All the time the woman was muttering that we weren’t doing it right, that she couldn’t keep exchanging the bottles and on and on. You wouldn’t think making bubbles was so hard, but it certainly made us laugh! And sometimes that’s all you need, a little light hearted silly event, to make a couple relax, be themselves, and forget about the woman with the camera.
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Tags: highline, indian weddings, Manhattan, new york city, nyc engagement photography, portrait photography, times square
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
When I met Mona and Jason they’d already tied the knot legally and their traditional Indian wedding was a year away. Having grown up with my set of Indian parents it didn’t surprise me at all that it made Mona’s parents happy (or maybe they insisted?) that they took that legal step before they moved in together. I’ve actually known Indian couples that didn’t tell their parents they were living together before they got married! Things are changing, but we Indians can be very traditional and we are big on the BIG Indian wedding. Though they were already married their wedding still had that special feeling that comes with celebrating your marriage with your family and friends watching. They had a fun vibe together that came across beautifully in photos.
Venue: Hyatt Regency, Old Greenwich, Connecticut
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Tags: connecticut wedding photography, hyatt regency weddings, indian wedding photographer, indian weddings, wedding portraits
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