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Old Folsom Engagement : Vini + Avie

Meet Avie and Vini…an amazingly co0l couple who I had the pleasure of meeting last summer. It was a quick meeting before Vini headed back to Vancouver, we just talked about their wedding and their vision for photography. My second meeting with them was on their engagement session..just a couple days before their big day! It felt like we have been friends forever, was just picking up the pieces from where we left off.

We picked Old Folsom for their engagement session. The surrondings of Sutter street, the rainbow bridge. the cool vintage setting was just perfect for their personality. I had a great time knowing more about this down-to-earth couple. And I realized how FUN the next two days were going to be. Here’s just a few from their engagement session before their big wedding post show up. Enjoy the beauty…

Indian Wedding Reception: Raji + Rishi

Raji and Rishi had a Bollywood style reception at the Orchard Creek Lodge in Lincoln, CA. It was a completely different feel than the rest of the events. The couple celebrated the reception in style. Terrific music, mouth-watering food and incredible dance moves kept the night going until midnight. The couple had a lot of friends and families travelling from all over the world for this wedding. I realized how loved they both were by their relatives.

The night ended with a few tears (of joy) but the couple were left with lots of love and blessings by their families. My friend Chris and I got the final shots and called it a night. We were both so satisfyingly exhausted. The experience of this wedding cannot be put into words. I am so, so glad that I had this opportunity. I got to know Rishi and Raji pretty well over the course of photographing their wedding festivities. I came to know the families, their traditions, cultures, stories…and fell in love with the whole idea of photographing cultural weddings all over again. I have enjoyed these few days with the couple and I wished, like always, that the part of saying “good-bye” didn’t come so quickly.

Rishi and Raji – I wish you two a lifetime of happiness. It was a joy being a part of your memories. Have a fabulous life…XX

Traditional Sikh Wedding : Raji + Rishi

It was an incredible experience photographing Rishi and Raji’s traditional wedding ceremony at the Yuba City Gurudwara. The vibrant tradition was emotional all the way, especially the moment when the father gave away his daugter. Everybody broke into tears. Brothers accompanied the newly weds to the groom’s house. Bride entering her new home is another significant ritual performed at Rishi’s house. Later in the afternoon we literally took 10 minutes to capture some amazing shots of Rishi and Raji. Tall brown grass and live oak trees crated a marvelous background for the pictures.

Many thanks to My friend Chris Stewert for second shooting with me on this wedding.

Bridal Moments: Rishi + Raji’s Wedding Part 1

She has the perfect smile. I can’t describe the look in her eyes. And as a bride, she was absolutely breathtakingly gorgeous! A few weeks ago I photographed a beautiful wedding of a beautiful couple, Raji and Rishi. I captured Raji’s pre-wedding bridal moments at her house that I couldn’t help but making a post of it’s own. Raji chose a traditional bridal look, un-overly done and simply elegant all the way. The combination of red and gold jewel tones was just perfect.

Don’t forget to check out Rishi and Raji’s wedding story in the upcoming posts…

Raji’s Punjabi Jaggo Event in Yuba City

This has to be one of the highlights of 2011 for me! For years, in movies and online, I have watched and read about Punjabi weddings that I could possibly only dream of attending some day. My wish had come true this year. Raji and Rishi had a traditional Punjabi (Sikh) wedding and a North Indian reception in Live Oak-Yuba City-Roseville-Rocklin area. The events spread over two full days. First night was Rishi’s Mehendi ceremony at his residence and Raji’s Haldi + Churra + Jaggo ceremony at her parent’s house and then at the Five River Restaurant in Yuba City. I had a blast covering Raji’s Haldi and Jaggo ceremony.

Haldi ceremony is a traditional pre-wedding event where mainly participated by the ladies in the family. It’s like blessing the bride before the big event. The bride sits under a beautiful piece of fabric that the families hold above her head. Then they all come one at a time and bless the bride by rubbing termeric paste and feeding sweets.

Raji already had her bridal mehendi done the day before. Take a look at the gorgeous henna/mehendi design on her hands.