“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.”
Martin Luther King,Jr.
There are a ton more pictures from this rally Patrick and I attended and a ton more pictures on top of that from tonight, where we spent all night with fellow volunteers watching the results come in. But that tomorrow (including a Q&A…well just one Q really, with John Corzine!)…tonight, this post needs to stand alone.
Finally we’re reaching the end! It’s been tough narrowing things down, so you’ll see lots of collages in this post.
Detail heaven.
There were about 20 attendants, but I wanted to show you at least SOME of their intros! What a great way to kick off the night!
And the bride and groom were not to be left out!
An awesome performance…
And theeeeeeeeeeen it was time for the Faaaaaaaaamily Fuuuuuuuuuuuuued! Poor Sanand! (PS. The girls won! But trust me when I say you didn’t want their prize!)
First dance..
And then all of a sudden silence and suspenseful music…What’s going on???
Sanand and Vanessa planned a surprise performance by Samba dancers for their guests!!
And then it was party time!
Thanks Vanessa, Sanand, bridal party and the rest of your friends and family! Patrick and I were certainly made to feel at home and we’re so grateful for the opportunity to capture your wedding for you!
A day late, but I’ll make it up to you with tons of images and a part 3! The day was so full of pretty, I can’t seem to cut things down for the blog!
Yummy details
Love the detail on this dress!
Since we had a few minutes, we captured some portraits…how stunning is our bride?
Sanand’s dad read to walk down the aisle…such a sweet man, he kept telling me to put the camera down and have fun during the reception! Good thing I didn’t, because I got some greats shots of him partying!!
Sanand waiting for Vanessa, awwww!
Gotta love this first kiss.
Finally some private time for the bride and groom! (Well, if you consider them, me, Patrick, two assistants and a coordinator private!)
Just a snap of the other side…love this venue!
A teaser for part 3:
I know the bridesmaids were missed in this post, so I promise, part 3 will have lots of bridesmaids photos!
The first thing I did yesterday, was drag my butt out of my house, over to a salon, to get the.best.pedicure.EVER. After 14 hours on my feet, I needed it!! But those 14 hours…so worth it. Wait till you see the gorgeous couple and the day they so carefully planned.
When my friend from college, Sanand, called to say he was getting married and he wanted to chat about photos, I was SO excited! And after meeting Vanessa, I knew it was going to be a great wedding. And I was right. We started out the day at the Hyatt Regency Princeton for their Hindu ceremony and then headed over to Grounds for Sculpture for their Christian ceremony. After some fun portraits with their HUGE bridal party (24 people!!!) we headed back to the Hyatt for their reception (which was full of surprises! See part 2 in tomorrow’s post for more on that).
I’m splitting this one up, because there’s just TOO many great photos to fit in one post!
Can you spot the bride?
Most fun groomsmen.EVER. I wish I could post ALL the pictures of the Baraat (the celebration with the groom on the horse headed to his wedding). So much fun!
See? Gorgeous, fun bridal party. Even if I DID have to force the sunglasses of later, hee!
It’s come to my attention that I may have missed some emails over the last two weeks, so if you’re someone who has contacted me and not gotten a response, please call me! I’ve had some issues for a while with normal emails getting sorted into the spam box, and I promise, we’re trying to find a solution! But in the mean time, please feel free to follow up any email with a phone call!
Though it might have been rainy out, nothing doing dampen Nathan and Bina’s mood on their wedding day. I walked in to Bina’s suite at the Westin Governor Morris to see her with a bright smile and some Starbucks in her hand! I knew it was going to be a great day. Nathan, a sweetly nervous groom in the morning, was all smiles after the ceremony. We headed out to Frelinghuysen Arboretum for portraits and about 20 minutes in, it started to rain! Lucky for us, the Westin had gorgeous little nooks, and we still got some great portraits.
My sister and I have been discussing getting her a few pictures for facebook and just for fun for a while now. The last few weeks I’ve been so busy with sessions and weddings, I haven’t really had the chance to shoot anything for myself! So, my sister offered to model and I offered to shoot…win win!
