Hi Guys!! Guess what everyone?? I’m going to be at the upcoming Suhaag Bridal Show in Ottawa!  I’ve been working on getting everything ready for my booth and didn’t get a chance to let you all know about it sooner!  so guys - here’s my official announcement….I’m going to be at Suhaag on Nov. 29th at the Hampton Inn!!!!!! Wooot Wooot!!!

So here’s my invitation to all of you, brides I’ve already shot, brides I will be shooting, friends and family…please do come to the show and come to my booth because I will need your support! This is my first time setting up a booth at a Bridal show so I’m a little nervous and I could really use all the support from you guys

Oh yes - and I have some passes to give out also - so just send me a quick email or call me and let me know that you would like some passes and I’ll mail them out to you right away.

And as Jasmine Star always says - ‘No blog post is complete without pictures’ so here’s a sneak peak from Khadija and Ishaque’s Reception that took place at the Museum of Civilization - I will be blogging about them really soon!

Love always!

Amna

I think everyone had been praying all week and hoping that it wouldn’t rain on Jeannine and Grants Big day.  Even a day before the wedding, Jeannine, Grant, Philippa (mutual friend) and I were at the estate and the forecast was calling for clear skies. We had our fingers crossed, because it had been raining all week!

On the wedding day, I went over to Jeannine’s place first where she was getting ready with her brides maids.  The first few shots are from their place. The sun was out and the day was just beautiful! We were going to make it, I thought to myself !! Awesome!

I then left for the venue so that I could spend some time with Grant - I get there, the skies are still clear (YESS) - I pulled Grant aside and took some pictures of him. The guests had started arriving and everyone was positive that we would have a great ceremony.

15 minutes before the ceremony was to start the darkest clouds covered the Billings Estate and it poured and poured and we couldn’t believe it. Just as we were getting ready to move the ceremony into the tent…lo and behold…the sun comes out and everything dried up so fast…as if the last 15-20 minutes never happened!

Jeannine and Grant got married under the most beautiful blue skies in the most perfect location! Jeannine glowed as she walked down the isle and Grant couldn’t take his eyes off her! Totally in LOVE!

I’m so glad I got to be a part of this beautiful wedding! Jeannine and Grant you two are wonderful people and I feel totally honoured to have been a part of your big day!

Now have a look at the pictures:

The beautiful Billings Estate.

Perfection!

Vendor Props:

Hair (Bride & Bride’s maids) - Franziska Buri [franziska79@hotmail.com]

Hi Folks!! I guess you’ve noticed how I’ve started blogging regularly now - I love to blog and I hated that I never had time for it..but now it’s blog galore!!  and what I love the most about blogging is getting feedback from everyone - I love love love love it when you guys take the time to let me know what you like - so a BIG THANK YOU to you all for your never-ending support.

Now for my big news for today….United Way holds an annual Masquerade Gala - This year it’s called ROUGE. It’s supposed to be THE EVENT where anyone who is anyone is in attendance plus it’ll be the talk of the town for at least a few weeks! I’m a little late at announcing this because the Gala is now SOLD OUT - but I just wanted you all to know that AMNA HAKIM PHOTOGRAPHY will be a part of the United Way Masquerade Gala ROUGE’s Silent Auction! YAYYY

So if you are one of the lucky one’s who will be attending…make sure you stop by the Silent Auction and definitely try to take advantage of a Lifestyle Portrait Session I have donated and of course all the other awesomely amazing donations people have made.

A big shout out to Mary, who is on the planning committee for Rouge this year, for making this happen. THANKKKS

For more information, please visit: http://unitedwaytoronto.com/rouge

Till next time,

toodles!!

Amna

I was in New Jersey this past weekend and of course I had to make a trip to Shezan on Oak Tree Road.  I’ve been going to Shezan for god knows how many years now and over the years there are some Shezan specialties that have become my favourite - for example their HALEEM! OMG!!! It has to be the best Haleem in he world! and then there’s…wait wait…. So I’m going to be doing this blog post in 2 parts - this first part is all the decor and stuff and the 2nd post will have the food..so I will leave the obsessing over Shezan dishes for the 2nd post

For those of you familiar with Shezan - you’ll recall that Shezan has two parts, The Restaurant and The Banquet Hall.  Well Shezan The Restaurant just underwent a major makeover and has emerged better than ever! With a very trendy-chic ambiance and a look that screams Wow! Shezan has now added a whole palette of Afghani grilled goodies to their menu along with the classic Pakistani specialties.  They have also added a whole section to the restaurant which offers floor seating to enjoy your meal…very middle eastern-esque indeed!  I think I’ve given you guys a good idea of what you could expect so make sure next time you are in the town of Edison New Jersey and happen to be on Oak Tree Road… definitely make a pit stop at Shezan and try out their wonderful dishes.

Shezan of New Jersey

www.shezannj.com

1673 Oaktree Rd., Edison, NJ

1-732-548-6111

and now some pictures!

I’m sure you all are waiting anxiously for this post - especially since I shared the Mehendi pictures a few days back.   Yes… Yes…here are the pictures from Kiran & Salman’s Shaadi!  Wait till you see how Kiran was glowing on this day - she looked phenomenal! Also pay close attention to the Doodh Pilai pictures - it was a lot of fun just being there in all the hula gula!

For those of you who missed Kiran & Salman’s Mehendi Pictures - Click Here