Here’s part 2 from Bela and Khurrum’s wedding extravaganza! There’s still one more event after this..so stay tuned!

As much as I love the portraits and getting ready shots..I also love all the ceremonial stuff too at weddings, like the ring exchange, the entrances, the cake cutting and especially the ‘Joota Chupai’ (translated means, Hiding of the shoes). So it’s tradition that the sisters and friends of the bride hide the grooms shoe and demand money in exchange…the girls don’t give back the shoe until the groom pays up! There are a lot of laughs and jokes and of course a lot of money

The evening always ends on a teary note though, as the bride leaves her family to join her husband’s family…you may have noticed how the farewell’s are full of tears…yes everyone is overjoyed because of all the festivities and the coming together of the two families..but at the same time, it’s a hard time for the bride to ‘leave’ her parents and become a part of the new family.

What’s a trip to New York without a visit to Times Square?? And I happened to be there at the most perfect time…can’t believe it was soooooo empty! we got parking right there in the middle of Times Square!

You’ve had a chance to look at Bela and Khurrum’s E-shoot and Mehendi pictures! Now you get to see the first part of their wedding pictures…well wedding day that is! Bela was glowing in her bridal dress and so was Khurrum. Khurrum wore a traditional navy blue Sherwani on this day - The wedding was at the very gorgeous Signature Grand in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The decor was all done by Jilna of Suhaag Garden once again - she did an amazing job - and paid so much attention to all the little details!

Vendor Details:

Venue: Signature Grand, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Decorator: Suhaag Garden

Bride’s Dress: Basi Rahman

Today I’m going to be sharing images from my short and brief visit to the Villa Vizcaya! this place is STUNNING! so many gardens and so much planning that went into everything - I love how well maintained the grounds are - while I was there, I totally felt like I was being transported in time….you’ll know what I’m talking about when you view the pictures!

I’m a little tied up with Ali Hohn’s OCF workshop this weekend..so gotta keep the blog post shot

Enjoy!

Omg! so yesterday I went to another amazing event put together by the wonderful ladies of The Fuchsia Factory (Tina Yelle) and Starfish Events + Weddings (Samantha Moonsamy) - I was actually going to be only photographing this awesome event but I ended up participating in the speed networking event too - it was my second time doing this so the experience was awesome! I loved it and I don’t know what it is, but Tina and Samantha tend to attract the most awesomest and nicest people ever! So overall the event was a huge success and I had a lot of fun, as well I made a lot of new friends and connections. If you would like to see pictures from the event, click here.

I’ve been giving you guys a peek at my experience in Florida - all the fun stuff I got to do…well you’ve seen nothing yet! wait till you see the rest of the pictures…from the actual wedding..you’ll just die! Seriously..the wedding was super grand, super gorgeous and super tasteful! everything screamed perfection and was just wonderful!  So a big props to all the parties involved in making the wedding events a big success!

Today I’ll be sharing pictures from Bela and Khurrum’s Mehendi/ Henna Ceremony. This is basically the party where everyone gets to put henna on the bride’s hands and feed her sweets and bless her. The whole theme for the decor was Moroccan which Jilna of Suhaag Garden designed. Jilna’s work is just exquisite! She was the brains behind the decoration for the Mehendi and the Wedding itself. So without further adieu…I’ll leave you to the pictures!

I look forward to getting your feedback! Trust me, you’ll fall in love Bela and Khurrum and their families after you’re done with the pictures

Until  next time!

Amna

Vendor Details:

Venue: Mehfil Restaurant, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Decorator: Suhaag Garden [ http://suhaaggarden.blogspot.com/]

Bride’s Dress: Basi Rahman