Hiral and Anant's wedding festivities culminated with the arrival of the ceremony. Anant and family made a grand entrance during the baraat and its conclusion he was greeted by his bride. The event transitioned to a grand mandap outside of the Turf Club for the ceremony which was attended by over 1500 guests.

Below are some images from the finale of 4 days of shooting a South Asian wedding—my first in Mumbai, India. Hopefully I get an opportunity to go back and visit them.

After the amazing sangeet dance party, Hiral's family and Anant's family hosted two mehndi events: one in the afternoon and a second in the evening. The morning event featured tons of Hiral's family and friends extending blessings and well wishes. The evening event featured Anant's family and friends doing the same plus many guests (even my second photographer Alyssa) got an opportunity to have henna applied. Below are a few selects featuring more beautiful Hindu culture.

One of the highlights of my wedding career was getting the opportunity to photograph Hiral and Anant's wedding in Mumbai, India last year. Their families took care of us and spoiled us with great accommodations, amazing food and fantastic hospitality throughout our entire time there.

The first event we photographed was the sangeet. It was a night of pure entertainment and it featured performances by the couple's family and friends. And lots (and lots) of dancing. Here are some of our favorites from the night and there are more images to come from the days that follow leading to the wedding day.

After I photographed their engagement session in Houston, Erica let it slip that they were planning a destination wedding in the Dominican Republic. I had such a great time with them that it seemed meant to be that I'd photograph their wedding also. We finally confirmed I'd be joining them and the excitement continued to build because I kept running into them! At Anat and Jay's wedding in Houston as well as Dara & Chuma's.

I was greeted by beautiful weather when I arrived at the Punta Cana airport. That weather would continue until just moments after the ceremony concluded. Fortunately the reception was in a covered space on the resort grounds and in between dodging rain drops we snuck in a few portraits of their family and friends on the beach as well.

The night before their wedding, I also had a great time photographing their rehearsal dinner. I don't often get a chance to photograph these events but love it when I do because you learn so much about the history of the couple with their family and friends and get a chance to know the guests in a more relaxed setting.

Below are some highlights from their wedding weekend:

Any bride will tell you that putting together a wedding is quite a task. Coordinating a destination wedding when your wedding location is thousands of miles away is even tougher. When Anat first contacted me about photographing her wedding in Jerusalem I was incredibly excited about the chance to travel there (I'd never been) but I was even more excited for Anat because it represented a chance for her to wed in her home country. The amount of logistics to be coordinated for the wedding must have been daunting but I knew it would pay off for her. In an effort to be good hosts, Anat, Jay and her brother Yoav even put together a tour of Israel that would serve as a companion experience for those traveling in for the wedding.

So as I was on the way to the airport and I got a call from Jay that the wedding was being postponed-my heart sank. In the days leading up to the wedding, tensions between Israel and Gaza flared and Anat, who was already in Israel, decided for everyone's safety they'd reschedule.

After they chose their new wedding date I let them know that as long as I was available I would be there without a doubt. So when the new date was finalized I happily joined them in Jerusalem.

I was honored to be a part of this now smaller, more intimate affair and it allowed me plenty of time to get to know both the bride and groom's families. These photos will always be a reminder of a special wedding and a special trip.

EVENT DETAILS
Ceremony & Reception Venue: King David Hotel
Videography: Omer Yadgar Films
Makeup: Adi Nissim

Below are a few selected images:

EVENT DETAILS
Ceremony Venue: Cathedral Church of St. Luke
Reception Venue: Hilton Orlando
Florals: Raining Roses
Wedding Coordinator: An Affair To Remember
Cake: Party Flavors
Videography: Key Moments
Bride's Dress: Vera Wang, Angel Sanchez
Bride's Shoes: Manolo Blahnik, Jimmy Choo
Groom's Tux: Hugo Boss

Kunbi and Olamide's wedding in Orlando qualifies as one of the largest, most elaborate weddings we've photographed. It takes a great team of vendors to execute any wedding, of course, but it takes a special bride to think it all up. And Kunbi definitely fits the bill--in fact her passion for everything weddings hasn't died at all now that she's married. She's now the brain behind Aisle Perfect a wedding planning and inspiration blog that blossomed from her chronicling of her own wedding planning experience.

This wedding featured over 450 guests who flew in from Nigeria and other parts of the world to enjoy this vibrant celebration.

Here are a few selections from their wedding day that feature some of Alyssa's great photography as well.

After a bit of a wait, here are some selections from Kelly and Ethan's wedding day. I got to visit my second favorite city in the US (DC), saw a lot of old friends (Ethan and I actually went to middle school together), and hopefully took a lot of photos that told the story of their special day.

The weather was so bright and sunny that few will remember that it sprinkled early in the morning. By the time the ceremony was due to start those few raindrops were a distant memory.

Both the wedding and the reception took place at the Fairmont Hotel. Holly from Holly Heider Chapple Flowers provided beautiful bouquets for the bride and bridesmaids and the centerpieces during the wedding as well.

Here are a few from the day--enjoy!