This happened to also be my first, but hopefully not my last, Indian(Sikh) Wedding.  Lemme tell ya…..it was AWESOME! The traditions, the people, the colors, the food, and of course one of the coolest couples on this earth. I was hired to document 2 of the 5 days that they spent celebrating their marriage.  An opportunity that I’ll never forget.  I am so fortunate to have been a part of it. A special thanks to my good friend and colleague, Ben , for helping me shoot this one.  WOW. Just wow. Awesome wedding! Congrats, you two!

The Reception of Barat: This was right before the ceremony. The two families met outside the temple and the Groom’s party is received by the Bride’s party as they arrive parade-style: dancing. Then the Bride and Groom’s Fathers, as well as their uncles, would meet in the middle and exchange gifts. They then would grapple for position and try to lift the other up in the air.  This was really cool to watch.

Now for the ceremony..

The night of the ceremony, the two families met again for a bit of bowling.  Each family/party had their own bowling shirts and competed against each other.

Since Guru and Meeth live in Los Angeles, we didn’t have an opportunity to do an Engagement session prior to the Wedding.  We met at the reception venue, The Tomball Jet Center ,to take some fun portraits.  These to are soooo great, they don’t even need any direction.  Things just fall into place and the outcome = awesome pictures!

The finale of all finales!  How do you top arriving to your reception via a helicopter?!  Well,  for starters, you can hold your reception inside an airplane hangar for 500 guests, complete with airplanes, a 60 foot projector screen, concert lighting and two really awesome DJs.

Special thanks to Ben Godkin for assisting me with this shoot.

This portrait really defines the kind of fun, free-spirited and raw personalities of Guru and his family

Ahhhhhhhhhh the colors!

We didn’t get a chance to shoot an Engagement Session since Meeth and Guru live in Los Angeles, so we took some time on the 2nd day to get a session in, prior to the reception. They are sooooo much fun to photograph.  I wish they could adopt me!

Their EPIC reception took place at the Tomball Jet Center.  Probably the only venue big enough to house 500 guests.  This party was INSANE. First of all, Guru and Meeth rode in on a helicopter.  Yes! A freaking helicopter!!  If that wasn’t enough, they had professional concert lighting inside the airplane hangar with a 60 ft. projection screen. O.M.G. This image was taken with my wide angle lens and I could barely even fit half of the venue. WHOA.

As always, thanks for looking. I’ve got tons of images to edit and more blog posts to come, so stay tuned!