Posts Tagged ‘baraat’

Urvita & Shital’s Wedding Portraits

Urvita & Shital hosted an all day event for their wedding at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare Rosemont. In the morning I took some portraits of them in their traditional red and gold wedding clothing. The mosaic tile at this Hyatt, combined with the gorgeous sky dome ceiling, made my morning portrait crunch time easy and beautiful! I will be posting more very →


Traditions of Baraat

Shital's Barat was one of the most fun (AKA dangerous) things I think I have ever shot at a wedding! These families were relentless during the stealing of the shoe! Shot at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare


Samir’s Baraat!

After photographing Dharna I drove over to Samir's house to photograph the family blessings and Baraat! See more from Samir & Dharna's wedding on facebook! <3 Liesl Diesel Samir's family perform rituals before the baraat eyes The drummer led the dancing crowd! And so the dancing begins! money is transferred to →


An Exotic Affair

I think I've mentioned before that I like color?  Culture?  Love? Well take all of those things, mix them together, add one Liesl for a day and I'm in heaven! The family heirloom necklace. This woman was trained in the art of pinning Saris! The Baraat ceremony with the white horse It was so crowded that I almost stepped in some formidable substance to get →