A few months ago, I had the honor to travel to California and help my friend, Jessica, document Bhavna and Cory's wedding. It was such a personal celebration of the life and love of these two.
The above photo is actually a relative of Bhavna's. I could not get OVER the beauty of these women's eyes!
(Oh, and I suggest you get comfortable because this is going to be a LONG post!)
Here are a few of Bhavna's parents during Saturday afternoon's Grah Shantek:
My task as second shooter for Jessica was to capture some of the smaller moments of the day ... the smiles, laughs, look and love of Bhavna and Corey's families. Check out this awesome reaction during the Grah Shantek:
It wouldn't be a wedding without a beautiful bride, though!
Isn't Bhavna SIMPLY STUNNING?????
Check out her awesome jewelry:
And doesn't the henna make her ring look UH-MAZING?
Following the afternoon festivities, there was a Raas Garba. They served the most AMAZING food ever ... I can't begin to describe it or even remember what it was all called, but I *adored* eating Indian food all weekend! Sunday night, however, my tongue revolted. About half way through dinner, it was THROBBING and I couldn't eat another bite. :-( BUT the ice cream sundae bar cheered it right up! :-)
OK, back to Saturday!
While we were waiting for dinner Saturday night, one of the kiddos was occupying herself by jumping from stone to stone:
Right before all of the dancing began, Bhavna and Corey lit the candles.
Then there was copious amounts of dancing!
And let me take one second here to talk about Bhavna's attire. Blue is my absolute FAVORITE color ever ... and I was eyeing her stunning outfit all evening. Isn't it amazing???? I'm wishing I wore something so BLUE. But those shoes had to do! ;-)
The movement and flow of these skirts wasn't easy to capture, but I think the following photo shows how beautifully these skirts move.
The BEST part about the evening is that the young and old alike were dancing! I LOVED IT! This is one of Bhavna's nieces ... and I *think* this is one of her grandmothers teaching her the dance. Aren't they adorable????
Bhavna's brother-in-law was also working with his daughter on her dance moves.
And I'll close today's post with this simply stunning black and white image of Bhavna and her mother.
The wedding was a 3-day affair, and I'll post the Hindu-Christian wedding, which was on a Sunday, later this month. It's hard to believe it's been three months since their wedding, but I've been up to my ears ... and have yet to peek through the wedding day images (in fact, it was so long ago that when I was working up the photos, I put my maiden name on the photo credits).
