Mendhi ceremony - Fri Sept 26

urbanaries

FINALLY I have an internet connection...although it is still somewhat choppy, I was able to upload with only a few glitches.

Had no idea what to expect layout/lighting wise before arriving. Was given by a family friend in her huge, gorgeous house...living room had two story wall of windows. Festivities held in basement. Go figure. :rofl

1. Lovely bride arriving


2. Lots of estrogen and warm fuzzies


3. food was amazing...think this is called dhokla


4. Everyone had a chance to sit with the mendhi artist...very neat!


5. The younger girls performed a dance for the bride...so sweet


6. Rave reviews!


7. The hostess and the bride. Very open, welcoming mix of people. It was really something....


8. One of my favorite "catches" of the weekend.....bride removing her "single girl" bangles before a special bangle ceremony. Five married women then presented her with green bangles, which only married Indian women can wear.


9. The mother of the bride anointing her forehead


10. Then it was time for the all-girl dance party! The homeowners had their own little dance floor in the corner of their basement. It was awesome!


11. It was the middle of a Friday afternoon, but it could have been 1999.


12. liked the bokeh in this one....


13.


ETA one more!!! sign of the times


Hope you've enjoyed them at least a fraction of how much I enjoyed taking them. American and Indian ceremony/reception pics coming soon (Including some from Shima!)

C&C welcome, as always!

Lynne

heatherfeather

Yah! I saw your title of the thread pop up and nearly clapped my hands and said oh goody! I guess I have been looking forward to this one!

My fav is #6. And #9! what a catch!

(more photos please!)

Agnieszka

haha, I felt the same way .... was totally waiting for those

WONDERFUL pics Lynne. Nice expressions!!

Moogle Pepper

Where is the groom? I wanna see the lucky fella!

#3.... mmmm :eat Were you able to eat any?
#4, were you able to get that art drawn on you?

Indian festivities are always really colorful and lively! Really sweet set!

#9, not too fond of the flower set blocking the bride's head, or at least some of it.

Scott_Quier

I've been waiting for this one to show up. It looks like you really had a good time. And, it looked like you were working in some cramped quarters - but you pulled it off in spades. Well done!

Love all the colors and the joyous festivities. Just too nice for words!

Shima

Great stuff Lynne, wish I could have tagged along for this too, looks like it went great! 4, 5, 8 and 9 are probably my favorites, awesome job overall though. I'm very excited to see what you will post of the ones I gave you to play with for Saturday's photos

urbanaries

heatherfeather wrote:

Yah! I saw your title of the thread pop up and nearly clapped my hands and said oh goody! I guess I have been looking forward to this one!

My fav is #6. And #9! what a catch!

(more photos please!)

Hey Heather, forgive my rudeness in not getting back here sooner to say thanks! And I'm so sorry I don't have more pics up...I was sooooo behind on other weddings and just had to crack the whip on myself before leaving for vacation tomorrow!

Glad you liked them!

urbanaries

Agnieszka wrote:

haha, I felt the same way .... was totally waiting for those

WONDERFUL pics Lynne. Nice expressions!!

Thank you Agnieszka!!! From someone who does such vivid, vibrant work you were definitely a huge inspiration to me this weekend! Thanks!

urbanaries

Moogle Pepper wrote:

Where is the groom? I wanna see the lucky fella!

#3.... mmmm :eat Were you able to eat any?
#4, were you able to get that art drawn on you?

Indian festivities are always really colorful and lively! Really sweet set!

#9, not too fond of the flower set blocking the bride's head, or at least some of it.

I'm so sorry...it's going to be a week or so till I get the real "wedding" up! Must submit to the queue! :cry I did eat some of the food over the weekend, not much but what I did eat was delicious. And the art, since you have to keep your hands from touching anything for a few hours after application, it certainly wasn't an option for me, but I wanted to (and was invited to, which was cool in itself.)

Thanks for commenting!

urbanaries

Scott_Quier wrote:

I've been waiting for this one to show up. It looks like you really had a good time. And, it looked like you were working in some cramped quarters - but you pulled it off in spades. Well done!

Love all the colors and the joyous festivities. Just too nice for words!

Thanks, Scott! I did have a marvelous time, especially at this particular event. Very relaxed but lots of energy and emotion. I think you would have been proud had you seen the dark, L shaped cave I shot in. I used clear lightspheres on 3 580exes around the room and I'm pretty happy with how the setup worked. My biggest complaint about this setup is getting lightstands in photos. What's your take on that?

urbanaries

Shima wrote:

Great stuff Lynne, wish I could have tagged along for this too, looks like it went great! 4, 5, 8 and 9 are probably my favorites, awesome job overall though. I'm very excited to see what you will post of the ones I gave you to play with for Saturday's photos

It was a lot of fun and I'm sooooo glad we had the opportunity to shoot together!!! You are so talented!

As you know my week thus far has been insane....you are totally welcome to post your own shots, since I'm a party pooper! (and will be on a beach in 12h) rofl

Elaine

Wow! Look at those colors! What a party! I love the bangle shot (#8)!! Looks like very close quarters with lots of people and you really captured some moments and expressions and the mood of the event. Congratulations, and have a fantastic vacation!

urbanaries

Elaine wrote:

Wow! Look at those colors! What a party! I love the bangle shot (#8)!! Looks like very close quarters with lots of people and you really captured some moments and expressions and the mood of the event. Congratulations, and have a fantastic vacation!

Thanks, Elaine! It sure was fun!!! Now I'm off to have some no phone/no internet/no work and even NO KID fun for a week!!! :cavig

Awais Yaqub

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Superb

Scott_Quier

urbanaries wrote:

Thanks, Scott! I did have a marvelous time, especially at this particular event. Very relaxed but lots of energy and emotion. I think you would have been proud had you seen the dark, L shaped cave I shot in. I used clear lightspheres on 3 580exes around the room and I'm pretty happy with how the setup worked. My biggest complaint about this setup is getting lightstands in photos. What's your take on that?

Lightstands are a pain. An even worse issue is accidentially not paying attention to the location of the light sources and shooting right into a flash. The resulting flare is not a goodness!

However, if a little bit of a lightstand makes it into a shot that is otherwise superb and if you can't crop out the lightstand - well, "It is what it is..."

Shima

urbanaries wrote:

It was a lot of fun and I'm sooooo glad we had the opportunity to shoot together!!! You are so talented!

As you know my week thus far has been insane....you are totally welcome to post your own shots, since I'm a party pooper! (and will be on a beach in 12h) rofl

Thanks for the compliment, I've always loved your work so it was great to shoot with you finally! With your permission I have posted my shots from last week And on another note... thanks for giving me the joy of playing with the 50 1.4.... the one I bought off of Andy should arrive tomorrow according to UPS!!!

cj99si

Great colors! 4 and 11 are my picks. I hope I get the chance to do an Indian wedding some day.