Pakistani Marriage photos

Awais Yaqub · March 24, 2007

I was at my cusion's marrige in Faisalabad a city in Pakistan

They hired a pro photographer so i was shooting for fun i was happy with H5 i wonder why pro was firing flash directly without difussing or bouncing anyway here are my photos and detail

Marriages in Pakistan

They last for 3 days don't be confused with Islamic wedding it is 2 day the 3rd day which is actually 1st day is something cultural event of this region India and Pakistan Bangladesh

1st day is Mehndi when bride's hands are decorated with Hina i missed that day this is day of dancing and music

Here are photos from 2nd day when actual weddikng takes place and marrige contract is signed etc etc

departure of groom's family and friends from home some firworks hand held photo

And bride's part welcome with rose pettle

small bag filled with sweets everyone gets it when groom reaches to place groom's family distributes them name of groom is written on them

After signing marrige contracts and other formalities bride and groom sits together well my cusion met her for 1st time in his life

then bride's sisters and friends come for other event groom has to drink what ever there is in jar some times salty milk this event is just for fun

And bride leaves her parents and other loved ones walking under Holy Book this is most emotional part :cry

here is portrait on next day called Waleema this day bride's family visit her at groom's house

all with H5 with on board flash

gus · March 24, 2007

Awais Yaqub wrote:

These two are my favourites awais

Very nice B&W conversion.Thankyou for showing them to us. You did very well & im sure everyone from both familys will love your shots.

System · March 24, 2007

I like them all but particularly the two gus picked out-

looks like you did a great job-

I'd love to see some of them compared to the pro's pics-

Awais Yaqub · March 24, 2007

Thanks Gus and George . I asked pro about photos he said they don't give digital files just prints !
he was shooting with D70 and kit lens and flash but flash was not revolving head .

Elaine · March 24, 2007

I also like the two gus picked out. There is so much color...wonderful to see! Thank you for sharing.

Elaine

saurora · March 24, 2007

Wonderful job and great colors, Awais! I also like the 2 shots Gus picked out the best. Perhaps you should become a wedding photographer?

ziggy53 · March 24, 2007

Awais,

You did a truly marvelous job capuring the color and the excitement, the serious and the fun, the formality and the family. Superb, absolutely superb.

Thanks for sharing this joyous time with us,

mr peas · March 24, 2007

haha awais pwns the SLRs with the trusty sony p&s once again! nice fotos!

DavidS · March 24, 2007

Beautiful photos. What a wonderful slice of life from another culture.

Stormdancing · March 24, 2007

Amazing shots Awais! You sure do wonders with your Sony. I can only imagine what you would do with a DSLR.

david_h · March 25, 2007

Awais, I always look forward to seeing the glimpses of life in Pakistan that you give us. This series of images is great - I really like your black and white portrait, beautiful job.

Awais Yaqub · March 25, 2007

Thanks everyone
i was glad that H5's flash recharge time didn't bother me at -1 settings videographer's light helped a lot

I am making my dad's and bro's mind to get R1 before bro's marrige

rofl

dancinkate · March 26, 2007

What a beautiful, beautiful image! Wonderful feel and post processing!

wxwax · March 26, 2007

The Hina is beautiful, Awais. And how interesting that the little bags have English on them, that surprises me.

Thank you for another lesson in your culture!

Swartzy · March 26, 2007

Wow Awais
Excellent work as usual. Love the colors, comps and overall feel of these. Truly great.

juliegraham · March 26, 2007

A great series. The black and white portrait and the final colour portrait are my favourites.

graham
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Awais Yaqub · March 26, 2007

thanks again everyone.
Sid English is quite popular and getting more popular here.

Btw i edited that bw portrait on my Vaio laptop it looks entirely different on my desktop i like what it looks like on desktop . Sepia but on laptop it is total Black and white

Ted Szukalski · March 26, 2007

Awais, you live in such a diverse culture and so different to western one. Keep them comming - variety is the spice of life.

evoryware · March 26, 2007

dancinkate wrote:

What a beautiful, beautiful image! Wonderful feel and post processing!

no doubt

steelephotography.com · March 26, 2007

Great images Awais....
I read every one of your posts Awais... It is wonderful to learn about your culture. That is one of the great unspoken things about D-Grin - in addition to learning about photography, you learn about other people and the way the live. That is a good thing...

Thanks.

DS

Moxie_15 · March 27, 2007

Amazing
These are beautiful! This past weekend my husband, daughter and I were able to attend a Narouz celebration. We are quickly falling in love with the Pakistani culture. Everything about it is just so beautiful. Thanks for showing these! Nicely done.

Awais Yaqub · March 29, 2007

Moxie_15 wrote:

These are beautiful! This past weekend my husband, daughter and I were able to attend a Narouz celebration. We are quickly falling in love with the Pakistani culture. Everything about it is just so beautiful. Thanks for showing these! Nicely done.

Thanks everyone and Moxie i am glad you are falling in love with Pakistani culture it is so diverse even all Pakistanis don't know all about Pakistan, Most of my photos are shot in one city where i live . I hope someday i will able to travel through Pakistan with Camera infact i went to some very beautiful places of north but without camera :cry
Btw i never heard Narouz Celebration whats that ?

Regards

Moxie_15 · March 29, 2007

Narouz--I think that is how you spell it? The New Year celebration? Sorry, I'm looking like an idiot, but yeah, such a gorgeous culture. So they did this mini-New Year celebration in our little city and had tons of persian food and dancing and poetry and they had a Haft-seen (that's what it's called, right?) on display and all sorts of gorgeous stuff. THEN they showed a Powerpoint presentation taking us on a tour of Iran and surrounding areas. OH MY GOSH. I actually walked out of there at the end quite jealous that I live amidst dull wheatfields. Pfft. Forget Hawaii, I am so going over there someday!! Excuse me, I am going to go search for more of your photos.

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Thanks everyone and Moxie i am glad you are falling in love with Pakistani culture it is so diverse even all Pakistanis don't know all about Pakistan, Most of my photos are shot in one city where i live . I hope someday i will able to travel through Pakistan with Camera infact i went to some very beautiful places of north but without camera :cry
Btw i never heard Narouz Celebration whats that ?

Regards

Awais Yaqub · March 29, 2007

Moxie_15 wrote:

Narouz--I think that is how you spell it? The New Year celebration? Sorry, I'm looking like an idiot, but yeah, such a gorgeous culture. So they did this mini-New Year celebration in our little city and had tons of persian food and dancing and poetry and they had a Haft-seen (that's what it's called, right?) on display and all sorts of gorgeous stuff. THEN they showed a Powerpoint presentation taking us on a tour of Iran and surrounding areas. OH MY GOSH. I actually walked out of there at the end quite jealous that I live amidst dull wheatfields. Pfft. Forget Hawaii, I am so going over there someday!! Excuse me, I am going to go search for more of your photos.

Hmmm i think they displayed culture of Pakistani areas with Iran. They speak different language which i do not know may be word is from that language . There are different types of celebrations like when wheat or other crops are being cut off. Spring welcome fest . etc etc

Islamabadis are unlucky because here we don't have much programs then people in Lahore or other cities :cry

You are always welcome here . I hope you enjoy photos @my galleries

Wheatfeilds lol my dad is also a wheat guy

Seneca · March 29, 2007

Awais Yaqub wrote:

I was at my cusion's marrige in Faisalabad a city in Pakistan

After signing marrige contracts and other formalities bride and groom sits together well my cusion met her for 1st time in his life

She is beautiful. I love the vibrant colors...very nice. So this is their first time meeting? Do they correspond in any way before the big day?

JohnC · March 30, 2007

When I first looked, I thought these were shot with a DSLR, but then I read on and found they were taken with a Sony H5!!! All I can say is WOW!

Great work!

I'm with Seneca, too, I like that photo she quoted!

tsk1979 · March 30, 2007

The wedding is very similar to Indian Punjabi weddings. I think except the religious ceremony(which in our case happens in a Gurdwara) all other customs are same!

Deanna Alko · March 30, 2007

Awais, thank you for sharing these with us.

I esp. enjoyed the images of the bride's hands, the B&W conversion, and the images when they are all gathered around him as he drinks their offering.

Best wishes to them and you!
- Deanna

Moxie_15 · March 30, 2007

Ah yes, I apologize for mixing up the two cultures. Regardless, someday I WILL visit!

And yes, I very much enjoyed your galleries! Thanks again!

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Hmmm i think they displayed culture of Pakistani areas with Iran. They speak different language which i do not know may be word is from that language . There are different types of celebrations like when wheat or other crops are being cut off. Spring welcome fest . etc etc

Islamabadis are unlucky because here we don't have much programs then people in Lahore or other cities :cry

You are always welcome here . I hope you enjoy photos @my galleries

Wheatfeilds lol my dad is also a wheat guy

Awais Yaqub · March 30, 2007

Thanks all

Seneca : I don’t think so.In my chain of relatives it never happened .It was 1st marriage out of relatives. Parents are one who choose In relatives they know each other but after engagement they are not allowed to meet
Well this is not strict rule it depends from situation to situation .

Tanveer I agree 100%

Pakistani Marriage photos

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