I don't even know where to start with these two ... we just love them!!!  Megan and Jeff are two of the most genuine, kind people we have ever had the pleasure to work with!  They were a referral from another wonderful couple we photographed last year in Sedona, Marie and Scott.  Jeff and Scott are brothers and Megan and Marie might as well be with the close relationship they have :-).

Everything about this wedding was beautiful and their awesome Great Dane, Boston (aka Boss) made the event that much more amazing!  The wedding was held in May at the Wright House in Mesa.  We started out with Megan and Jeff's first meeting and some bridal party shots in the Superstition Mountains.  From there we went to see Megan's grandmother, who traveled all the way from the midwest to attend the wedding and fell ill once she arrived.  She was unable to attend, so the entire wedding party visited her in her sick bed so she could see them all dressed up.  Megan was wearing her grandmother's vintage necklace and the moment when she noticed it around Megan's neck was priceless.  After that, we continued to the Wright House for the ceremony and reception.  This was a hard post to narrow down ... just too many special images and moments to leave out :-)!

Shy and Prameet held their second day of wedding festivities in late June at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoneix and it was simply stunning!  We loved being a part of this wonderful couple's wedding.  As we said in Part 1 of this post, it was a true honor that they chose us to photograph their wedding as they own and operate the Dulhania Bazaar South Asian Bridal Expo!

Also, as we said in Part 1 of this posting, the Dulhania Bazaar South Asian Bridal Expo will be held this Sunday, October 31st, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix.  If you are there, please stop by our booth to see us!

Shy and Prameet were married in late June in a Muslim ceremony.  The first day of festivities was held at the Phoenix Airport Marriott and was full of stunning color and traditional entertainment in the form of one very talented belly dancer!  We were very honored to be asked by this couple to do their wedding photography!  Shy and Prameet own and operate the Dulhania Bazaar South Asian Bridal Expo.  Understandably it was a true honor to be asked by a couple who regularly has contact with many great wedding photographers and vendors to photograph and take part in their wedding!  Thank you both so much ... it was a spectacular experience!!

The Dulhania Bazaar South Asian Bridal Expo is being held this Sunday, October 31st, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix from 11AM-5PM.  If you are there, stop by and visit our booth!

The last half of the day revolved around the Christian ceremony and wedding reception.  All in all, the day lasted 15 1/2 hours.  It was certainly tiring, but well worth every minute!  This was an amazing Indian wedding that we will not soon forget.  Prachie and Aaron are both amazing and accomplished people and it was a joy getting to know them over the course of those three days.  Equally wonderful were Prachie's parents and sister, who graciously invited us into there home and treated us like guests the entire time!  Thank you all so much and we hope you love the photographs!

I also want to give a special thanks to my wonderful second shooter, Melissa Dunstan, for her wonderful work, friendship and for sticking out for 12 hours of the wedding day :-) ... thank you so much Melissa!!

Another great shot by Melissa!

Aaron is a very talented musician, as are his friends that you have seen in the photos above.  He wrote a song for Prachie and played it on the piano ... it was breathtaking!

Melissa and I getting a little silly after 15 hours :-).

 

 

Prachie and Aaron's wedding took place on the third day of festivities at the spectacular JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix.  This venue is amazing ... and huge!  It contains several venues spread across the expansive resort grounds.  The first part of the day was dedicated to the Hindu Ceremony.  Prachie's dress was stunning and all the details and colors were mesmerizing!  Prachie's mother is from Nepal and so aside from the Indian customs there were also some Nepali customs infused into the wedding as well.  I just loved all the pagentry, beauty and meaning that is implied in every aspect of the hindu ceremony!