Megan & Pritpal: Married! | Netherlands Carillon

After our epic engagement session together (which is still in the blog lineup!), I was pumped for Megan & Pritpal's wedding.  Set on a hill overlooking the Lincoln and Washington memorials, their ceremony took place under the Netherlands Carillon on a gorgeous fall day.  Megan was simply stunning in her London-bought sari.  Pritpal I didn't even recognize right away with the beard! gorgeous red and green sari on bride This "getting ready" was really quite spectacular.  After the lovely ladies at Platform hair and makeup finished their work, Megan's friends helped put on all of her clothing and jewelry, bought special in England.  Megan stood in this incredible window light and we all just keep sighing about how beautiful she looked. Love this frame of the moms getting dolled up together. mothers getting ready before wedding ceremony mother of the groom ties a bow on a program bride getting ready and wedding dress bride holds a fake eyelash little girl looks on as bride gets makeup done getting ready at home bride prepares for sikh wedding ceremony maid of honor helps bride with jewelry indian wedding jewelry details wedding photographer Amber Wilkie bride getting sari put on friends put sari on bride One of the amazing things about being a wedding photographer is that I get to see all kinds of different cultural celebrations of marriage.  This was my first Sikh wedding - attending or photographing.  I loved that everybody got to sit on the ground for the whole thing. bride and father of the bride coming to the ceremony Seriously, I didn't recognize Pritpal at all.  My thought was "oh that's his brother" and I was looking all over for him.  It really took me a few minutes to realize. start of the sikh ceremony at netherlands carillon reader looks over the bride and groom bride and groom and their families bride praying at sikh wedding ceremony reader and sikh holy book netherlands carillon wedding ceremony Halfway through a Sikh ceremony (I learned), the bride and groom will circle the holy book four times.  On the fourth time around, friends and family throw flowers and once they complete the fourth turn, they are official. circling the holy book at sikh wedding ceremony flowers being thrown at end of sikh ceremony at netherlands carillon little boy in indian dress mother of the groom places a garland on him black and white images from sikh wedding ceremony bride and groom near the holy book wedding ceremony at netherlands carillon and lincoln memorial after the wedding ceremony at netherlands carillon bride and groom in indian ceremony wedding photography by Amber Wilkie black and white bride and groom at netherlands carillon portrait at netherlands carillon wedding Love this shot of Pritpal helping Megan with her shoe. bride and groom on rooftop bride and groom laughing on arlington rooftop bride and groom on their rooftop in arlington, va After the ceremony, Pritpal and Megan scooted back to their place for Megan to change. I thought she might have a smaller or less elaborate ensemble but instead busted out an entire new wedding dress.  She said she couldn't pick, so she got both. Brilliant! groom helps bride dress henna on bride's arms, holding flowers Megan and Pritpal hired Indian dancer Jai-Jagdeesh to perform three dances during their reception at the Bombay Club in Washington, DC.  This lady was really cool and it was definitely a treat to see the performance. Indian dancer Jai-Jagdeesh Jai-Jagdeesh performs a dance for bride and groom bride and groom look on during speeches One of my favorites - Pritpal and his mom greeting their guests. groom and his mother receive guests little boys playing on the floor at the wedding reception The Bombay Club did a "cobra coffee demonstration" after dinner.  He lit that orange on fire and poured an alcohol-coffee mixture through it, making the "serpent dance." Yeah, it's true, I get to see all the neat stuff. cobra coffee demonstration at bombay club First dance. bride and groom have their first dance at bombay club groom and mother of groom at bombay club in washington, dc wedding reception dancing in washington, dc dancing at bombay club in washington, dc wedding reception dancing at bombay club, dc wedding rings on red scarf It was such a pleasure to be at and document this wedding.  Congratulations to Megan and Pritpal! Details: Photography - little old me Videography - East West Productions Ceremony venue - Netherlands Carillon Music at ceremony - Amarjit Kaur and family Catering, reception venue - Bombay Club, Washington, DC DJ - DCVibez Indian dancer - Jai-Jagdeesh Hair & Makeup - Platform

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  1. I really enjoy the photo of the newlyweds watching the dancer putting on a show. Another photo you took that resonates is the black and white shot of the couple during their first dance. Their connection is so visibly strong in this photograph.

  2. Amber, these are just stunning! Your getting readys hots are so elegant. The false eyelash shot is so fun and unique and I love the whimsical way you places the bangles for the detail shot! I love so many of these, I am sure they are thrilled with everything!

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