Every now and then in a client consult, the couple I’m meeting with will throw something at me that is unexpected or interesting or makes me pause. The first time, I made it into a post, and now I’m thinking I should really take the time to blog about this stuff – under the headline Infrequently Asked Questions (IAQs). Some of the things my potential clients throw at me is fascinating to me to dissect and possibly interesting or useful to someone looking to hire me.

Liz and Ashwin, with the help of their brilliant planners A. Dominick Events, threw the prettiest, most atmospheric wedding I have had the opportunity to document. They and their families infused the day with warmth and laughter, while honoring both Hindu and Jewish traditions. The National Museum for Women in the Arts provided a truly spectacular setting for quite a day.

So there’s this trend, among photographers, to say every single wedding was the “best ever” or each engagement session that comes along is their “new favorite”. But Susan and Senthil took me along on a hot air balloon ride, and I think that justifies me saying: this was the freakin’ raddest engagement session ever. And it super doesn’t matter that they were already married. Cuz: