Chris and Shubha are two of the nicest people I know. They are also zany – and I believe zany is a great word for this. The first time I met Shubha, she gave me a foot rub. Chris and I share some kind of karmic energy because he lived in the tiny bedroom I was renting after I moved out. That’s a great bedroom for finding a spouse, by the way. You are so miserable all cramped into that space that you end up finding a significant other and moving in right away. Worked for Chris and me! They made it official, Bengali style, with tons of laughter, color, food… and a dinosaur:
Rachel and Joe did it right. They scouted out an amazing, remote venue and then rented the whole damn place and filled it with their friends and family, creating this awesome homey atmosphere throughout the ranch. Also, there was skeet shooting. Also also, I got to try and I totally hit the target on my first try. In addition, there was a hand-made chuppah, tasty tasty foods and a warm, beautiful late-summer evening. Wedding win for Rachel and Joe:
I met Sara and Aleko at an APW book signing and we’ve been rocking ever since. Sara was incredibly awesome in writing me a review before I even photographed her, so of course I had to pull out all the stops for her wedding. But the stops, my friends, were pulled for me. Because, seriously. This was my first time photographing a Greek wedding and it was cuh-razy. In fact, I’m a little upset because a) it’s too late for me to have a Greek wedding and b) none of my relatives would have a prayer of pulling off these dances. Yeah, and then they broke plates on the dance floor. Y’all, Sara and Aleko: