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Khalid & Shahana: Henna Ceremony
Saturday, September 3rd, 2011
This summer was full of firsts for me. Never before have I shot an Ismaili Muslim Wedding… nor a Henna Ceremony. I was opened up to a world of traditions and ceremonies that I never knew existed, and in short, I loved it! Shahana & Khalid are amazing people. Their obvious love for each other and everyone around them blew me away.
I’m addicted to getting ready shots…. I’ll be real. Slap a little henna on the girl and it triples its irresistibility.
S&K had their Henna Ceremony at the Creekside Community Centre in Vancouver. This whole area was built for the Olympics, so being a photographer around there was lens candy! We started with portraits, then headed inside for the evening.
As I said earlier, Ismaili faith is full of mini ceremonies and traditions to make the night complete. Before Shahana and Khalid had even entered the room, pineapples were placed in the corners by each family, to ensure that their marriage would be sweet.
Later their families and friends would come up to bless them.
The end of the night was a highlight for everyone…. with the exception of Khalid. A table was setup with eggs, syrup, flour, whip cream and ketchup… not to make a meal… but to be thrown at the groom. I asked the videographer about this tradition (as he was raised in the Ismaili faith), and even he had no clue why they do it or what it means. His guess, someone once did it, and it was so fun, they called it a tradition and carried it on!
I couldn’t hear what Shahana was saying, but I imagine it was along the lines of “this is the closest I will be to you for awhile, until you’ve showered”.
The women started it off gently….
Goggles on. Game on.
Shahana finished him off with a pie in the face. When in Rome….
Two days later, I shot their wedding. So more to come…. but less messy.
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Another iPad Promo :)
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
‘Member the last iPad promotion I had? Well, it was so fun and successful, I thought, heck, why not do it again! So here’s the deal-eo: Book the Grande or Venti wedding package by March 31, 2011 and be entered into a draw to win an Apple 16GB iPad. I was going to announce the winner on April 1st, but thought some of you might think I was telling a really lame joke! No joke here.
Click HERE to view some photos. And click HERE to set up a free consultation.
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John, Saskia, & Amara
Saturday, December 11th, 2010
I took a cycling class on Wednesday. I was ready to get off my bike within the first 5 mintues, and looking back, I should have went with my instincts. But no, I endured another 40 mintues of pure torture. The I’m-not-sure-if-I’m-going-to-vomit-or-fall-off-this-bike kind of pain. So here I am, 3 days post workout from hell, trying to type on my laptop while only having a fraction of my rear on the couch, and my legs straight out (’cause bending those legs just ain’t gonna happen). I should have known better. Everyone in the class had a nice body and that should have been a sign to walk out and WALK OUT NOW! Go back to the No Sweat class where most of the people are a little more…. shall we say, cushioned?? Well, live and learn, right?
Luckily, I had my photo session with Teresa’s kids before my cycling class. You may remember Amara from her 1 year photos I took last June. She’s grown up a ton since and this time I got to photograph her older siblings as well. It was freezing that morning, but all three of them were great sports and made my job easy.
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The results.
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
So you may remember a post I had awhile back about giving away one of Apple’s most amazing products, the iPad. I won’t bore you with my many words of how fun and completely unnecessary this gadget is. All I know, is if you buy the Angry Birds App, you’ll be one happy Apple loving fan.
Those that made “the cut”.
I asked my sister, Denise, to draw the winning names.
And the winner is……
Congratulations Brittany & Jeff! You are now the proud owner of an iPad!
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