Real Weddings | SR Photography, Part II

When Stan, from SR Photography sent me these beautiful pictures of a recent Hindu wedding that he shot, I knew that I had to share them with you.  Beautiful!  
Congratulations, Preshant and Carrie!

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Botanical Center Wedding

Clear Lake Afternoon

I took some time off yesterday and took my parents out to lunch in Clear Lake. It was a belated Father's Day present since we were up to our necks in weddings during the month of June and I missed his day. I had promised them lunch, so I just shut off the cell phones and closed the computer for a day of antiquing, store browsing, cookie munching and seeing the beautiful waters of Clear Lake.

This is also the town where the legendary Surf Ballroom is located. I think that it would be fun to hold a wedding there with a particular 50's theme. Think skinny ties and poodle skirts!

How does all of this relate to weddings? Well, this might be far reaching, but in the thick of wedding planning and bridal showers, it is a good idea to make a "date night" and slip away - just the two of you. Renew and re-energize together lest the wedding plans become too stressful and bothersome.

Everybody wants a piece of the bridal couple during the days leading up to your event. By taking a step back and regrouping together, you can remind each other why you are doing this in the first place - to invite friends and family to share in one of the most important days of your lives; to witness your love and commitment together; to pledge and promise to grow together with respect and love with a piece of forever.

Back to normal

My blogging posts have been down. I think that I am back up to speed, thanks to figuring out the ways and means of the internet.

We had a wonderful wedding last Saturday. The couple was adorable as you will see from some of their pictures. They hired us to help with the flow of the day, to take away stress from the family, and to be there "just in case." -- Something that we do best!

What a great "get-a-way" vehicle.

Congratulations Kelly and Clint!

Weddings and Iowa's Capital

Iowa's Capital makes a great background for fun wedding shots

as the following pictures show from BG Photography.

Boris is one of those photographers who is always looking for the fun and unusual pictures - the kind that become award winners as well as the photos that we remember time after time. Thank you, Boris for reminding us that weddings should be filled with laughter and smiles!

25,000 Weddings All at Once!

I was following along some of my twitter feeds before I retired tonight and came across this article from The Bridal Buzz that I had to share with you. I love the last sentence; I am laughing all the way to sleep!!!

If you thought planning a wedding is tough, could you imagine 25,000 weddings happening in one city on the same day? Well according to Express India, that’s exactly what’s happening in the small city of Chhatarpur near Delhi on Thursday May 7th, 2009.

But why May 7th?
According to the Hindu calender, May 7th (and also may 8th) are traditionally the best days to marry because they are believed to have a better chance of succeeding if they occur on these days. But boy do they pick their days! May 7th is also the big voting day in Delhi and it’s feared that people will be doing their wedding planning during the day instead of heading to the voting booths. Politicians fear that over 250,000 people will shirk their voting duties in order to attend weddings instead and that has caused quite a stir. To make matters worse, temperatures are expected to hit over 100 degrees making everyone hot and bothered. Sorry, had to say it.
Politicians are begging voters to go to the polls in the morning since most weddings will be in the evening hours. And while some wedding attendees may do just that, others won’t. “I know it is my responsibility to vote but my sister’s wedding is a bigger occasion,” a Gurgaon resident said. “It will come only once in my lifetime so I have to make a choice.”
As expected, the big wedding day has also caused venues and farmhouses to be packed to the rims with visitors, banquets, and receptions including 50 or so farmhouses in Gurgaon alone. Is it a silly superstition? Well, in a country like the U.S. where 50-60% of marriages end in divorce, we have no right to say. But it’s a good day to be an Indian DJ.