Saya and Chandans Indian Wedding Part 2 of 3

Here we go with Part 2. I have one more post coming up tomorrow. These images will take us up through the Baraat Swaagat, which is the welcoming of Chandan's family. There are so many fantastic traditions that its really hard to just breeze through it all.

We started off meeting up with Saya getting the finishing touches.

I am still so amazed by all the awesome jewelry.

Saya and Chandan did a first meet before all the ceremonies began and we were able to get some awesoeme portraits.

Saya is so gorgeous.

I think her henna is some of the most beautiful I have ever seen.

Their presense all day was so calm, I think this image really depicts that.

The first part of the day was a steady rain so we found some nice spots inside.

This image is staight out of camera, just some sharpening for the web.
The colors were truely this rich, no need for enhancement.

I love this one.

Chandan, handsome and reserved.

On to the baraat. It was raining so the plans for him entering on the horse were changed slightly but we still got some amazing images under the canopy.

I absolutely love this image of all the ladies welcoming Chandan.

Lots of celebrating. Try and imagine the beat of a drum to all these images.

Saya's dad joining in.

The Toran, which Chandan had to touch as a symbolic gesture that he "won" Saya.

Saya's mom waiting with the Toran.

Chandan had to make his way through all of Saya's bridesmaids.

almost there!

Presenting of the Toran, Chandan anticipating what was to come next.

Now I am still not sure, maybe Saya and Chandan can clarify, what the meaning behind Saya's mom grabbing Chandan's nose was. I love this moment though, she got him good!

I will have part 3 up tomorrow which will include the ceremony, another portrait session and some reception. Ryan Estes guest shot with me on Saturday and a big thank you goes to him. I say guest shot instead of second shot because he was so much more than a second shooter. He will have some images up on his blog tomorrow as well. I do plan on putting together one large slideshow with a lot of our images combined to cover the day fully. I have a ton of images to go through yet, its so exciting!

Stay tuned...