shehzad & nadia

July 21, 2009 | Filed Under wedding posts 

shehzad and nadia had already been married for about a week when i met them at their walima – a reception traditionally given by the groom’s side and usually the last in the exhausting series of wedding events that make up the traditional pakistani or indian muslim wedding. so, it was no surprise to see how comfortable they were with each other, but it was very sweet anyway! we started out with portraits before the evening began, first with traditional “studio” portraits using my backdrop and lighting kit, then outdoors to grab a few quick shots by the lake before the rain began; then upstairs in a hotel hallway. during the event, which was held in separate rooms for men and women (except when the groom joined his bride on stage and for the cake cutting), i shot only on the women’s side. out of respect for the family’s religious standards and privacy, i’m limiting what i share here to mostly images of the bride and groom (and the groom’s adorable little sister, among other cute little girls!) rather than other guests. shehzad’s family was incredibly kind and helpful to me – especially his parents, for keeping things flowing during the family portraits at the end!
so here are three of my favorite shots taken while we were doing portraits; the rest you can see in the slideshow below!



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6 Responses to “shehzad & nadia”

  1. taiyyaba on July 21st, 2009 9:51 pm

    i love the details of her dress – the earring shot, the shot of the lengha with the field of flowers in the back. purttyyyyy :)

  2. Mahroo on July 21st, 2009 11:26 pm

    awesome set Ayesha .. i lovee the decorations .. loveee how everything matches her dresss .. :)

  3. S2S on July 22nd, 2009 3:09 pm

    Love the third picture on the blog post… great framing. I think it’s my favorite shot of the wedding including everything on the slideshow. I appreciate detail shots and close crops.

  4. beautyis on July 23rd, 2009 12:49 am

    thanks so much you guys! saad, that was my favorite too :) i did a very similar shot at an earlier wedding this year and i still like it…
    mahroo, isn’t the blue and gold awesome??

  5. Amna Hakim on July 24th, 2009 10:27 am

    Ayesha! WOW! what a stunning couple and you captured them so well. For some weird reason I cant see the slideshow here from my work computer..will try again when I’m at home. but wowsers! I love the detail shot and the black and white one of the two..infact i love them all!! haha :)

  6. Lynette J on August 24th, 2009 1:17 pm

    What a gorgeous couple Ayesha! You did a wonderful job with the awesome colors…I really love the b&w shot though, beautiful conversion.

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