I’ve gotten to experience the full gamut of East Indian weddings lately, as I transitioned from a Sikh wedding two weeks ago to Manisha & Ace’s wedding which was a Hindu ceremony.  The wedding was unique in that it also incorporated elements of Ace’s Filipino heritage – even though the two families came from such distinct backgrounds, I was impressed at how seamlessly the traditions blended together and how readily each family embraced one another.

Like their families, Manisha and Ace have an easy and real interaction with each other, which made it fun and easy to photograph them together. Having shot Manisha’s cousin’s wedding several years ago, I once again had the pleasure of seeing and working with a whole bunch of familiar faces. Between the two families, there were so many animated characters that it was hard to ever put the camera down that night.  Congrats Manisha & Ace!  Hopefully the images are able to capture the energy of your day!

It was supposed to be a family shoot of cousins, but unfortunately baby cousin Eric wasn’t feeling well enough to photograph.  Thankfully, little Gordie was still up to the task and handled the session like a champ.  He cooperated extremely nicely whether he was being passed around or just laid down to have his picture taken – though he did make us work to get a smile out of him.   Hopefully next year we can have the whole covey of cousins out for a group photo!

Hmm, let’s see now…. that makes the score: BOY = ZERO, GROUND = THREE.  The irony of it is just earlier today we were discussing the risk vs. reward of kids climbing trees.  Of course it also happens on the first day of vacation, and we once again have the joy of checking out our health care system on an off-day.  Thankfully, it all went quickly at the hospital, and both the ground and the boy seem to be doing fine.