neha and mohit's part two is rather lengthy.  this consists of the pre ceremony and ceremony shots.  the baraat is a marriage procession. it is customary for the groom to travel to the brides on a horse.  this event is spectacular with lots of singing, laughter and dancing and mohit could not have worn a bigger smile on his face. 

the ceremony took place at the houstonian.  after the ceremony they have a final good bye and the father of the groom and his family escort the bride out to say good bye.  this was one of the most emotional experiences i have ever seen.  the bride is parting from her family and joining her husbands.  it was very moving.

neha and mohit were married on a summer day in june with the party lasting 4 festive days.  we were there from the start and thrilled to be a part of their wedding.  this was such an amazing experience since it was my first EVER indian wedding! it is like a fresh canvas to me. learning about their culture and the love they shared was beautiful.  the wedding was planned by ann whittington, who did a fabulous job. the entire wedding was perfectly orchestrated - leaving NO detail left untouched.

neha was surrounded by family and close friends during her 2-day pre-wedding festivities.  mohit celebrated with his family and then first saw neha at the ceremony.  the hindu wedding celebration is focused on rituals and centered around family. deeply rooted in tradition, the colors and sounds of this event were truly a unique experience AND the food was to die for!

neha wore two amazing and elaborate dresses; one for the ceremony and another for the reception. she was a stunning bride.  all of her attire and the details were brought in from india. check out all of the amazing colors from the family/guests. many kudos to neha and her mom for all of their hard work in the planning, too!

the wedding brought lots of joy and also some sorrow in watching their oldest daughter part from their family, which was very touching. this post will come in 3 OR 4 parts since i can not put all of them together in just one!  to start, i'll introduce the bride and groom, and then the festivities leading up to the ceremony.  enjoy.

here are a few more vendors that we enjoyed working with:

video :: alex from elysium productions
make up :: leslie wright
florist :: plants 'n petals
catering :: udipi cafe
dj :: yogi
cake :: susie's cakes
henna :: anju garg

we have been working really hard over here on neha and mohits wedding.  there are so many wonderful images uploading right now! four days of wedding festivities leaves you with many to edit.   just wanted to share a sneak peek for everyone.  we will have the full blog post later.

here are some beautiful shots that we took on monday with christi and jeff.  they are having a very small wedding on saturday with family and close friends.  although i cannot be their for their wedding day, we still got to do a session with them!  christi wanted me to take photos of them before their wedding this weekend!  she was so brave to work with me in her dress less than a week before!  we even had her standing right next to mud and water!  this weekend i wish you all the best! have a happy wedding day! 

this wedding was beyond beautiful and i loved the simplicity of it!  i was excited to be out in south carolina for this texas wedding!   the reason it is a texas wedding is because cal is the vice chairman of the houston texans.  hannah and cal met at work and fell in love going to all the texans games so it was appropriate to have some texan's decor.  the royal blue was beautiful!