Last month Michael + Jill’s wedding was featured in The Wedding Chronicle. I wanted to thank Ramin + Beth of The Marin Studio and Jill for help shooting the wedding.

Tomorrow I leave for North Carolina to shoot another wedding with associate photographer Ray.

Nick + Amy were married last week at Venue at the Grove. It very nice ceremony with family and a few close friends. I was happy be a part of their special day.

Nick and Amy were married at Last week. Here’s a preview while I’m still sorting through all the photos.

While In Raleigh I caught a ride down to Charlotte to attend, my good friend, Jak’s wedding. I’ve known Jak since before I started high school. My mom and his mom were very good friends. During high school we ran in different circles and started hanging out more when I we went to college. After college we roomed together for several years. Eventually Jak moved back home to help his family. Shortly afterwards, I moved out to New Mexico. We kept in touch and visited when I would back to North Carolina.

When I found out Jak was getting married, I made sure that I’d have that weekend free. Jak has always been a very nontraditional guy. His wedding was very much the same. It was great catching up with some people I haven’t seen in years. Congratulations Jak and Wendy, you are a great couple.

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Following all the events of the previous two days was the official ceremony and reception.

Jeremy and Nipa are an awesome couple. When I first met with Nipa, I knew it was going to be a very fun wedding. Both are huge Battlestar Galactica fans. They had several Battlestar themed items at the reception, including an Adama and President Roslin cake topper. Their good friend and amazing wedding coordinator, Emily from Grandes Fetes, did an incredible job flipping the ceremony site for the reception. This included getting tables and favors for around 300 people in place.

I had the honor to document Jeremy and Nipa’s wedding. Since the wedding events were taking place over the course of several days, I brought in fellow photographer Ray to assist on the wedding. The wedding events started several days before the actual wedding day. My part started with the Mendi Party followed by the Manglik Prasang the next morning. The Manglik Prasang consists of several rituals to foster good feelings for the start of the wedding and removes any obstacles that are on the path to happiness and prosperity. That evening was the Raas-Garba Night.

One thing I do for every wedding is put together a slideshow on what I see as the story of the day. Here is Michael and Lucy’s story.

Michael and Jill were married one year ago today. I had the pleasure of helping document their wedding day.

Here are a couple from the archive.

Michael and Lucy were married at San Marcos in Chandler. They are an incredibly neat couple. I’ve known Lucy for several years. Before she was even engaged she told me she wanted me to shoot her wedding, which was a huge compliment. Lucy is a DIY bride. I’ve been following her blog for quite a while now and didn’t realize until the week before the wedding how much she created for her special day. All I can say is, “wow!” I know how much work goes into planning a wedding and have great respect for anyone who takes on the regular challenges along with hand making so many unique items.
Before the wedding I’d only met Michael in passing a few times. I quickly realized what Lucy sees in Michael. He’s a real genuine guy that people are drawn to. Michael and Lucy, thank you for making me a part of your special day. You guys are great and I look forward to Arielle and I playing Rock Band with you.