This weekend's event was Mehnaaz and Imran's Pakistani wedding, where Ian provided still photography while our Lexington cinematographer, Blake, handled HD cinema duties. Duties ended up being a little mix and match, as Ian ran a second HD camera at times off a tripod, while Blake got called to hold an umbrella for lighting some of the portrait session. As the outdoor section of the portraits ended, Mehnaaz had an ankle bracelet come free. Imran scooped it up, and as he went to go put it back on, Ian fired a flash unit into the umbrella Blake still had pointed at the couple, and the result was this stylish, yet unposed, image…

5 minutes after I finished this shot today, a thunderstorm rolled through.  More to come from this session next week, but I've got two weddings this weekend, so have to get some rest!

Booking season is rolling on, and next Sunday, March 21st, I'll be appearing at the Tapestry bridal show at the Galt House. Tapestry is specifically geared towards multicultural brides, and as you've probably seen here, I specialize in weddings of many cultures, including Indian, Jewish, and Eastern Orthodox traditions.  I just added my first Arabic wedding for July, as well!

Here's the latest on which dates are unavailable for 2010:

March 26, 27, 28

April 17, 24, 25

May 21, 22, 23

June 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 19, 26, 27

July 10, 11, 16, 17

October 16

As you can imagine, I expect to see a number of inquiries come up shortly, so if you're still needing to lock down your date with me, don't delay!

One great wedding often leads to another. In the case of Dallas physician Jessica, she heard about me from her friend Neema, whose wedding I shot and Jessica attended in June.

Fast forward to the fall, when Jessica and her fiance Rutu, an engineer, returned to Kentucky for their wedding. An Indian wedding is always an event-- there's nothing like it for sheer size, scope, or color. By now, I'm pretty used to the rhythms of these multiday extravaganzas, and in fact, I'm beginning to see a lot of the same guests... they say I'm part of "the family" now! Since Indian weddings all but require an associate photographer, I was happy to be able to bring in one of my favorites, the emerging Bowling Green photographer Jennifer Creed. For Jenny, it was her first Indian wedding, and she brought a certain amount of wide eyed wonder to our work.

The folks at the Embassy Suites have gotten to be quite proficient at these events, and Amy Stamper and her crew did a wonderful job of giving the ballroom three different looks in less than 36 hours. I also got to work with my good friend Laura over at Destiny Horse and Carriage, who conveyed Ruturaaj to the proceedings in Kentucky style, while surrounded by their singing and dancing family members.

What a weekend! I made the short drive up to Hamilton, Ohio this weekend to shoot two days of celebrations for Nami and Robert's wedding-- they started back on Tuesday, I think! Nami and Robert went and had two wedding ceremonies on Saturday-- a Hindu ceremony in the morning, then back to the hotel for a quick change, and back at the same venue for a lakeside Western ceremony...

The weddings took place at Lake Lyndsay Lodge, a few minutes north of Cincinnati off I-75. It's a beautiful venue that can hold a little more than 400 people, and they have their own private lake. Really stunning.

One of the things I love best about doing Nami and Robert's wedding is that this wasn't just a ceremony uniting two lives, it was really a day that united two families. Over the last 6 months, I've gotten to know all the parents and many of the other family members, and I can tell you these folks are as excited about welcoming each other into their families as they are about welcoming Nami and Robert into their respective families. Easily one of my very favorite weddings I've ever done...

More images from this wedding available on my Facebook site!