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Happy Hump Day everyone,

It has been quite a heatwave here in Los Angeles and cooling down is quite a challenge. I hope everyone is either staying indoors with a ice cold drink or out lounging at the beach!

With most of my work caught up, I can finally continue on updating this wedding blog and for all those who waited patiently, I can present Tusli and Mihir’s wedding photographs from their third and final day of their huge Indian wedding bonanza here at Fairmont Hotel in San Jose! It was a cool New Year’s day (yes, lagging on this wedding post) when Tulsi and Mihir invited all their family, friends, and friends of family to Fairmont Hotel to celebrate the joining of their marriage and their families. There were so many colors from all their guests’ attire and there was even a horse that chauffeured Mihir to Fairmont Hotel to receive Tulsi! The wedding guests danced across Main Street with Mihir and let loose for the entire public to see. While the boys and the rest of the wedding party danced away to the music outside, Tulsi and her ladies calmly enjoyed their breakfast during their makeup session. Since there were so many events that took place during the wedding, Geoff and I had to split a couple times to photograph the wedding party downstairs, Tulsi and her ladies, and the family photos! There was not a moment wasted where there was something fun to photograph and enjoy. Once Tulsi and her wedding bridal party were finished, they paraded downstairs for everyone to see and for Mihir to receive her. Throughout the process, it was an extremely touching moment with so much emotions around.

The alter where the wedding ceremony commenced was eye catching in itself. Their wedding alter was beautifully decorated with flowers and vines all over. The photos below showed a few nice snap shots of their wedding details. There were multiple rituals during the wedding ceremony; each significant in their own way. After the wedding ceremony concluded, all the wedding guests made their way to cocktail hour to mingle while Geoff and I had some time to spare for a nice portrait session with just the wedding party. Despite near subzero weather, the wedding party were real troopers and powered through the cold with laughter and pure adrenaline as Geoff and I tried to make each wedding photo count as our cameras snapped away! Once the wedding party photos were finished, we concentrated some nice wedding photos of just Tulsi and Mihir. Mihir held Tulsi in so closely not only because of love, but it was SO cold!!!

Of course, with all the wedding photos wrapped up, Tulsi and Mihir rewarded themselves back at the reception hall with all their wedding guests and hors d’oeuvres while they warmed themselves up. During the reception, there were so many dance performances and skits to entertain all the wedding guests during dinner. After everyone at the wedding had their fill, the dance floor opened up for everyone to show off their own special grooves. Literally everyone got off their seats and danced the night away! Imagine about 500+ wedding guests on the dance floor at the same time; it was a real sight. Without further adieu, enjoy Tulsi and Mihir’s wedding photographs presented at Fairmont Hotel in San Jose.

Fairmont Hotel
San Jose, CA

Now that is a sweet wedding cake!!!

During the performances, I thought this following wedding photograph hits the heart.

Congratulations again to the both of you, Tulsi and Mihir. It was definitely a real blast to be part of your wedding and record your big day one photo at a time!

Tulsi and Mihir Engagement Photos | Tulsi and Mihir Wedding Day 1 | Tulsi and Mihir Wedding Day 2 | Tulsi and Mihir Wedding Day 3

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

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Good afternoon Los Angeles,

This next post will be a continuation of Tulsi and Mihir’s 3 day wedding celebration! After day with with the families getting blessed, it was time for both families to gather together and perform another wedding ritual. Aside from traditions, there were many fun games that were played to get the entire crowd of wedding guests to be involved. There was plenty of food for all and after everyone had their fill, they proceeded toward the dance floor and partied the night away.

Get ready for the wedding photos Day 3 of Tulsi and Mihir’s wedding at Fairmont Plaza, San Jose very soon!!!

Tulsi and Mihir Engagement Photos | Tulsi and Mihir Wedding Day 1 | Tulsi and Mihir Wedding Day 2 | Tulsi and Mihir Wedding Day 3

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

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Good evening world,

Sunny Los Angeles has been getting hotter by the moment, so I am already expecting my electricity bill to rise even higher since my A/C will be on blast! One the brighter note, beach season and summer weddings are just around the corner and I cannot wait to photograph them all! Camping is also on my “to do” list before the summer ends and Los Angeles goes back to a cold slump again. Talking about cold slumps, Geoff and I photographed Tulsi and Mihir’s three day destination Indian wedding extravaganza over at Fairmont Hotel in San Jose in the middle of winter at New Year’s Eve! When Geoff and I arrived at San Jose the night before the wedding, it snowed on us and the wind was not too friendly either. Either way, we geared up with plenty of undergarments, jackets, and blazing coffee and photographed Tulis and Mihir’s wedding for three days straight! Although this Indian wedding was definitely an endurance trial, but we enjoyed every minute as we took one photo after another! There were so much excitement, laughter, and of course their colorful attire to compliment their personalities from all the wedding guests.

The next few wedding blog entries will be dedicated for Tulsi and Mihir’s destination Indian wedding at Fairmont Hotel, San Jose. Enjoy their wedding photographs starting with day 1!

Destination Indian Wedding Photography
San Jose, CA

There is always a new tradition to learn when you are a wedding photographer! I have photographed so many weddings and every new one always has something to learn from. In this wedding tradition, all the females decorated Tulsi with a yellow paste and a red dot on her forehead to signify something special. I apologize in advance, I do not know the correct terminology for the practices in Indian weddings! Anyway, I hope their wedding photos will do the explanation for me. For the readers, if you know the terms for these Indian wedding practices, feel free to share the knowledge!

After Day 1 of Tulsi and Mihir’s wedding concluded for the day, everyone relaxed, enjoyed amazing Indian food, and had henna done by these amazing artists! These artists were not only detailed, but extremely fast. I could not help but take so many amazing photos for their masterpieces from beginning to end.

I hope you all enjoyed Day 1 of Tulsi and Mihir’s fun-filled Indian wedding here in chilly San Jose. I will be posting Day 2 of their wedding ceremony photos up very soon, so keep watching!

Tulsi and Mihir Engagement Photos | Tulsi and Mihir Wedding Day 1 | Tulsi and Mihir Wedding Day 2 | Tulsi and Mihir Wedding Day 3

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

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Happy Monday!

It is such a beautiful day in Los Angeles, even if it is the dreaded case of the Mondays. On the brighter note, there should be happy hour somewhere in Los Angeles since it is after 5pm to lighten up your mood with discounted appetizers and drinks.

Our next wedding photography entry presents this quirky couple, Sheryllene and Anthony, located at Glendale Hilton. It was a sunny afternoon like today when Sheryllene started her preparation at Glendale Hilton suite, while the boys hurried on the last minute wedding details before the ceremony commenced. I suppose that even though ladies have to wake up a few hours earlier than boys for weddings, the perks are that the boys normally have to do the final touches for the wedding while the ladies can enjoy their mornings. There were many priceless wedding photos taken from beginning to end, but the one detail that caught my attention was that all the wedding bouquets were different from flower arrangement, colors, and even types. Maybe each flower explains a bit about each of the bridesmaids? I suppose we may never know!

Glendale Hilton
Los Angeles, CA

After Anthony and his boys finalized the last bit of the wedding preparations, they all suited up to their best. This following wedding photograph was rather touching since Anthony’s father tied Anthony’s tie. It was also really cool that Anthony’s father was given a “Father of the Groom” t-shirt too!

Check out the gal’s colorful wedding bouquet arrangements!

With the clock ticked closer towards the wedding ceremony, the ladies rushed to get Sheryllene ready and into her wedding gown.

Pucker those lips!

While the girls tidied their suite and gathered their personal effects to take along to the wedding, Danny and I snapped a few wedding portraits for Anthony and his boys down at Hilton’s lobby.

Incarnation Church
Glendale, CA
Los Angeles County

One of the flower girls were nervous as she walked down the aisle with all the wedding guests’ attention were all on them. Although she pouted a bit, she managed to walk down proudly.

After the wedding ceremony was over, we cruised to a local train station in Glendale with the wedding party for their awesome photography session. Fortunately, it was a weekend and towards dusk, so the station was left rather empty for us to roam around without much restrictions. The wedding party ran from the station to the tracks for the following wedding photographs.

The wedding party worked really hard to present such a wonderful wedding, so when they work hard they play even harder! The dance floor opened up right when the wedding party made their grand entrance to the reception hall! Majority of the wedding guests all made their appearance on the floor and showed off their best moves. Once everyone’s spirits and adrenaline were nicely pumped, Sheryllene and Anthony had their first dance to calm the mood before dinner was served. Throughout the night there were touching speeches and delicious wedding cake for everyone to compliment their dinner. Of course afterward, the crowd jumped back on the dance floor once the DJ spun a beat with plenty of bass!

I have seen many weddings when the bride wore granny panties underneath, but this was rather fashionable and topped off rather nicely. Either way, the following wedding photograph captured Anthony’s reaction when Sheryllene showed off the goods underneath her wedding dress.

Congratulations again to the both of you, Sheryllene and Anthony. It was a pleasure to be your wedding photographer.

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

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Good evening everyone,

It was a good day when my childhood friend, Jenny, finally married her beloved An! There were so many familiar faces from our school who attended their wedding. With all the energy in one wedding, there were so many momentous events to photograph! There were laughter and definitely plenty of tears (of course from happiness) shared amongst her friends and family. It was definitely a real treat to not only be invited to their wedding as a guest, but also being entrusted as their wedding photographer.

The day started with Jenny and her gals prepped up at Sheraton Hotel in Anaheim (Orange County), while An and his boys suited up at his pad in Westminster (also in Orange County). There were plenty of humorous side stories in between each event in this wedding and I will try my best to explain in detail. To start off, Janet (Jenny’s maid of honor and also Danny’s squeeze) thought of a creative idea for all the ladies in the wedding party to wear a derringer under their dresses. The wedding photo below is a sweet shot of all their derringers piled up on top of each other before they hid them under their garters. While the ladies enjoyed their morning, An on the other hand, wanted to look more “masculine” in his wedding photos. Before he allowed Danny to take their first shot, he did plenty of push-ups and sit-ups beforehand to compliment his…confidence. As their wedding photos progress, I will add in more stories below. For now just site back, relax, and enjoy their wedding photos!

Sheraton Hotel
Anaheim, CA
Orange County (OC)

The derringers!

Cute little piggy stored all their spare change for the wedding! We just had to add this photo along with the rest of their wedding story.

The little girl is all grown up with her wedding dress and all!

I suppose everyone has their own methods of putting on lipstick.

There were three wedding ceremonies that Jenny and An had to perform before they partied hard at The Villa. Two of the wedding ceremonies were traditional tea ceremonies to each of their families for their blessings and one catholic mass.

I suppose their fist pump made their wedding official.

After their wedding ceremonies all came to an end, we all ran around Orange County for their wedding photography session, while their wedding guests enjoyed cocktail hour at The Villa.

Dig the socks

Time to replenish! In between wedding photos, the wedding party munched on some McDonald’s cheeseburgers. Once they were ready for the next series of photos, they had to check their teeth to avoid any unwanted embarrassments!

Next couple wedding photographs compliments of Geoff (our new addition to Furious Photographers family)

Janet had to photo-bomb at least one picture!

Before the floor opened up for dancing, Jenny and An had their first dance as husband and wife. I totally dig the traditional red Chinese wedding dress.

Congratulations to the both of you again! It was our pleasure to be your wedding photographers at such a beautiful chapter in your lives.

Cheers,

Doug – Contact Me!

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