Priyanka & Karthik | Intercontinental Chicago | Indian Wedding Photography

Priyanka & Karthik | Intercontinental Chicago | Indian Wedding Photography

We are back with part two of Priyanka and Karthik’s beautiful wedding! Here on the main wedding day we have the baraat (complete with a horse ridden down the police-cordoned street), the ceremony (with gorgeous ombre chairs set in the round), and the reception (with a heartfelt father-daughter dance, lovely speeches, and a special performance…

Priyanka & Karthik | Mehendi, Pellikuthuru, & Sangeet | Indian Wedding Photography

Priyanka & Karthik | Mehendi, Pellikuthuru, & Sangeet | Indian Wedding Photography

Priyanka and Karthik were wed in a spectacular Indian wedding that spanned four days and two states! I am happy to share the first three days of the wedding below, and the main ceremony and reception day will be in a second post to follow. We start at Priyanka’s family home in Indiana with the…

Mairin & Nikhil, Part 2 of 2 | Hindu Ceremony & Reception | Rhode Island Wedding Photography

Mairin & Nikhil, Part 2 of 2 | Hindu Ceremony & Reception | Rhode Island Wedding Photography

After the Catholic church ceremony in the afternoon, the stage was set for Mairin and Nikhil’s Hindu ceremony by the ocean. The mandap was adorned with colorful flowers and gorgeous silks that billowed gracefully in the wind. Traditional Indian music played softly in the background, evoking another time and place. From the moment Mairin walked down the…

Mairin & Nikhil, Part 1 of 2 | Catholic Ceremony & Baraat | Rhode Island Wedding Photography

Mairin & Nikhil, Part 1 of 2 | Catholic Ceremony & Baraat | Rhode Island Wedding Photography

I am so excited to share this beautiful Indian wedding extravaganza with you all. It was our incredible honor to document both photo and video for Mairin and Nikhil and to see all these beautiful parts of Rhode Island too. Because Mairin’s family is Catholic while Nikhil’s is Hindu, they celebrated both with two different…