Kalpana & Ramesh's Wedding You saw their engagement portraits in the last blog posting. Well, here's Kalpana & Ramesh's wedding ceremony. They had a very traditional Telugu ceremony at the Livermore Hindu Temple.

The temple is always so wonderful on a clear summer morning. I love the stark colors, especially against the deep blue sky.








As I mentioned, the couple had a traditional Telugu ceremony, so Kalpana started with a Gauri Pooja.






And if you've never attended a Telugu ceremony, you're really missing out! Kalpana and I spent some time before her wedding going over the little details & traditions that were really for her and her family. And sure enough, we had some fun capturing these little moments. From the jaggery on the heads, to the oodles & oodles of rice & flowers, I've gotta say, the Telugu traditions are so unique to Hindu ceremonies.


















The next couple of shots are of people you don't usually see at weddings - the children of the bride and groom! This first shot is Ramesh's son, who just had a blast throughout the ceremony. He clearly had learned about all of the details of the wedding and kept asking his dad about the little things going on.

The other thing I loved about this was that Kalpana's daughter and Ramesh's son were spending the ceremony enjoying the traditions together. Both were clearly elated to have a new sibling. Gotta say, cute & precious isn't normally used for kids this age, but that's exactly what describes them.




Kalpan & Ramesh, it was a pleasure photographing your wedding. Thank you for giving me the privilege!

Labels: Portfolio, Weddings

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