Sam and Reshana's Wedding

On the 26th May, 2012, I was delighted to be able to photograph the wedding reception of my friends, Sam and Reshana. 

When Reshana asked me, I was a little apprehensive at first for number of reasons. I had only recently acquired the equipment which would allow me to cover such an event. I didn't have any experience covering weddings as a main shooter (although I did take a number of photographs at Sanisha's wedding, in Dec 2012). And I would be photographing the wedding by myself, so it would be up to me to nail the critical shots. After a moment of thought, I excitedly agreed.

I arrived early at the venue to set up and plan my photographs. Reshana was already upstairs in a private room. I was invited in to take some photographs prior to the reception starting. Reshana looked absolutely stunning in a vibrant red and cream coloured sari. 

The beautiful bride

The beautiful bride

The beautiful bride

Sam was also cutting a mighty fine figure in a sleek charcoal grey pinstripe suit.

The groom

Unlike a traditional western wedding, Sam and Reshana were married at separate temple wedding during the week, while the reception party was reserved for the weekend. This meant I was able to photograph the two of them prior to the reception starting.

Sam and Reshana had a beautiful (and tasty) cake, with stunning red icing flowers. This is one of my personal favourites of the night. 

The stunning and tasty cake!

Cutting the cake

After the formalities, the bride and groom made their way onto the dance floor for the first dance, which was followed by some contemporary Bollywood style Indian dancing. A lot of fun for everyone involved.

The first dance

So after hours and hours of editing, I think I did an ok job for my first wedding as a first shooter.
I probably won't be doing weddings as a regular thing. There is a lot of pressure on the day and a lot of time spent editing the photos. But at least I can say I gave it a crack.