Aminder & Jatinder had an amazing 3 day wedding celebration full of traditions, food, color, emotions, energy and lots of family. \u00a0I love photographing Sikh weddings here in Calgary. \u00a0I have many friends who are Sikh so, even though I may stick out a bit, I always feel welcomed and feel like I am a part of the family. \u00a0After 3 days, I kind of wished there was more, because I actually start to miss all the people I had met.<\/p>\n
The first day was Aminder’s henna day and it was quite calm. \u00a0It was the second day where things got more fired up. \u00a0What I experienced could probably be best described as a song battle in the street. \u00a0Kind of like a rap battle if you know what I mean. \u00a0It was very, very fun to watch even though I didn’t understand a thing. \u00a0Some of the words were translated to me later and they were much more “aggressive” than I thought it would be. \u00a0But not in a bad way at all. \u00a0After many of the different traditional nuances that day, we had the big wedding day to look forward to the next day.<\/p>\n
The Gurdwara is a place of worship for the Sikhs. Everyone and anyone is always welcomed, no matter what religion you practice or the color of your skin. \u00a0The best part is they will always feed you too. \u00a0The ceremony was traditional as usual with hundreds, if not thousands of photos, shot between Ryan and I. \u00a0Once the ceremony was complete, Aminder and Jatinder were whisked away in a beautiful old school Rolls Royce. \u00a0We headed to downtown Calgary to photograph the wedding portraits.<\/p>\n
When we got back to Aminder’s house, they groom and the groomsmen had to pay their way into the house for the official ring ceremony. \u00a0This is also the ceremony where the bride’s parents give her away to the groom. \u00a0But before they could get in, there would be some negotiation. \u00a0The bridemaids did not really let up from their asking price that was over $10,000. \u00a0When negotiations turned sour and the boys had enough, they attacked the girls with silly string, but the girls had answer for that. \u00a0It was quite crazy and it was the first time I had experienced something so crazy! \u00a0My camera got splashed with water too. \u00a0Good thing Nikon’s pro bodies are weather sealed. Eventually the boys had to pay serveral thousand dollars to the ladies, who then split it with all of the girls in Aminder’s family.<\/p>\n
The reception took place at the Magnolia in NE Calgary. \u00a0The most memorable moment was when Aminder’s little brother could not contain his emotions of his sister departing the family home to live with Jatinder in Seattle.<\/p>\n
Aminder and Jatinder, thank you so much for having me be a part of your big wedding celebration. \u00a0It was a true honor and a great experience. \u00a0I really felt like part of your family after 3 days and everyone treated us so well. \u00a0We couldn’t have asked for better clients with better families than yours. \u00a0Good luck in Seattle and don’t drink too much Starbucks.<\/p>\n
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