Laurel & Nezar's Henna Ceremony

Friday night was super exciting for me! It was Laurel and Nezar's pre-wedding Henna ceremony in El Dorado, CA. It was a fun, musical and a very traditional Arabic night for everybody. I had the best Arabic food that evening(and I regret for not having a bit more). Nezar's mom, aunt and sister made the best of the best kababs, dolmas, cous cous, hummus, and what not!

All the ladies that night were dressed in traditional Arabic outfit. The colors were vibrant, and the embroidary works on them were incredible. As I mentioned on my earlier post, Laurel and Nezar looked like the king and queen of arabia. They looked absolutely gorgeous!

After the food started the actual henna ceremony, where Nezar's family presented Laurel with gold jeweleries. How lucky was she! And then Nezar's aunt and mom put henna on their hands.

No party is complete without dancing! This was no different. I loved the traditional music. I was even more excited to hear the song "Nari Nari" that I had an mp3 of, way back when I was in college :) It sure brought my memories back.

It was an awesome experience for me! I felt the warmth each and every family member had for each other. Laurel's grandma came and gave me a big hug when she saw me. Nezar's mom showed how much she cared for everything that was happening around. I was sooo happy for the blessed couple. It was my pleasure to be there and capture Laurel and Nezar's pre-wedding night.

Henna edition || Monica & Karim's wedding

It seems like I haven't been posting forever. I just don't have any idea how my weeks go by so fast. We just bought a new, super fast computer(I wish it was an iMac!!!), I was busy for setting up my new system. I am also using Lightroom 2 for RAW editing now. I have to say that I liked Lightroom over Bridge.

I finally had a chance to go through the pictures from Monica and Karim's wedding at Lake Tahoe. I worked with Doug Miranda on their beautiful wedding at Squaw Valley on July 26. I must mention that I am very lucky so far to have super nice couples to shoot with. Their wedding was absolutely gorgeous; bright and vibrant colors and many personal touches made the event even more unique! Monica and Karim also incorporated some traditions from Karim's Indian heritage. One of the attractions of the event was Henna tattoo. A brilliant henna artist was present at the reception to entertain guests with her beautiful henna designs. Some of the highlights are below.

Bride's hands full of henna -