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Yash & Anju's Beautiful Punjabi Indian

Wedding at the San Jose Guwarda

Being a wedding photographer in the San Francisco Bay Area means I am privileged to photograph a large variety of weddings and the beautiful cultures that comes with it. Indian weddings are one of my favorites!

 

The one unique thing about photographing Indian weddings, I've found, is that because they are almost a week long I really get to know my couple and their families very well. After a week-long celebration of intimacy and celebration I find myself really missing them and their wonderful families. I enjoy my time with them, documenting their lives, their joy, their personalities, and telling these stories for them. I look back at Yash and Anju’s wedding, and can’t help but feel I was treated with respect, love, was well fed and cared for, as if I was a member of their family. Not just by the couple, but their siblings, their parents and grandparents, and extended family. I love what I do. I don't just take photographs. I get to share peoples lives with them. These families gave me so much more than a smile and a hand shake. They gave me their love and trust, and that brings me joy.

Napa Valley Proposal Photos at Auberge du Soleil in Rutherford

Ashley and Brian flew in from Texas to spend a week enjoying the spa, wine and fine dining at the amazing Auberge du Soleil in Rutherford. I was put in touch with Brian a few weeks ago to help him plan the big moment when he would ask Ashley to be his wife. It is so incredibly exciting being there at the beginning of these couples lives! The nerves, the excitement and joy is often overwhelming. I am so privileged to witness and document some of the most exciting times of peoples lives, and this moment between Ashley and Brian was no exception! The story told in the images below say it all.

Ashley and Brian are an incredibly fun and sweet couple! They insisted that because I was the only witness to their big moment, that I join them for champagne and cheese. I took a few moments with them to hear their story, hear their joy and laughter, and then left them to enjoy this precious time alone together.

The one funny thing that happened while Brian was proposing is Ashley kept asking “what’s that clicking sound?” LOL! Well, that clicking sound is the result of the moments captured below. I hope you enjoy seeing these moments as much as I enjoyed capturing them.

 

Brian serves the greater San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey and Carmel Peninsula, Wine Country including Sonoma County and the Napa Valley, the East Bay,  San Jose, Sacramento, Lake Tahoe and wedding destinations worldwide.

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