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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.

Wedding Themed Styled Shoot at Jamieson Ranch Winery in Napa Valley

We spent an afternoon in beautiful wine country on the amazingly gorgeous grounds of Jamieson Ranch Winery in American Canyon this past weekend.  On a rare weekend were we all didn’t have a wedding we still found a way to all get together for a beautiful afternoon and create beautiful images. The day started at La Soie Bridal in Walnut Creek where the immeasurably talented Armando Arabia of Get Your Do Up worked his magic with magnificent hair and makeup on the girls.  With gowns in tow we headed for the winery for a beautiful afternoon of shooting.  Before we started for the day we all sat for a quick wine tasting to enjoy and little down time and some of the wonderful local Napa Valley wine. As you can see the shoot was styled very simply.  The goal was to simple showcase the work of designer Karla Fuentes and her gowns provided by La Soie Bridal.

Here are a few of my favorite images of the day.  I hope you enjoy!

Oh, and check out the awesome video of this shoot by AVR Films at the end!

La Soie Bridal Wedding Shoot in Napa La Soie Bridal Wedding Shoot in Napa 2

Special thanks to Vicens Forns Photoraphy for second shooting and providing some awesome behind-the-scenes photos!

 

 

Vendors

Venue: Jamieson Ranch Winery

Hair and Makeup: Armando from Get Your Do Up

Photography by Brian MacStay Photography

Wedding gowns designed by KarlaFuentes

Wedding gowns provided by La Soie Bridal

Models: Alexandra Duke & Michelle Miller

Second Photographer Vicens Forns Photography

Cinematography by David Ethridge of AVR Films

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.

We also frequent weddings in the Denver, Colorado area.

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