East meets West (as in NYC and LA) at this one of a kind reception at the Hyatt Regency in Long Island New York. Neetu and Preet put together an amazing event with the help of  The Design House . Special thanks goes out to Hasina from The Design House who kept this massive event streamlined and seamless. Without their help it this 500+ guest event would have been far to much to handle! All the little details really made this event unique – we loved the tables were given names of areas in LA and NY rather than numbers! Very cool. The decor, centerpieces and stage all complimented Neetu’s outfit, without making it look too monotone. Preet did an amazing job with the engagement and weddings rings, I had to put up 2 photos. Check out the pics below!

We had our photo booth out at this event and wow the guests really went crazy inside! The largest group was more than 15 people! If you have the password, check out the photo booth pics.

We started bright and early meeting the bride to be at her hotel for hair and make-up. Malti Sompura was on site doing an amazing job air brushing make-up that looks wonderful on camera. We have worked with her previously at Dipali and Jay’s Mehndi event, and as you can see, the results are really good.

After the bride was all set, we made our way to The Shadowbrook for a quick portrait session prior to the ceremony. The Shadowbrook is very well kept and there were plenty of great spots for photos, even with another wedding going on. The ceremony itself was beautiful, and the reception that followed brought everyone back in to party mode. We feel so great to have had the privilege of working with Mahrukh and Zain, and hope our photos provide their families with  memories that will last forever.

One thing is for sure, we have never seen a shoe theft and negotiations like this at any other wedding! Mahrukh’s sisters and cousins really play hard ball!

After Zain and Mahrukh made their entrances, it seemed like just about every guest wanted to greet them on stage, and the couple must have ate at least 50 sweets each! Talk about a sugar rush! With the ceremony just about over, Dj Manan Shah from IEDJS got the party started, and kept it going til 1:00am! These folks love to dance! Please enjoy highlight photographs from their Mehndi.

The lovely couple and their party of 12 started the day with a photo shoot at the Chinese Botanical Garden located within Snug Harbor in Staten Island, New York. You could not ask for a better day, the sun was shining and there was no humidity. All of the bridesmaids and groomsmen were so easy to work with! They were a lot of fun, and often we’d have a hard time not laughing at all of their silly jokes and antics.

After the shoot our photography teams separated, and went Robin and Joyce’s home to photograph the prayer ceremony (and to inhale lunch). Immediately following, we all met up at Greek Orthodox Church for the wedding. This was quite an experience for our team. Check out the lovely photos of this Greek Orthodox Indian Wedding in New York.