San Antonio Garba Photography
Here are some photos from Kavita & Atish’s garba. The Garden Ridge Community Center in San Antonio was decorated beautifully by Mandap Creations, and provided the perfect backdrop for their Garba. But before they got to boogie on the dance floor, Kavita’s sister-in-law performed the “Lugra Vidhi” and Kavita was more than happy to receive gifts, […]
Traditional Gujarati Haldi, Pithi, Mehndi & Sangeet – Austin, TX
Gujarati weddings, like Marwari and other traditional Indian weddings last well over 2-3 days and each day is packed with ceremonies and rituals that date back centuries! Pragati and Anant’s wedding started with Haldi or Pithi, where family members apply “haldi” (turmeric paste) on the bride and groom to cleanse, purify and prepare them for […]
Ambreen & Sean – Mehndi & Sangeet, Austin, TX
Ambreen & Sean and their guests had arrived at the Hilton Downtown for their Mehndi & Sangeet in Austin, TX from overseas. I use this British-ism, as Britain is where these two met – that too in an office where Sean showed Ambreen how to use a scanner 🙂 – how romantic! Their guests came from […]