So this is it! The ceremony, the tearful vidai, a few quick couple photographs around the hotel, and then the big party! There really were so many amazing photographs from this wedding – narrowing down to post just a few was quite a task in and of itself! Enjoy the sneak peek!

Don’t forget to check out The Mehndi Ceremony and Making of the Bride Ceremonie. Also, Part I of Tina & Niraj’s Wedding Day can be seen by clicking here.

During an Indian or Hindu Wedding Ceremony, the bride and groom walk around a small fire (and in this case, the chairs too) held together by the thread (shown below called the bandhan) 4 times before sitting back down. Of course, sitting down first is recommended as it confers certain… well, lets just say Niraj seems pretty happy about the outcome here! I don’t know – it looked awfully close to me!The Vidai or farewell of the bride. This is an emotional part of the wedding where the bride leaves her family to join her new husband. I have to say a few additional words about this part of the ceremony… You see, as a wedding photographer, you often don’t have time to process what you see during the event – you are busy capturing things as they occur – finding the angles, lighting, composition, etc. And as anyone who was at this wedding can attest, I get around! I shot this image below (and dozens more emotional moments of the Vidai) and continued about my work. When I looked at this image during the editing phase, my eyes started watering. There is so much emotion in her eyes that you just can’t help but shed a tear as well. Gets me every time!Now that the bride and groom have made it to their get-away car, a sleek yellow corvette, the cousins of bride now stand in the way to block their departure! I think Niraj had to resort to a little bribery to get through…!Off they go!After going for a spin in the Corvette, Tina & Niraj changed into their Wedding Reception clothes. There were many amazing dance performances by friends and family – it was incredible!