shivani & samir

on november 26th, i woke up at 5am and left my body and the city i was in. 

i went to a culture and surrounding of which i’ve never seen.

for 18 hours straight i documented color, masses, order, chaos, tradition, tears, dance….a community come together. hundreds gathered, all to support the marriage of two.

this was an experience even the images cant seem to fully explain. i was out of my mind in adoration of the opportunity to be the one.

shivani and samir get married.

one of my favorite frames of all time.

my heart. my heart.

the best food of our lives.

aaaaand the party really begins.

i am hoping this is the first of more weddings like this to come. indian weddings, sign me up!  shivani and samir put so much work into this day coming to life, down to the 50 hand-made lazy susan’s she made for the table and food. they are an exceptional exceptional couple. i am so happy that they will forever be each others. 

i couldn’t have done it without my right-hand man on this day, lonnie. big ups to him for dragging his bones out of bed to tackle this day with me and for providing endless entertainment.

thanks to S&S for trusting me on such a big day. i didn’t take one thing lightly. my heart was beating pretty quick that day, I’m so happy this happened.

AND. oh and.

you must must must check out the SAME DAY EDIT from the talented guys at Love Story Media. they put together something incredible from the 3 day event. it brings it to life in a whole new way.

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by Andria

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Kirsten - WOW. That last shot kills me but I also love all their portraits. Gorgeous work. You must have been on your knees by the end of it though!

J Shoda - Beautiful. Take me to your next one.

Stephanie - What a stunning couple, such captivating images. Wow.

Jesse Green - Those portraits of them walking across the open field are absolutely incredible. As is the rest of it. Stunning.

Gabriel - Absolutely stunning. I love love how you captured it. The colors and ceremony remind me of the wedding I photographed in India.

The shot of of her with her hands blows me away. So does the last image of them kissing!!! You make Magic my friend.

andrea - absolutely stunning andria! your work never ceases to amaze me!

lydia {ever ours} - my jaw is on the ground. so much amazing here.

Jeni - I have always admired your work but this, this is the best wedding photography I have seen. Congratulations to such an amazing start to 2012.

Stunning!

Erik Andersen - JAW = DROPPED
It was great working with you and having seen the finished product… just… wow!!!

Nicole - ding ding ding. winner. those portraits are stunning.

Mindy - Absolutely stunning! Oh how I dream of shooting an Indian wedding….

Candice Currier aka Brides on a Budget - Hey Andria,
These are fabulous!! You captured a beautiful couple on their beautiful day.. It was great to meet you and I sure hope we can do more of these weddings as well. I loved all the decor we put into this wedding. It was a wonderful ride with Shivani coming up with all the decor. I LOVED this wedding from A to Z!! Thanks for capturing such a great day…

Rachael - There is so much amazing-ness in these photos, I don’t even know where to begin! Beautiful bride, amazing culture, a reception that looks WAAAY too much fun. :) Perfect! Oh, and LOVE the peacock feathers!

the detailed life - gorgeous photos. gorgeous couple. i will probably look at these again and again.

Chantal Andrea - Good glory. What an incredible post. That black and white of them in the car… that moment. Wow.

//Dani - love it love it love it love it…

kt barnes - This is the most incredible thing I’ve ever seen. I want to be there. I die for her arm party and HER HAIRRRR. Indian Rapunzel. LOVE IT. Your gift continues to grow.

Kylie - These are so so so so amazing. It’s better than the 20 million dollar Kardashian wedding.

Melissa - Wow Andi! This is by far one of my favorite shoots I’ve seen from you. Not to mention S&S… they’re such a beautiful couple and the colors you had to work with translated soooooo incredibly in your work! Such stunning photographs!

Kaelin - Wow!! Absolutely stunning!!

Rachel Sumner - good lordy, these are beautiful!

Kara - beautiful.amazing.intense.love.love.love

kirsten - that’s life right there. intense. these images are outstanding on so many levels.

Angeline Brunk - Andria, this is amazing! Every picture is breathtaking!

Julia Manchik - Holy wow. What a gorgeous wedding and you captured it SO WELL!! There is so much drama in these photos… it was like watching a movie. I love that the couple totally embraced their culture. It’s amazing that even the guests wore traditional dress. I love everything about this!!

emily - gorgeous. simply gorgeous.

Karen Obrist - You are such a great photographer. STOP IT! But seriously.. dont EVER stop.. GAHHH so good!

Summer - Absolutely stunning. It must have been such a fun experience!

Vikado - Baffled at how you captured the cultures beauty! Simply AMAZING!!!

Luis Paniagua - Those portraits are stunnig.There is so much life in these photos.

Anja - Wowzaa – what an amazing array of colours, foods, beautiful women, rituals, etc etc. You were in heaven. Outstanding work, Andria and Lonnie! If don’t get signed up for many more of these, I’ll eat my hat :-)

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