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Indian Ceremony at Red Butte Gardens | Kavitha & Fred

Mitch — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:29:05 +0000

Following up on Friday’s post of Groomals, we have Kavitha & Fred’s gorgeous Indian ceremony in the fragrance garden of Red Butte Garden.

Indian ceremonies are known for a few things: their duration (though this one was highly modified to just a couple of hours); their amazing colors; their complex symbolism; and their sense of fun and celebration! Sharp-eyed readers may have noted that our groom Fred’s ancestors probably hailed from somewhere a bit further east than India, and so it was great fun to watch someone be at the center of all this pageantry without really knowing what was going on.

Fred weathered it like a champ!

Kavitha receives a blessing from her family prior to the ceremony.

Kavitha’s bridesmaids in waiting.

Kavitha and Fred get a first good look at each other in their full regalia.

One of the things that I love about Indian ceremonies is the sense of it in part being a kind of
trial or test for the couple. A lot of games are played throughout the ceremony that
require them to prove themselves or to work together. Here Fred is surprised to be
lifted up on the shoulders of his groomsmen so that he can ‘capture’ his bride with
a garland of flowers.

Of course, its a competition….

…and here we see Kavitha throwing down the challenge.

Teamwork.

I just got a kick out of this – the laptop was held for the duration so that a remote family member
could be at the ceremony through the magic of Skype.

The coconut is an important symbol.
I never really caught for what but…its important,
that’s all you need to know.

Another sort of game involves pouring handfuls of rice over each other.
This was something that Fred could really get behind and as a result
he did it rather too early – hence Kavitha’s look of surprise.

Thanks, Kavitha and Fred, for having me along on your day.

Next up – the reception!

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Logan — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:30:41 +0000

This is Kelsey and Jacob… such a fun couple! We had a great time up at Red Butte Garden shooting their engagement photos. They were great at forgetting I was around and just being comfortable with each other.

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Logan — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:32:38 +0000

Zach and Tiffanee are serious bicycle enthusiasts. So serious in fact that they peddled their road bikes across the entire state of Iowa! This will explain all of the bike shots. We had so much fun on this shoot. I got a good workout running alongside the two of them as they road up and down city creek canyon. I love mixing it up with some action and playful fun and these two were a blast!

After the bicycle shoot we went up to Red Butte Gardens for a little different type of nature. The flowers and plants and trees offer so much color and texture. It was perfect for a natural shoot with some formal elements. Thank you Tiffanee and Zach! I can’t wait to post your wedding photos!!!

Whenever Zach and Tiffanee are on a hill, Zach rides side by side with her and puts his hand on her back to help push her up the hill. What a sweetheart huh?