Vibrant Romance with Skyline Views - PART III - An Indian Wedding at Le Belvedere

Here we are, the last post from this three day wedding — as promised in part ii, you will see that Fannie & Deep’s wedding day is filled with color against the backdrop of Montreal’s city skyline from the rooftop of Le Belvedere.

As someone who at one point had a wardrobe that was mostly black, white and grey, I have to consciously opt for color when I shop to balance out the neutral. And so it was refreshing and an absolute delight to be in a sea of colorful clothing at this last celebration.

I’ve talked a little bit before about how much I love a good ceremony and an Indian Wedding mixed with Traditional wedding components has so many rituals to admire including a modernized parade to kick the whole thing off! I really wish I could infuse the sound of the drummer in my images, it was such a powerful moment.

A quick tip for anyone planning a wedding — if you are looking for more natural and less flash based wedding photography — find a wedding venue that invites the light in. It doesn’t have to be ALL windows, but having a few windows that let in natural light allows for options. Also, having the view of the skyline at all times WITH the city lights in the backdrop at Le Belvedere created ambience in spades.

This wedding was nothing short of epic in all kinds of ways for me, so a big shout out and thank you to Fannie & Deep for entrusting me with being their wedding photographer and allowing me to capture the start of a new chapter in their lives. xA

GROOMSMEN HAIR/SHAVE: Salon Freyja BRIDE DRESS #1: Mani Jassal JEWELRY: Royal Dubai Jewellers FLOWERS: Atelier Carmel PLANNER & FOOD: Marc Andre Le Traiteur RENTALS & DECOR: Indien Elite Decors BRIDE DRESS#2:Lashkaraa DJ: Aura Productions Mtl PHOTOBOOTH:Dreamin’Booth ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHER: Suzanne Bateman VENUE: Le Belvedere du Vieux-Port Montreal

A Colorful Wedding Kick-off at Restaurant Bollywood - PART I - The Mehndi Ceremony

Last year I invited Fannie to the Elegant Wedding Bridal Showcase (ps. it is coming up again soon in November) and when she swung by my booth later with Deep she was elated to have found a Montreal-based Mehndi Artist, Shaista Jalal.

And so almost a year later, I drove up to Restaurant Bollywood for my first ever Mehndi event and was elated with the jewel-toned blue, yellow and magenta walls inside the space. While I did not stay for the whole evening I definitely think that I was able to capture the really relaxed and joyful feeling of the evening — give me a committed color palette anytime. For what it’s worth, I thought this was a great way for a bride to kick off a three-day wedding with something that felt special, with best friends and family there in colorful support, ready to get the henna patterns to adorn their hands and accompany their outfits in the coming days.

After staying for the appetizers, I was saying to Dave (my husband) that we’ll have to go back for a meal… because yum.

BRIDE’S SARI MEHNDI ARTIST Shaista Jalal VENUE & CATERING Restaurant Bollywood ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHER Cody Langshaw