Caroline & Adam

This unique fusion wedding was given to us courtesy of the amazing Sofia Negron of Sofia Negron Photography ( www.sofianegron.com )

Caroline and Adam wanted to incorporate both Indian and American traditions into their wedding. They decided to do their rehearsal dinner as a shortened traditional indian ceremony: piecing together their favorite and most important parts of the ceremony.

Performed by Pandit Prabhakar Sharma ( www.desipandit.com ), it was short and sweet. The ceremony was followed by a feast of curry and other indian dishes. The next day the couple had a traditional American wedding!

Sahil Fashion Show at the Nargis Dutt Foundation Event

I had a chance to help out and see the amazing behind the scenes at the fashion show yesterday at the Nargis Dutt Foundation Annual Dinner Party! The event was an amazing show...thanks to:

DJ Kucha, who did an amazing job on the lighting and production...Sushmita from Studio Sush, thanks to who all the models looked fabulous...Dolly Parasher from Shweta Models...and Pranav Tailor who is the amazing Runway Producer for Sahil...and a great stylist!

Here are some of my favorite pics for weddings ensembles...(click on the image to enlarge it)

First let me start of by saying if I was to get married all over again (same husband ofcourse!) He would definitely be in this stunning light yellow shervani! It was just beautiful...

Creme and Gold a classic...but with the tube-top blouse...it gave the saree a real modern look!

This bridal lengha was really pretty...I loved the one shoulder cut.

I absolutely love this green saree...(especially the shading) ...The see thru chiffon with the bikini style blouse was really sexy!

My all time favorite was this stunning blue and red combo...the details were really well thought out... especially the pleating at the bottom of the skirt...and when she walked the dress flowed flawlessly..

Sushmita did the amazing job on hair and make-up on Pooja Batra for the show and then gave her a complete make-over for the final catwalk...

and the saree blouse...was really nice...especially because it brought in the yellow!

Purvi & Mitun...This Was No Ordinary Sheraton Shaadi!

Purvi & Mitun had a magical day at The Sheraton in Mahwah, NJ. The festivities began with a Friday night Sangeet and followed by a Saturday morning ceremony. For those of you that have not been to this Sheraton, the outdoor grounds surrounding the building are beautiful.....

To accent the red and pink shades of flowers lining the enchanting water fountain, Spotlight Style ( www.spotlightstyle.com ) who served as both the event designer and wedding planner, used red banners as borders giving guests a grand entrance as they entered the ceremony.

The Mandap weaved together shades of red, gold and orange, the couples signature wedding day colors.

But the most stunning element of the day was undoubtedly the bride....

We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day!

The floral arrangements and the bold and beautiful bride's bouquet radiated in the summer sun and so did the smiles of all the friends and family!!!

After the ceremony, Spotlight Studios, gave the fun loving couple and the wedding party an anything but traditional photoshoot:

The guys were being such hams that day!

As for the reception, DJ Insomnia (http://www.djinsomnia.com/ ) rocked the place all night long...no one wanted to leave!!!!

Check out Spotlight Style featured on Style Me Pretty!

A Match Made in Harlem - Chris & Tracey's Wedding

http://www.stylemepretty.com/2009/09/16/harlem-stage-wedding-in-new-york-from-spotlight-style/

East Meets West Mondays!

Today Indian-American couples are not unique, but fusing Catholic and Hindu wedding traditions into such a holistic and beautiful ceremony is! Photography by Larie Taylor www.larietaylor.com

Rita and Mike who were wed at the Osbourne Castle in Garrison, NY on June 13th of this year and incorporated both Catholic and Hindi rituals. It was so beautiful to see two different religions flowing in sync and to have both families feel included. Since a wedding is often a religious ceremony, many times when there is a pairing of two different cultures and religions there is a battle of whose will prevail for the wedding day, but who says you have to choose?!

Spotlight Style (www.spotlightstyle.com) , did both the wedding planning and event decor and created special decor to cater to the couples vision as well as the location. The couple wanted a very natural and rustic feel for their dream wedding that took place atop a hill overlooking miles of mountains so we used a birch mandap and since the castle sits on several acres of greenery, there were custom made signs sending guests on a directed path from one stop to the other beginning with:

Cocktail hour took place underneath a tent with a floor of white stones and sea shells

And for the reception Rita changed into a tradional American white wedding dress and guests were given Rita's Mom's homemade chai masala at the request of many of Mike's friends and family who can't get enough of it!

The entire event was catered by Devi Restaurant (www.devinyc.com) , and was beyond words. The chefs at Devi craft traditional Indian dishes with a modern twist and a splash of fusion flavors! May I recommend the kheer?!!!!!!!!

An Indian Bride Creates Her Own Cinderella Story...

One of our beautiful brides Payal took some photos with her prince charming Shounuck a couple weeks before the wedding at their wedding venue at Addison Park in New Jersey. Here is what Payal had to say about why they chose to incorporate some American style into their dream Indian wedding:

"Like most girls growing up here I always imagined myself in an American style wedding dress on my wedding day. Although I knew I had to have an Indian wedding and love Indian weddings, growing up here I was exposed to and dreamed about the Cinderella fairy-tale style wedding. I figured there was no reason why I couldn't have best of both worlds. So I decided to buy a dress, have my husband wear a tux and create our dream American wedding fairy tale through a photo shoot. The other reason I decided to do the shoot is that I am simply obsessed with dresses and this was another excuse to buy a dress!"

Photography by Anoop Shah www.anoopshah.com