Menhdi

This summer has been filled with events after events. (Seems like everyone is getting married!)  And one of the event was a Menhdi.  Menhdi is an application of henna in temporary form of skin decoration in India as well as one of the biggest celebration ritual for the bride before the big day.  If you've been following my blog, you probably noticed I've been covering the events of this bride's journey of marriage and every event was simply amazing.  (Sabeen you have impeccable taste and style!)  This menhdi too was filled with so many elements you will never find it elsewhere.  From intricate decors in space and on skin (henna) to extraordinary dance performances by both sides of the families.  (I'm not being bias here but Sabeen's family, especially the performance by the "General 5" was THE BEST!!)  The food was delicious, all the colors of sari and decoration made me to believe that I was in some Bollywood film.  I attended as a guest this time but I wouldn't want these photos to just sit in my folder.  So here are some shots I love.  Enjoy!

Whimsical Bridal Shower

'Tis is the season of weddings.  And I've been to a bridal shower after a bridal shower and this one was the hands down the most creative one so far.  It had a strong foundation of the whimsical Alice in Wonderland's Mad Hatter's Tea Party theme fused with bride's impeccable taste of sweets and her love for elephants.  This shower took months of preparation and you could tell everything in the room from place cards to antique keys were either handmade or specifically found/borrowed and bought to portray the bride.  Among the sweets and savories of bride's favorites were mini chocolate cupcakes from Billy's Bakery, Goat cheese and Herb scones from Clinton Street Baking Company, Cream Puffs from Beard Papas and an Earl Gray Cupcake with Earl Gray Frosting from a recipe from her trip to England (my personal fav). 

I hope they kept the room for a while because if I had this set up at home I'll call all my girlfriends over for tea party everyday! And hats and fun outfits would be mandatory.

Wonderfully created and styled by Melissa JW Choi, Suzie Ham, and Safia Khalid.

Sabeen's Wonderland Photobooth

Some of the cuts from yesterday's amazing bridal shower photobooth.  More pictures to come. Stay tuned!

Andy & Jeanne's Surprise BBQ

With their wedding only two months away, we threw Andy and Jeanne a surprise cookout to take the stress level down a little.  We lucked out with the weather and thanks to everyone bringing delicious food we had a blast and stuffed ourselves all day.  See you all at the wedding!

Jill's 1st Birthday

Jillian is turning 1 year old tomorrow! Her parents threw her an amazing party last weekend.  There were lots of food, balloons, cakes, macaroons and so many other cute babies to celebrate her first birthday! Everyone was so adorable that this batch was so hard to edit.

GWV Behind the Scene

 As I was scanning some photos, I found few behind the scene shots of our beautiful model Erica.