Engagement Session : Kumail & Pamela

Can't you tell they are made for each other? Kumail and Pamela, have finally arrived at the point where they were destined to be; with each other. I've known Kumail since High School, and met Pamela during College, and now, two good friends become one. Pamela is a sweetheart and a wonderful lady. Her radiant smile and her jolly-good personality is nothing less then simply amazing. Ofcourse, I wouldn't say Kumail is any less. I am so happy they have made it to this point, and I hope they stay happy for years to come.

Our shoot took place in a small garden, in the middle of Karama (totally not the location we had in mind) and I made Pamela doll up at 3AM. Haha! Ofcourse there were some miscalculations by me for the sunrise, but I think in the end all went pretty well I would say.

This is right before their wedding here in Dubai. They've finally tied the knot. Congratulations!

Here are a few shots from that day. Enjoy :D

Wedding : Idrees & Insiya

An elegant man living in the hearts of Dubai, and a beautiful bride, crossing over from the borders of Oman, have finally tied that knot of matrimony. It was an amazing all around event, with a little bit of everything. Culture, Tradition and P-A-R-T-Y!

Great chemistry between the bride and groom, and not to say the whole family, planning the event. The brothers of the groom were playing ten roles at once, from the wedding planners to the best men. Who needs ten hands when you can do everything with just two? The wedding started out with a henna function, where the ladies of the house, decorate their hands with henna in the celebrations of the newly weds. Following was a Darees, where the couple are blessed. Which is then followed by Rukhsati, where the bride bids farewell to start her new life, with the man of the hour, Mr. Idrees. And then comees the reception, where everyone is thanked for their presence, and may I say, PARTY!!!

These were an amazing 4 days, and the family totally welcomed me with open arms, and made me feel part of the household. Thank you Idrees and Insiya, for making this experience memorable for me. 

Here's a sneak peak of some of the moments from our April Wedding.

The April Wedding - It is, what it is.

A Decent Card Reader       AED 100
Special 95 Petrol Top up    AED 130
Backup CF Cards              AED 250
5D Battery                         AED 350
Laptop                              AED 6500
Car Broke Down on my way to the Wedding - PRICELESS!

What do you want me to say? I can only laugh about it now, because it was funny. On the other hand, I was lucky. It was the wedding night, and just to relieve you guys, I did reach the wedding, way ahead of time. I shot the whole wedding, except when the bride and groom were seen off, I was suppose to head back to their room from the venue and do a set of final shots of them there, to achieve the perfect ending for their wedding night. Well that didn't happen. My engine started burning as I followed the bride and groom in my own car. Since I have this american car, it is really crazy on safety, but also freaks you out. As soon as the temperature went in to the hot zone, my car started an internal alarm. It was like I had to evacuate or this car would explode. The alarm was loud, and it got me panicking. In that instance, I slowed down, and the bride and groom sped off, unknown to my situation. I didn't know what to do, so I started to look for a grocery store or a gas station (in Ajman : Okay, after Midnight Ajman becomes scary. And I didn't know the roads) and started making turns right and left and right and left. Finally, I found a small cafeteria which was open, where I bought two bottles of water. I popped the hood, and I saw one of the pipes was busted, and the coolant was spraying out. I let the car cool down. The radiator was empty after it had sprayed all that coolant out, so I poured in some water. The temperature came down, but I had lost my way. While finding my way back, the temperature rose again. It was a lost night. Finally, I called them up and apologized sincerely of my situation. It was so unprofessional, but it was, what it was. I finally found my way back, and reached home 3 hours later, because I had to take periodic stops for my engine to cool down.

Luckily for me, this happened after the major stuff was over. Though I still believe that if I got some of those shots, I would've had a perfect ending to my story.

No matter how much you prepare for a job you undertake. Sometimes, **it happens.  And it is, what it is.

I will soon be putting up some of the images from the wedding. So keep checking.