Weddings

The groom: from the Baraat to the mandap I was with Sid from the beginning — and the Baraat set the tone for everything that followed. There is a particular energy to a groom’s procession, the moment the celebration shifts from anticipation to arrival. Sid moved through it the way he moved through the entire […]

Rahil and Ali met while working at the same hospital. By the time they got to Phipps Conservatory on their wedding day, they were already married — a courthouse elopement in May 2023, small and intentional, just immediate family and close friends. What came next was everything else. At Phipps, they said “I do” twice […]

An Indian-Jewish Fusion Wedding in Philadelphia Bartram’s Garden sits in southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, along the Schuylkill River — America’s oldest surviving botanical garden, and one of the most quietly beautiful wedding venues in the city. For Lori and Rakesh, it was the right place. Their wedding was a two-day Indian-Jewish fusion celebration, and the garden […]

An Anthony’s Ocean View Wedding in New Haven, Connecticut Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven, Connecticut, sits right on the water. The coastal backdrop, the ocean breeze, the way the light moves across the venue as the evening settles in — it’s a setting that suits a celebration. For Aruba and Ali’s walima, it was […]

A two-day wedding in the middle of February in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, doesn’t happen without a couple who know exactly what they want. Justine and Satish wanted a celebration that honored Satish’s South Asian roots while making space for both of them — and over two days at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, that’s precisely what unfolded. […]