WEDDING DAY: photojani

NASHREEN & TARIQ

As Muslim Weddings (Muslim Arab, South Asian Muslim Culture) go, the wedding of Nashreen and Tariq radiated that extra bit of sparkle. I think it's because their names sort of have that Bonny and Clyde, Cleopatra and Anthony and Layla and Majnoon ring to it. There wedding was absolutely magic. There were horses and carriages, masks and props, picnic baskets and guitars, fox stoles, a just-got-married suite case and a 6 luxury cars parade, all of which added that aura of elegance and opulence. Nashreen's wedding dresses were more than stunning which served to accentuate her very infectious smile. Tariq is a really nice guy, easy going and dressed to kill with his groomsmen to compliment his every move. He wowed Nashreen throughout the day and even serenaded her with guitar in hand. The love they have for one another beamed from their faces and all their guests as witnesses.

There was more than sufficient to eat and I'm sure some guests packed-on a few extra kilograms and carted lots of food home with them. Nashreen's wedding rings were to marvel at, a brilliant quarter carat diamond set in white gold with matching wedding band that complimented her white gold earrings and her white gold and diamond studded necklace. I'm certain she was the envy of every bride-to-be that attended. These are but a few of the 600 photographs that characterizes their wedding as extra ordinary. For anyone planning a wedding, it was the spectacle to see because wedding dress ideas, catering ideas and jewelry ideas were abundant. Their new home was absolutely quaint and bore testimony of what a man would do when he really loves a woman. The few photos degraded low resolution below cannot begin to do justice to their wedding celebration because it was a sight for sore eyes.

Muhammad and Ayesha wedding took place about a year or two ago or perhaps a little longer. It is one of my stock weddings that I pulled out from amongst the hoards of other Wedding photographs that I have yet to share with you. Ayesha made an absolutely gorgeous bride, in fact the entire Wedding was a gorgeous affair.

Ayesha had both a morning and afternoon Wedding dress, the one more beautiful than the other with designer bead-work and intricacies unimaginable. all hand made. The sequence of events of this wedding was much like any other Muslim wedding. After the Nikkah, (the Muslim marriage ceremony) a breakfast is hosted for the men but often times women also attend. It is at this breakfast that the groom comes to meet his bride or rather his wife for the first time, to place a diamond ring on her finger. Here his wife gets to meet her husband's male relatives among which are maternal and paternal uncles, the close cousins and even his best friends and work colleagues. Here she also meets with her male family members who informs her that they are witnesses to their marriage ceremony and that they are now married.

The wedding rings they exchanges were magnificent but her designer shoes were one of a kind. Her and diamond ring and the fleet of flashy German designed automobiles were to die for. Ayesha has an unforgettable smile and really made a beautiful bride. As can be seen in the photographs below, she had large retenue and and even larger guest list. Photographs were taken at numerous locations amongst which is Cape Town Company Gardens and Sea Point Pavillion.