Friendship Turned Wedded Bliss

Courtney — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:04:11 +0000

Juveria and Wasi’s Pakistani Muslim Nikah ceremony and reception were held at ShahNawaz Restaurant in Lakewood, California on November 25, 2009. The couple were a pleasure to work with and we had fun during the entire ceremony and reception. Juveria and Wasi have known each other for seven years and after such a long time of knowing each other, were excited about beginning their life together as husband and wife. When it came time to discussing the wedding details, the one thing the bride and groom both agreed on was that the photos had to be nothing less than magnificent and they wanted a photographer that understood their culture and tradition. That is why Juveria and Wasi chose to work with us after commenting on our photography as being “beautiful, classy, attractive, elegant and soft”. Below are some of our favorites from the evening.

Jihad Turk, Muslim Officiant (He is young and to the point, it was a small 15 min ceremony
310-415-6747
jihad.turk@yahoo.com

ShahNawaz Restaurant (The location is perfect for smaller wedding and mehndi parties)
12225 Centralia St
Lakewood, CA 90715
(562) 402-7443

The bride and groom together at their Nikah Ceremony at ShahNawaz Restaurant

A portrait of the bride Juveria entering for her Nikah Ceremony

The groom Wasi during his Pakistani Muslim Nikah Ceremony in Lakewood, California

The bride's brother mingling with guests

The bride and groom holding hands during their Nikah Ceremony

A sentimental moment for the bride Juveria

Juveria and Wasi posing for a portrait together after their Nikah Ceremony

Juveria and Wasi with the bride's family

The bride and groom with his family

The groom's mother signing marriage papers

The beautiful bride is all smiles during her Nikah Ceremony and reception

Cake cutting time for Juveria and Wasi

The bride and groom getting ready to leave...

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Beauty is only skin deep – The retouching process of Aisha and Sarfraz, and Rooma and Naeem Indian Wedding Ceremony and Reception Photography

Lindsay — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:26:50 +0000

The phrase ‘Beauty is only skin deep’ has taken on a whole new meaning here at AACreation. The interns and I have recently been fine tuning our approach to professional retouching, with a special focus on creating flawless and luxurious skin.

The results have rendered some truly beautiful portraits for our South Asian brides. It’s the bride’s time to shine inside and out during her big day (shaadi), so we want to give the bride (dulhan) everything we got! We experimented with two beautiful late-summer brides, Aisha and Rooma, and decided to post up the beginning, middle and end stages of the retouching process.

Aisha Ismail and Sarfraz Khan were wedded on June 7th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Irvine. They had a beautiful wedding, which went just right with the beautiful bride. Here’s how the process looks:

Stage 1 - This is the way Aisha's picture was taken out of the Camera with no edits. It was a South Asian Pakistani Muslim Wedding Reception.

Stage 2 - In the picture above we just adjusted the colors and brightness and contrast. (This is how the client gets the digital negatives.)

Stage 3 - The picture above is custom enhanced for printing. It has been color corrected and adjusted for optimal color balance and skin tone. (basic retouching on mild acne, shiny foreheads, reflection in eyeglasses, laugh lines and other small imperfections.)

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Friendship Turned Wedded Bliss

Beauty is only skin deep – The retouching process of Aisha and Sarfraz, and Rooma and Naeem Indian Wedding Ceremony and Reception Photography