{"id":6609,"date":"2015-04-28T14:40:46","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T14:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/dmpblog\/?p=6609"},"modified":"2015-04-28T14:40:46","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T14:40:46","slug":"mona-and-sami-richmond-va-at-the-hilton-short-pump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/mona-and-sami-richmond-va-at-the-hilton-short-pump\/","title":{"rendered":"Mona and Sami – Richmond, VA at The Hilton Short Pump"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you want to know how fast fourteen hours can go? \u00a0Shoot an all day Indian wedding and you’ll find out soon enough. \u00a0There isn’t just one thing that goes in to the festivities that makes the time fly as it does. \u00a0There’s the food, of course, which Lindsay and I look forward to soooo much (lamb korma and kheer are on the “trapped on a desert island” list). \u00a0There are the big, fun, friendly, and warm families of many generations that make sure everyone is attended to (which usually means fed very well!). \u00a0And, of course, there’s the reason we’re all there – the intimate and intricate ceremony followed by non-stop dancing. \u00a0So if you’re ever invited to an Indian wedding, run – don’t walk, to get your RSVP in the mail and go.<\/p>\n

In addition to the Shah and Enein families being a joy to work with, Dee of McBride Events<\/a> and Roshni of Le Reve Creations<\/a> were absolutely spot on throughout the day. \u00a0We hope to see you both again very soon. \u00a0For a list of all the incredible vendors that made this wedding beautiful, scroll to the bottom of this post.<\/p>\n

P.S – Yes, the outfits, the traditions, and the absolute wealth of moments available all\u00a0the day and evening make for a wonderful collection of images, too. \u00a0You know, since this IS a photographer’s blog I thought I might throw that in \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Ceremony Venue: \u00a0Hilton Short Pump<\/a><\/p>\n

Reception Venue: \u00a0Hilton Short Pump<\/a><\/p>\n

Event Planning and Design: \u00a0McBride Events<\/a><\/p>\n

Catering: \u00a0Lehja<\/a><\/p>\n

Rentals: \u00a0La Reve Creations<\/a><\/p>\n

Flower Design: \u00a0La Reve Creations<\/a><\/p>\n

Cake Artist: \u00a0Baker’s Kitchen<\/a><\/p>\n

Entertainment: \u00a0Dynasty Entertainment<\/a><\/p>\n

Cinematography: \u00a0Dev Patel Photo<\/p>\n

Lighting Design: \u00a0La Reve Creations<\/a><\/p>\n

Hair Stylist: \u00a0Tasneem Shaikh<\/p>\n

Make Up Artist: \u00a0Tasneem Shaikh<\/p>\n

Bride’s Shoes – Reception: \u00a0Stuart Weitzman<\/a><\/p>\n

Bride’s Attire – Reception: \u00a0Sahil (New Jersey)<\/a><\/p>\n

Groom’s Attire – Reception: \u00a0John Varvatos<\/a><\/p>\n

Rings: \u00a0Michele Mercaldo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you want to know how fast fourteen hours can…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weddings"],"yoast_head":"\nMona and Sami - Richmond, VA at The Hilton Short Pump - Don Mears Photography Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/donmearsphotography.com\/blog\/mona-and-sami-richmond-va-at-the-hilton-short-pump\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mona and Sami - 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