Maya and Clint are getting married in September and they picked a very popular, super awesome, amazing photographer ... (no... not me) ... The Great Anne Ruthmann!!! Yayy!!! Anne has been a great friend and mentor for me. I pretty much learned the whole wedding photography thing from her. She made herself and is hugely successful - something that everyone should admire. Another thing that is special about Anne that no one can touch is her wonderful personality, the extra good-at-heart love that she has for everyone. And she attracts such nice people as her clients - this is a talent that I definitely want to have. I think I'm doing pretty well at it so far... I hope it continues!
But - back on track. Maya and Clint had an Indian engagement ceremony at a friend's house to celebrate the joining of their families, and I covered it for Anne, since she couldn't be here.
I am convinced that Maya is one of the sweetest people in the entire world. Every time she sends me an email, she makes me Awwwww. Even when I'm crabby!!
Very sweet, very cute, very graceful and very *patient* :)
She was all dressed up and stunning! She wore this rich, vibrant, red outfit from India which was very sparkly. There were so many details, I had a hard time getting it all. Needless to say, she looked amazing!!
Here she is, grooming her future hubby, Clint. Now, we all groom our men, but it's extra cute during the engagement time, isn't it?
I don't think he minds.
This is the look that I give my brother just before a tickle fight.
Maya and her family are much more civilized...
On to the actual ceremony - Maya explained to me that it was a short ceremony where the parents do a Tikka (red powdery stain) on their foreheads and give fruits, sweets, or other gifts to the couple. They also receive blessings from God and accept each other into their families.
They really got each other with the Tikka... even on Maya's nose! LOL!
So beautiful and graceful. Just wow! (Love the toes.)
I feel silly for not getting any nice portraits of Maya and Clint before they did any Tikka! I always thought it was just a tiny little red dot... I was wrong. In any case, they're a beautiful couple, they were made for each other. They're both very sweet, very patient, very kind.
Love is, Love is.... Love is Maya and Clint.
Thank you for letting me come and enjoy your engagement ceremony! Thank you for including me, giving me a bangle, and feeding me (yum)! But most of all, I want to thank you for showing up in my life. I don't want to get all mushy on ya, but it touches me to know that there are such sweet and kind people out there. You really are a bright spark of light and love, and it warms my heart to know that people are nice just because that's how they are, or that's how they choose to be, and... uh oh... I'm gonna go sniffle now... oh nooooo.... quick!!! Hugs for everyone!!!
