Wedding Photography of Shameer and Bindu’s Indian Wedding Reception | Great Hall at Union Station Seattle
September 2nd, 2010
Shameer and Bindu at the Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Garden before the reception above and below.
Shameerpaul Sangha and Bindu Dulai were married in a traditional Sikh wedding ceremony in Houston, Texas and a week later on June 26th had a wedding reception celebration in Seattle at the Great Hall of Union Station for all of their family and friends in the Seattle area.
What a wonderful celebration it was with great Indian food and fabulous dancing. I was sorry the traditional Sikh wedding ceremony was so far away and could not photograph it but the wedding reception was so much fun I had a blast making pictures and watching the fun everyone was having. Shameer and Bindu were moved by the welcome and danced for much of the evening. Here are some selected highlights of the evening. Below is a mini gallery of 40 images for the reception. To see the web gallery with all of the pictures of the wedding celebration reception click on this link: Sikh Wedding Reception of Shameer and Bindu
The Great Hall at Union Station is a national landmark noted for being an architectural masterpiece. Also noted for it’s spectacular black and white mosaic floor and over 460 white lights glittering from it’s 55 foot barrel-vaulted ceiling, The Great Hall’s grand ambiance is unique and if you are having more than 300 people to a reception, it is one of your best choices for a venue. It can hold up to 500. Built in 1911 and restored in 1999, the stunning interior is dominated by a central barrel-vaulted ceiling, antique tile floors and classical pilasters accented by a series of archways. The Great Hall at Union Station has been completely restored to recreate its original historic charm.
Catering was provided by Jewel Hospitality
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Below is a mini-gallery with some more of my favorite images from their wedding reception celebration.
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Seattle photographer Daniel Sheehan, specializes in photojournalism and portrait photography for publications and corporations and is a Seattle wedding photographer.
Palinee Makchuchit and Michael Leslie pose for some Gas Works Park wedding photos in the morning before their wedding on board The MV Skansonia.
Linee and Michael were married on June 20th and when I got up in the morning it was grey but dry. Rain was in the forecast but it held off for a while. I met up with Michael and his groomsmen in Gas Works Park for some pictures. Linee and her bridesmaids were getting ready and were set to join us. They ran a little late and by the time they arrived it had started to mist and then come down a little harder. We went ahead and made some pictures anyway. I really like this above shot of the two of them with the blue umbrella with the Seattle skyline barely perceptible behind them through the fog.
Below are a dozen pictures of some of my favorite highlights and at the bottom a mini-gallery with a total of 36 images of their wedding day photographs.
A float plane takes off from Lake Union in the background as Michael and his groomsmen pose for a picture.
The fog came in and we headed off to the Skansonia to get ready for the wedding ceremony. One of the great things about the Skansonia is if the weather gets wet, the ceremony can be easily moved indoors without a hitch.
Linee’s Dad gets set to walk her down the aisle.
Michael watches as Linee approaches with her Dad.
Michael gets a playful dab of icing on his nose at the cake cutting.
The first dance.
Linee and Michale pay traditional Thai respect and homage to Linee’s parents.
Linee and her bridsmaids lean over the upper deck rail.
Below is a mini-gallery with some more of my favorite highlights from their wedding.
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Seattle photographer Daniel Sheehan, specializes in photojournalism and portrait photography for publications and corporations and a Seattle wedding photographer creates award winning Seattle wedding photography and wedding photojournalism and is ranked among the best Seattle wedding photographers.
The weather on June 19th was kind of overcast, which I like as it gives an even soft light which can be flattering for pictures of a couple on their wedding day. What concerned me was the high probability of rain in the forecast since Derrick Casey and Maria Holsman were getting married in an outdoor ceremony at Kubota Garden and I was not aware of a backup plan in case it turned out to be pouring rain at the anointed hour. Fortuitously it never did rain despite the forecast and the day turned out well. We had great light and made some beautiful pictures from the ceremony and afterwards when we walked around and shot some portraits around the garden before heading out for the reception at the Uptown Hideaway on lower Queen Anne. One of the interesting aspects of their wedding was Derrick and his groomsmen all carried swords. Not sure which legion of swordsmen they belonged to but it made for an interesting wedding party portrait with the swords all unsheathed on a red bridge in the garden.
Above, Maria and her dad just before they waled down the aisle. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the wedding along with a mini web gallery below, at the bottom after these highlights.
I really love this picture of Maria cracking up as we did some bridal portraits. I also really like the two just below of Maria and her bridesmaids outside the Uptown Hideaway. Because of the sloe of the hill it creates an illusion of Maria being much taller than all of the others in the first shot and the exactly the same height as the otheres in the next one.
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Seattle photographer Daniel Sheehan, specializes in photojournalism and portrait photography for publications and corporations and a Seattle wedding photographer creates award winning Seattle wedding photography and wedding photojournalism and is ranked among the best Seattle wedding photographers.
San Francisco Wedding Photography
February 3rd, 2010
Connie getting ready for her wedding at the Hyatt Hotel, overlooking the ice skating rink next to the “Vaillancourt Fountain” at Justin Herman Plaza (created by Quebec-born sculptor Armand Vaillancourt) not far from the Ferry Building on The Embarcadero at Market Street.
Connie Wong and Alex Wang were married at the Town Hall Restaurant in San Francisco on one of the last days of 2009. One of the things I discovered about both of them is they like food. I mean they really like good food and so the location for their wedding was not a difficult decision. It was at one of their favorite restaurants in San Francisco and I can only agree they served some really fantastic food. The Town Hall is now my favorite place to eat in San Francisco. The BBQ Gulf Shrimp with Worcestershire sauce is to die for.
Connie and Alex were unsure if I would be able to get good photographs at the The Town Hall because the light was a little dark. The atmosphere was good for dining but with some help from some additional strobes and diffusers I was able to light the place and I am happy with the light in the pictures.
Meeting Alex and Connie I was taken right away with their intensity and joy of living. After spending the day photographing their wedding I was impressed with the love and respect they have for each other and their families and friends. I had to laugh and cry at times as they were toasted with stories about them from family and friends. It was cool watching Alex serving food to Connie and everyone at the family table. And then as he fed his bride the food that he served. It reminded me of films like “Eat, Drink, Man, Woman” and “Like Water for Chocolate”.
I do not mean to go on for so long but I was surprised finally at the end of the evening when one of Connie’s friends who is Jewish, arranged for them to dance the Hora to the traditional Jewish song Hava Nagila “Let us rejoice and be glad…” and everyone danced and lifted them up on chairs and I almost thought I was at a Jewish wedding fro a moment. Eveyone there did indeed rejoice. Enjoy the photos below. There is a gallery at the bottom with a complete selection of highlights. It was difficult to edit them down.
Photographs by wedding photographer Daniel Sheehan, a Seattle photographer who specializes in people and portraits and travels to photograph weddings in a photojournalist style that is real, artistic and unobtrusive. Named the best Seattle wedding photographers by the Wedding Photojournalists Association.
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