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.
Seattle Wedding Photography of Tom and Lisa’s Wedding at St Joseph’s Church and Lowell-Hunt Catering on Lake Union
August 6th, 2010
Lisa Chick wrote a couple of days ago to remind me that she and Tom Marriott were married 4 years ago this week and she was looking forward to seeing the pictures and enjoying the slideshow again on their anniversary. She is planning to have her wedding album ready for their 5th anniversary. Since I was not blogging 4 years ago, I thought I would put up some highlights from their great wedding at St Joseph’s Church on Capital Hill and Lowell-Hunt on Lake Union. Here are a few of the images and at the bottom is a mini-gallery. If you want to see the complete slideshow of their wedding with music click on this link: Seattle wedding photography slideshow
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.
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.
Most often the weddings I photograph are in and around Seattle or destination cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Washington D.C. Last month for a change I got to photograph a small town wedding here in Washington State.
Crystal Hill and John Pennington were married on June 6th with their ceremony at the Duvall Church and their reception down the street at the Duvall Grange Cafe. This was a union of families as well as a marriage of two people since both Crystal and John had been married previously and all their children were made a major part of the ceremony. Here are some of my favorites from the wedding pictures along with a mini web gallery below after these highlights.
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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.
Troy Wadsworth and Heidi Schumacher were married on May 23rd on board the historic Skansonia Ferry on the north shore of Lake Union in Seattle. It was a perfect day weather wise considering how cool it turned later on in the month and throughout June. Here are some of the highlights from the wedding pictures along with a mini web gallery below.
Heidi holds the rings before the ceremony.
Troy and Heidi
A seaplane come in for a landing towards the south end of Lake Union during the start of the ceremony
The kiss marking the conclusion of the ceremony.
The walk down the aisle afterwards.
The first dance.
The moon was shining bright upon the newly married couple on the stern of the Skansonia during a break from the dancing.
Heidi and Troy were one of the happiest looking couples I photographed in quite a while and I often caught them sharing a laugh together.
All for one and one for all.
At the end of the evening they headed off. For a more complete set of the highlights click on the web gallery below.
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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.
Mayflower Park Hotel Wedding of Megan and Brian
June 29th, 2010
Megan O’Malley and Brian Lau were married on May 22nd at the beautiful vintage Mayflower Park Hotel in downtown Seattle where it is has been located for the past 82 years.
We started out doing some pictures at the Seattle Asian Art Museum and Volunteer Park on Capital Hill and the weather was fantastic. Later on when after we got to the hotel, the rain moved in and the rest of the evening we were indoors. After some more pictures we headed over to the Mayflower Park Hotel to get ready for the ceremony. I will post a few of the highlights and add some more in a web gallery at the bottom of this post.
After the end of the reception, Megan and Brian came out to the street for some fresh air before heading back into the walked back to the Mayflower Park Hote. For a more complete set of the highlights click on the web gallery below.
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Seattle wedding photographer Daniel Sheehan, is a Seattle photographer who specializes in people and portraits and travels everywhere to shoot weddings in a photojournalist style that is real, straightforward, subtle and unobtrusive; named among the best Seattle wedding photographers by the Wedding Photojournalists Association.
Bonnie and Michael were really in love and with their family and friends present were married in a Jewish ceremony at the The Edgewater Hotel on the waterfront near downtown Seattle. Their day was filled with a lot of love and laughs. The ceremony was touching and their celebration was filled with joy and lots of dancing. The view at the beautiful Edgewater Hotel in Seattle is amazing since the hotel is literally on the edge of the Puget Sound, it sits out on a long pier jutting into Elliot Bay. Below are a few of my favorite images highlighting their wedding day. Although I shot a lot of color, they and I really liked the way the pictures look in black and white. There is a certain timeless look. I am looking forward to shooting more black and white film weddings this year. I just booked one where the couple really like black and white, so I am planning to shoot about half of the images with my pair of Leicas.
Photography by wedding photographer Daniel Sheehan, a Seattle photographer who specializes in people and portraits and travels to photograph weddings in an artistic and unobtrusive photojournalist style. Named best Seattle wedding photographer by the WPJA.