I love Persian weddings – I have shot quite a few Persian weddings over the years and met Sharmeen at Sadaf adn Reza’s wedding. I was very pleased to hear from her while she was planning her wedding! We had a ton of fun going to Forest Park and doing portraits and also using the art in the city. They had a lovely sofreh at the Sentinel Hotel ballroom. …
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Yassi and Ali’s Persian wedding at the Portland Art Museum was an amazingly fun event. Traditional Persian weddings have lots of details and Nora from Bridal Bliss did a wonderful job executing the vision of Yassi and Ali. The sofreh was exquisitely designed and decorated. On the table there was honey, and other pastries (ghrobiye and baklava) along with a mirror. The fantastic invitations explained …
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Shohreh and Samie’s wedding ceremony at the St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church was a blend of Persian and Iraqi customs. It was wonderful to see the multiple customs, religions and traditions come together! Another part of the day I really enjoyed was the toasts! It always makes me very sentimental when I see good friends toasting to the wedding couple. I also loved the …
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Last weekend I photographed a traditional Persian wedding at the Portland Art Museum! It was an amazing time, and the decorations by Bridal Bliss was amazing. So I picked couple quick ones to share! There was belly dancing, and those belly dancers brought items to the sofreh. The colors were fantastic. Sofreh Belly Dancers Cocktails were mixed on this ice sculpture by pouring it over …
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