Tanya and Tushar got all kinds of married out at
Riverside on the Potomac. One ceremony couldn't contain their massive amount of awesome, so they had two. This thing was boisterous, joyous and mad, mad fun. In addition, we had all the weathers and a crazy beautiful country setting with actual barn for partying. In short, it was really great. Tanya and Tushar:
(Preface: I am posting way, way, way too many photos. But there was so much going on! And everything was so colorful and pretty! And these two and their friends and families had so much fun! Forgive me. There was a lot to photograph.)
They started long before me, but I joined the fun the night before for their amazing Sangeet. So many of their friends and family participated in an outpouring of talent and love. They filled the
Dulles Airport Marriott with purple and laughter.
Tanya's college roommates put together an amazing dance number from Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. It was breathtaking.
Tushar's entire family choreographed a dance for them.
These people had packed-to-the-gills dance floors at least two nights in a row.
Preliminaries completed, the wedding party assembled the next day to get ready for the big event.
Shunning traditional "first looks", Tanya and Tushar backed up into each other for an egalitarian moment.
We did pretty stuff, cars, trees, etc. and then I took them over to the actual barn area, where they promptly climbed into the hay bales.
Tushar had a massive, awesome processional from behind the reception barn down to the ceremony site.
And he had a horse!
It was really, really hot but everybody kept dancing for Tushar. Including Tushar.
I don't know if anyone has ever had a better time at their wedding ceremony.
You can see the sky getting dark behind them as they circle the fire...
As the storm blew in, it literally knocked their mandap over. While they were taking their seven steps.
Um, so I made this gif of it.
They didn't seem to mind that much.
The commotion died down as they wrapped up the Indian ceremony and transitioned to a brief Western one, under the tent, as it had begun to dump rain.
But it cleared just in time for recessional. The weather was quirky and delightful like that all day - rainy and dramatic sporadically, but not during any critically important parts.
It even cleared for a second set of portraits by the pond in outfits #2.
Receptions at
Riverside on the Potomac are held in this massively pretty barn. Christine with
Engaging Affairs did a beautiful job planning and putting everything together.
A quick get-your-dance-on before dinner.
Rollicking.
And a sparkler sendoff, with only the tiniest of raindrops, to end the night.
Congratulations you guys!
Tanya and Tushar's vendor team:
Planning and coordination: Christine with
Engaging Affairs
Sangeet and Getting-ready venue:
Dulles Airport Marriott
Ceremony and reception venue:
Riverside on the Potomac
Catering:
IndAroma (who did a lovely job with an all-vegetarian menu)
Florist:
Holly Chapple Flowers
Videography:
Peter Staubs
DJ: Daryl with
DJ D-Mac and Associates
Officiant: Pandit Ramesh babu
Mandap decor: Manju Mehta with
Shagun Weddings
Hair & Makeup:
Mala Amin
Transportation:
Chariots for Hire
Staffing:
Capital Restaurant Resources
Horse: Marriage Carriage & More
Dohl player:
Dave Gupta
Tanya's clothing: Edison, NJ stores, including: Maharani, NZK
Tushar's clothing: Indian sherwani - Sheetal in Edison, NJ / Suit - Enzo Custom Clothiers
Their tiny little dog Julia followed them around all day.
Big thank-you to Chris who came along for the ride. The image below is his and I threw a couple others in here.
They walked to the chuppah simultaneously.
Apparently the trees with all the knobs and things on them are diseased or injured or some other tree malady. I was sad to learn this because they are so awesome-looking. It seems wrong to be jazzed about a tree being sick.
Can we take a second to admire Brooke's dress? Because really.
This turtle (tortoise?) has been living in the lake for something like 50 years.
I love this photo from Chris. I was above taking the everybody-at-the-wedding photo and he snagged this awesome through-the-faces one.
Duelling cameras, with iPad!
The pavilion at Kutz Camp juts over the lake, so you're surrounded on three sides by water. It's ridiculously pretty.
For the record, I was asked to take this photo.
Congratulations guys!
Brooke and Dan's short but sweet vendor team:
Getting ready, ceremony and reception venue: URJ Kutz Camp
Catering: Bridge Creek Catering
DJ: DJ Bearbait (that's what they wrote!)
Officiant: Rabbi Gary Loeb
Hair: By George II
Brooke's kick-ass dress: BHLDN
Dan's rockin' suit: Ernesto Custom Clothiers
These two got hitched in a lawyer's office in Old Town. It was short and sweet.
Then we hit the town, portrait-style.
A little bit of this...
...but mostly this.
The closest thing to "industrial" and "graffiti-covered" Old Town can muster for some weirdness. It's a pretty place filled with beautiful old bricks and cobblestones - can't complain!
Congratulations you guys!