Back in the fall of 2009, I asked a good friend that was getting married if they would be open to me shooting their engagement pictures. She (Suman) checked with her husband to be and he was interested so we picked a date and found a really nice place in Central Park to shoot. It was a really nice day to shoot because the weather was cool but not cold and the colors of the fall were in full bloom. I've posted a few of the images from the engagement session here but for more of them, check out the set on flickr.

So onto the video. The wedding itself was 3 days long with multiple events. The first was the Mehndi ceremony on Wednesday afternoon. During this session, I shot both stills and video. It was a great way to kick things off. Next was Sangeet at the groom's parents house. So many colors and creativity from the children to the grandparents. Everyone got involved in the singing, dancing, and just general celebrating of life. Last was the day of the wedding. In the morning, we started with a Chuda and Haldi ceremony. Then comes a break and final preparation for the wedding and reception. Actually, its probably best if I stop describing it with words and show you the images.

The video linked here are bits from all of the events described above that took place over the 3 days. I was inspired quite some time ago by what a company in Canada is doing with wedding video. They're called StillMotion (choose Cinema to see the movies) and they have some really amazing videos. They suck you in immediately and feel like a movie trailer! That's what I was going for here in the wedding highlights but keep in mind this is my first attempt :-)

Suman & Rishi's wedding highlights from Darrin Estep on Vimeo.

There's so much more to talk about with this wedding (which is why I named this part 1). Stay tuned for more behind the scenes in putting this together and a shout out to all the great people I had the pleasure of meeting and working with.