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From sadness to joy, Huma and Rahman’s Wedding Day was full of so much emotion! Rahman’s father is no longer with us and each of Rahman’s siblings gave speeches that brought the entire room to laughs at one minute and to tears in the next. You might recognize these two from their beautiful summer Engagement […]

July 27, 2018

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In case you missed Fatema and Wasif’s Coral and Gold Wedding Day blog post, be sure to check that out first! We started off Fatema and Wasif’s Walima at Phyllis Rawlinson Park for their bride and groom portraits and it was absolutely burning hot, but we got some of the most amazing portraits! Fatema’s dupatta […]

July 19, 2018

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The most emotional part of Fatema and Wasif’s wedding day was the Rukhsati. Fatema was hugging her dad goodbye and you could tell he was trying not to cry. But he couldn’t hold it in for long and the tears started falling. Fatema’s mom came to comfort him and they all hugged in silence. There […]

July 18, 2018

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​Ayat has been planning her and Ahmed’s wedding for the past year while she was studying overseas at medical school in Sudan! Despite not being in the country, she was still able to put together a beautiful wedding! We shot her and Ahmed’s portraits at the Sun Life Financial building in downtown Waterloo and I […]

July 11, 2018

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Fawzia and Abbas’ Wedding was extra special for me because I had the chance to capture their beautiful Engagement Party in the winter of 2017 soon after they got engaged, as well as their Engagement Session with the cherry blossoms this past spring! Not only do they have such amazing taste, but Fawzia and Abbas are […]

July 6, 2018

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Shafayeen and Tasfia have been best friends since they were in 4th grade in Bangladesh. Shafayeen’s family moved to Toronto and Tasfia moved to Texas, but they always stayed in touch, and they finally got engaged in September of last year! They had their first few wedding events in Texas and their last one here […]

July 5, 2018

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Nasrin and Zamaan’s wedding was a mix of Afghani Ismaili Culture and East African/Indian Ismaili Culture and I absolutely loved being a part of it! There were so many unique traditions that happened during their event. First Nasrin and Zamaan each smashed a clay pot with their feet and the tradition says the person to […]

July 4, 2018

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​Salwa and Gihad both went to Carleton University in Ottawa for their undergrad. Gihad was in Aerospace Engineering and Salwa was in International Business. They met while they were volunteering for a committee at university, and they hit it off right away! The rest is history! If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check […]

June 28, 2018

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Jaudat and Ibrahim had a beautiful Nikkah at Jame Masjid where they had the nikkah in the mosque upstairs and a reception in the banquet hall downstairs! I started the day photographing Jaudat’s bridal details and her getting ready photos. Jaudat got a personalized Islamic Marriage Certificate made for their nikkah which I though was such a great idea and a lovely personal touch…

May 9, 2018

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I had been counting down the days until Amna and Abdallah’s Wedding ever since their Engagement Session earlier this year! When I first got to Amna’s getting ready suite this past Friday, I was in love! She had the most beautiful details all laid out and ready for me to capture…

May 9, 2018

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