We love taking wedding photos at East Indian weddings. The Sikh community in Edmonton is very close-knit, and we love the ceremonies and culture of Sikh weddings. Every wedding is unique and draws on different traditions. We’ll be breaking up Gurjeet and Renu’s wedding into a couple of posts…it was 7 days long! We took over 10,000 photos in that time, which I think that’s a record for us. This was one amazing wedding; we went off the clock a few times just to party and hang out with the wedding guests, Renu & Gurjeet. We had so much fun! We want to especially thank Renu & Gurjeet’s moms, who did an incredible job arranging the wedding, welcomed us into their homes, fed us well, and made our job so easy.

Day 1 – Ladies Sangeet

The Sangeet is a ceremony where the women get together, dance, and sing folk songs. While our knowledge of the Punjabi language isn’t that great, we still got the meaning of a few of the songs, and let me tell you – some of them are pretty funny!

Day 2 – Chunnie Ceremony

The chunnie ceremony involves the groom’s family presenting the bride with gifts, and preparing her for marrying into their family. The chunnie is the scarf presented to the bride. This ceremony fell on Mother’s Day, and Gurjeet received a resounding ‘awwww…’ from all of the women present by bringing Renu’s mom a bouquet of flowers.