Nathan Delack, Author at Chicago Wedding Videographer

27 Sep Foram + Girish : Midwest Swaminarayan Temple + Hotel Allegro

Posted at 09:10h in Chicago Indian Wedding Videography

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The Mandir, or Hindu temple, is an amazing structure. Typically very ornate and built with beautiful architectural features, it seemed perfect to incorporate into Foram and Girish’s wedding trailer. When we arrived early in the morning to film Foram getting ready, the morning sun bounced off the temple’s roof.

Foram and Girish’s ceremony started with a small baraat outside of the Midwest Swaminarayan Temple in Itasca, Illinois and continued inside, where the couple saw eachother for the first time.

In typical Indian wedding tradition, as Girish approached the mandap, Foram’s relatives stole his shoes (they of course return them later in the day; only after a sum of money is given for them).

After their ceremony, we went to the Art Institute of Chicago’s gardens to do a photo shoot. Their intimate reception was then held at the Hotel Allegro in Chicago. A special thanks to Michael Rastall Photography for introducing this wonderful couple to us.

Ceremony: Midwest Swaminarayan Temple (Itasca, Illinois)
Reception: Hotel Allegro (Chicago, Illinois)
Coordination: Lola Event Productions
Design: Botanicals
Photography: Michael Rastall Photography
Hair/Makeup: Sonia Sandhu
Reception Music: Prashant Shah (DJ Prashant)
Transportation: M&M Limo

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01 Sep Neha + Amrit // 2-day Wedding // Columbus, Ohio

Posted at 16:55h in Chicago Indian Wedding Videography, Destination

It’s quite an honor when someone from another state sees our work and loves it so much that they want to fly us in to film their wedding. That’s exactly what happened with Neha and Amrit. Surfing the internet for some of the best vendors in the country, they assembled a “dream team” of South Asian vendors for their Indian wedding in Columbus, Ohio.

On the first night, their Sangeet/Mehdni party was held at The Vault in downtown Columbus, which was a historic bank in the 1920’s. Very cool venue! On the next day, their wedding ceremony and reception took place at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris in Columbus, Ohio. We also drove around Old Worthington, Ohio, where Neha had grown up. We did a nice photo shoot in front of Graeter’s Ice Cream and P.K. O’Ryan’s Irish Pub.

Neha and Amrit, it was an honor to film your wedding. We hope this trailer brings back memories of that wonderful weekend!

Sangeet/Mehndi Venue: The Vault (Columbus, Ohio)
Ceremony and Reception Venue: Hilton Columbus/Polaris
Flowers/Design: Yanni Design Studio
Dhol/DJ: Music Zone International DJ Yogesh
Sangeet Mehndi: Henna Arts 614-932-9876
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