New Jersey Indian Wedding Photographer

Images captured by Shilpa Ingale

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\r\n\r\nAs promised, here are the pictures from Jigna’92s Baby Shower:\r\n \r\nGod Bharai Rasam is a Hindu ritual done when a woman is pregnant. God Bharai is to invoke God’92s blessing for the Mommy-to-be with a healthy baby in her arms. ’91Rasam’92 basically means ritual. This is when the family gives blessing to the pregnant mommy-to-be and blessing for the well-being of the baby. \r\n\r\nJigna and Vijay are a very special couple and they have been blessed with a baby on the way. I am so happy I got to be a part of their baby shower. This baby shower was so much fun!!! This couple is surrounded by loving family and the coolest friends ever, who made sure everything at the shower was perfect. The party was held at the Clinton Manor in Union NJ. The place was tastefully decorated. Vijay, I suspect knows the baby’92s sex and yet keeps Jigna guessing. It’92s going to be a surprise for her! I have never seen more animated participation by all the family and guests in the games that were played, especially the guys. It was a blast!!! I leave you with some favorite images from the party.\r\n\r\nThey had 2 priests evoke blessings for the happy Dad-’91n-Mom to be. The center pieces were colorful diaper cake arrangements. The cake was a work of art. They had a custom built (the only one of its kind!) Cake comprising a Coach-Tote-bag with a Monkey Cake that just rocked!\r\nThere was a questionnaire on each seat. The entire party was meant to be an interactive to keep the fun factor with the tradition. There was music by DJ Hemant from Volkanik, games, good food, and lots of cake as it turned out there were 3 special people celebrating their birthday on this day. Jigna’92s brother, Vijay’92s cousin and the Priest who represented Vijay’92s family! Everything was pastel colored and fun. Jigna happily awaits the arrival of her baby, knowing that he or she will be loved by so many people. The baby will have to wear a new outfit at least three times a day for her first year of life. There were so many custom creations of onesies.Congratulations Jigna and Vijay. I had a great time at the shower and I can’92t wait to meet the baby!\r\n

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\r\n\r\nJigna and Vijay are two people I can never say ‘No’ to..\r\n\r\nWhen Vijay asked me if I could do Maternity shots for them, i agreed right away!\r\n\r\nSome of my most memorable photographs are from their E-session and Wedding Reception.\r\n\r\nI wanted to be a part of this wonderful couple’s happy time.\r\n\r\nWhat struck me most was how radiant and mature Jigna looked in a role as Pro-creator.\r\n\r\nVijay is clearly ‘star struck’ as he seems to be radiating ‘I am going to be the best-dad-ever’ all the time!\r\n\r\n(PS:I have been there…so, i know how that feels : )\r\n\r\nWe chose to shoot in the private and warm comforts of their home.\r\n\r\nI had a very pretty chandelier that highlighted Jigna’s radiance,a very inviting red-wall that i used with my new fav: soft-box and Q-flash!\r\n\r\nMaternity portraits can’t be any different than regular portraits ’96 and by ’93regular’94, I mean pretty mommy-to-be’s who are not carrying 20-50 extra pounds around their belly (besides the swagger,indigestion and shift in center-of-gravity!)\r\n\r\nI applied a few tricks like off-lighting and have made an earnest attempt to create the mommy and daddy-to-be’s pictures something they’d cherish a lifetime.\r\n\r\nThey had their 7th month ‘Goad Bharaai’ ceremony commonly called ‘baby-shower’ today.\r\n\r\nI shall post a few pics soon.\r\n