- Tina Nandi
Riteja + Satya (Mehendi and Haldi) : Kolkata Candid Wedding Photography
I shot this amazing wedding of Riteja and Satya in Kolkata in July and honestly I don’t know what words to use to explain how much fun I had. I think what made it so awesome was the combination of being in Kolkata and shooting a part-Bengali wedding that was very reminiscent of my own but mostly, as with all great weddings, it was the people. Both families were lovely and made Gen and I feel completely at home and of course there were the crazy awesome friends, who by the end of the three days, felt like our own friends!
Riteja and Satya, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for letting us be a part of this grand celebration! It was an absolute honour.
Here’s part one: Mehendi and Haldi
Thanks to Genevieve Vanspall for second-shooting with me.
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