Buddhist Wedding

I pride myself on being very diverse when it comes to cultural wedding coverage, yet this is my first Buddhist wedding. Based on my experience with other cultures, I would say a Buddhist wedding is a cross between a traditional Hindu ceremony and a Chinese tea ceremony. The outfits are silk and very colourful. Their performance dancing and musical tastes for this culture are similar to vintage Bollywood culture. Yet the group dancing is closer to older Chinese movements. They constantly serve tea to the elders and give gifts throughout the night. Family portraits take hours as the sheer number of key family numbers is high. And it seems every action or event had cultural significance. This was a multiday event. The reception can be seen below, but don’t forget to check out the ceremony as well.

Grand Empire Banquet And Convention Centre

Convention centres are essentially empty canvases. It gives couples the opportunity to completely customize everything at the venue for themselves and their wedding. When I first arrived at the Grand Empire Banquet Hall, the assembly was still happening but I could already tell it would be a huge setup. And while the decor did have the same grand effect of most Indian weddings, the little Nepali details made it unique. The floral choices and white pillars kept a neutral look, but they did have pops of a signature colour throughout. In this case, it was green to make the bride stand out when she switched into her traditional Napali dress.

Claireville Park

The fall season is almost over with the weather report predicted freezing rain all day for this wedding. So the hour-long portrait session got reduced to 20 minutes at Claireville Park. Still enough time to make some magic. We just weren’t able to go that far out into the conservation. The last thing you want is a storm to trap you in the middle of nowhere.

This couple returned the following year for a newborn session with their daughter.

 

couple portrait at Claireville Park
couple portrait at Claireville Park
formal portrait at Claireville Park
rainy day portrait at Claireville Park
wedding couple portrait at Claireville Park
wedding couple portrait at Claireville Park
wedding couple portrait at Claireville Park
bride and groom portrait at Claireville Park
bride and groom portrait at Claireville Park
bride and groom portrait at Claireville Park
couple portrait at Claireville Park
bride portrait at Claireville Park
bride portrait at Claireville Park
bride portrait at Claireville Park
bride portrait at Claireville Park
groom portrait at Claireville Park
groom portrait at Claireville Park
groom portrait at Claireville Park
venue decor at Grand Empire Banquet And Convention Centre
place setting at Grand Empire Banquet And Convention Centre
table decor at Grand Empire Banquet And Convention Centre
ceremony setup at Grand Empire Banquet And Convention Centre
walking down the isle at Grand Empire Banquet And Convention Centre
father of bride at Grand Empire Banquet And Convention Centre
ring exchange at Grand Empire Banquet And Convention Centre
wedding couple ceremony at Grand Empire Banquet And Convention Centre
wedding couple ceremony at Grand Empire Banquet And Convention Centre
wedding couple ceremony at Grand Empire Banquet And Convention Centre
wedding ceremony at Grand Empire Banquet And Convention Centre
wedding ceremony at Grand Empire Banquet And Convention Centre
Wedding ceremony at Grand Empire Banquet And Convention Centre
Family portrait at buddhist wedding
family portrait at Grand Empire Banquet And Convention Centre
gift ceremony at Buddhist Wedding
gift ceremony at Buddhist Wedding
gift ceremony at Buddhist Wedding
gift ceremony at Buddhist Wedding
grand entrance at Buddhist Wedding
couple's first dance Buddhist Wedding
Couples first dance Buddhist Wedding
Mother son dance at Buddhist Wedding
father daughter dance Buddhist Wedding
brother speech at Buddhist Wedding
first dance at Buddhist Wedding
mother of bride at Buddhist Wedding
couple speech at Buddhist Wedding
cake cutting at Buddhist Wedding
family photo at Buddhist Wedding
Family photo at Buddhist Wedding
Father of the groom Buddhist Wedding
Buddhist Wedding speech
Buddhist Wedding couple
Buddhist Wedding speech
Buddhist Wedding performance
Buddhist Wedding performance
Buddhist Wedding group dancing
Buddhist Wedding group dancing
Buddhist Wedding gift ceremony
Buddhist Wedding party dancing
Buddhist Wedding dancing
Buddhist Wedding dancing
Buddhist Wedding dancing
Buddhist Wedding dancing
Buddhist Wedding reception party