During a little downtime Neeva saw the sheer joy in Madhe’s eyes and the smile on his face and playfully asked him when he planned on taking his daughter to the elephant park. Matter of factly and quite woefully Made simply stated that his two year old daughter absolutely loved animals and coming to the elephant park would be something that she would always remember but that a single ticket was the equivalent of two months salary and thus he would never be able to bring his family here.

Astounded; Neeva and I did the only thing people on their honeymoon do; smile, we bought Madhe and his family tickets to the elephant park. Madhe’s daughter paid us back with beautiful hugs and a wonderful smile. Seeing her smile from ear to ear made our hearts smile and I personally think we made out better.

Below are a few pictures of Madhe and his family

Your first task when selecting wedding rings is to determine how much you’re willing to spend. Remember, wedding rings are intended as keepsakes of your wedding ceremony, symbols of the unending devotion you feel for each other,  so, if you only have a few hundred dollars to spend, that’s fine. In order to meet your budget for wedding rings, be sure to shop around; don’t necessarily buy the first thing you see that vaguely resembles what you want.

If you wear an engagement ring you will need to take into account how the design of your engagement ring will influence your wedding ring design.

The wedding ring ideally should complement the engagement ring, rather than distract attention away from the engagement ring. Choose a wedding ring that will suit your engagement ring design, a ring that looks like it was always meant to be with your engagement ring.

Make it extra special, get your rings engraved.

It’s easiest to have wedding rings engraved by your jeweler; simply make the request when you order the rings (be sure to check the inscription when you receive them). If the jeweler can’t do it, he should be able to refer you an engraver.

If you can’t edit your sentiment down to a mere few words or would like to use a stanza from a poem or song, consider engraving your love letter — or continuing the message engraved in your wedding ring! — around the rim of the stone itself. Not only is this the ultimate secret declaration of your love (the inscription is invisible to the naked eye but can be seen with a magnifying glass), it can also serve as a foolproof “birthmark” should the stone ever be lost or stolen. The Gemological Institute of America will do the deed on stones up to one carat for $28 for the first 15 characters (spaces count). Ask your jeweler for details.

Luckily by early morning Saira was back to feeling like herself; smiling from ear to ear, laughing with her sister and mom and talking boisterously with all her friends who came to spend time with Saira while she got ready. Shekeab arrived at the venue with his parents fully dressed and excited. Greeting family and friends, talking to his groomsmen and enjoying the last few moments as a single man.

As the ceremony started at the BWI Airport Marriott in Linthicum Heights, Maryland; Shekeab stood on his tip toes smiling, anxiously waiting to see his fiancé walk down the aisle. As the processional started; Saira’s bridesmaids walked in two by two forcing Shekeab to wait longer; anticipating and anxiously awaiting his fiancé walking down the aisle to soon become his wife. As Saira transcended down the aisle; everyone was on their feet smiling with their eyes fixated, gazing upon the beautiful bride. Their ceremony was absolutely spectacular with universal religious overtones allowing everyone within the audience regardless of religion understand and relate to the ceremony. Once the religious ceremony was complete, Saira and Shekeab signed their marriage license bringing smiles to everyone in the audience.

The reception was absolutely beautiful with a gorgeous alter that was turned into the sweetheart stage where Saira and Shekeab sat while listening to the moving speeches from family and friends. They spoke of Saira’s ability to always make people laugh, her love for N’Sync and her generous nature.  Whereas they spoke about Shekeabs faith, caring nature and genuine kindness. The reception was a beautiful gathering of family and friends, laughing, joking and participating in the union of Saira and Shekeab.

Saira and Shekeab we had an absolute wonderful time photographing your wedding; we hope you love the images as much as we do.

Amazing Vendors:

Venue: BWI Airport Marriott
Décor: L’Ambiance
Caterer: Royal Taj
Cake: Sugar Bakers
Videographer: Mahajan Productions
Makeup and Hair: Afshaan

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Every time we went up we always gambled at the Wild Wild West; a hole in the wall casino right off the boardwalk that you could easily miss if you were actually looking for the place. It had all of 10 tables and vintage slot machines that maxed out at all of five cents.

We would always get there a little after 2AM right at the shift change and play blackjack with this elderly old man dealer who had a grandfatherly smile but a boyish grin. But once the games got going he would start screaming the most entertaining phrases and school all of us on it’s meaning or his interpretation of them.

A few of my favorite:

“Monkey, Monkey, Monkey!” – Any card that is a 10 or higher use to have a monkey on the face of the card; it used to be yelled when someone wanted to take down the dealer and needed a ten or higher to win the hand.

“Need some penetration” – a term used right before the deck had to be shuffled to let the card counters know that the deck is low and it’s time to strike.

“Winner Winner Chicken Dinner” – Use to be yelled by this grandfatherly gentleman at the top of his lungs every time someone got blackjack. He said that on river boats in the early 1800’s after someone was beating the house to entice them to stay and play some more. I always asked him how people would get off the steam boat and he would just boyishly grin…

And without further a due the winners of our three contests

Winner of our Engagement Session Contest: Palak and Manan who won: a two hour engagement session,  a $250 print credit, on-line image hosting for 1 year and a DVD video Slideshow!

They had the cutest proposal story that just had to be shared: “Manan and I got engaged on December 3, 2011, on the night of our 8th anniversary. We had started dating when we were 15. A week before the 3rd Manan had told me that he was going to take me out for our anniversary and that it was a surprise. I didn’t take this to mean anything beyond what he said because he always does cute, sweet things on our anniversary. He came and picked me up, and we were off to what became an unforgettable night. As we were driving I noticed that he was following the signs to the Montgomery County fairgrounds (the first place we met) so of course I had to ask, “Why are we going to the fairgrounds?” Manan laughed it off as though I was crazy to think we were going to the fairgrounds on our anniversary date. Of course, that is exactly where he was taking me. When we got there, I wasn’t sure if we were allowed to be there (being county property), but he assured me everything was fine. As we pulled up I saw a pergola which was lit up. It wasn’t until we started walking towards it and got close enough that I saw how extravagant it was. While I was observing the pergola, the drapes, the blankets, the candles, the rose petals, the picnic basket, the champagne, the space heater (it was a chilly evening and Manan always thinks of everything!), and the sheer extravagance of the set-up, Manan grabs both my hands, so I turn to look at him. He says a few sweet words and gets down on one knee and asks me to marry him, and of course I said yes! After soaking everything in we finally sit down and have our picnic. Manan tells me he built the pergola himself and that he wants to put it in our future backyard as a memory of the night. It was absolutely amazing and intimate and I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect proposal or fiancé.”

Engagement Portrait Canvas Winner: Lisa and Akhil:  who won a beautiful 16×20 Canvas a $480 value: This beautiful couple got married at the end of November with their wedding published on Maharani Weddings!

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Wedding Portrait Canvas Winner: Saira and Shekeab: who won a beautiful 16×20 Canvas a $480 value: This fantastic couple had a wonderful winter wedding at the end of December with their wedding soon to hit the blog!

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