3 DAY BRISBANE INDIAN WEDDING

Swaha & Miran

  • February 2024
  • Arms covered in henna art hug a man from behind
  • A traditional Hindu pre-wedding ritual involving the groom's parents
  • An Indian woman places her head on a young Indian man during the Haldi
  • A happy Indian couple covered in turmeric paste for their Haldi wedding ceremony
  • A smiling Indian couple covered in turmeric paste are showered in flower petals
  • An Indian couple laugh together as they are hosed down
  • A Gujarati woman wears traditional red clothing for her wedding ceremony
  • A large gathering with an Indian mandap in the center of the room at Victoria Park
  • An Indian bride laughs during her traditional wedding ceremony
  • A traditional Hindu wedding ceremony in process at Victoria park, Brisbane
  • A bride and groom wearing formal clothing walk with umbrellas down a dark hill
  • A couple share a kiss in front of pink fireworks
  • A bride and groom wear sunglasses as they dance at their wedding reception

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BRISBANE INDIAN WEDDING DAY ONE: SANGEET

Swaha and Miran’s three day Brisbane Indian wedding started off with a bang – the best way to start any Indian wedding week. A night of stunning lehengas, music and dancing, intricate henna art, and delicious food. I love the Sangeet night for the energy, but also the fun, relaxed atmosphere of the event. It’s great to get to know people, for everyone to get used to me floating around with a camera, and to see who’s got the best dance floor moves (spoiler alert, everyone).

  • Arms covered in henna art hug a man from behind

BRISBANE INDIAN WEDDING DAY TWO: PUJA & HALDI

If you know me, you’ll know the Haldi is my favourite Indian wedding event. Messy, chaotic, fun and colourful, it’s what I’m most looking forward to in the week! But before we got to that, Swaha and Miran’s families both had separate Puja rituals for prayer and worship. The smell of charred ghee filled up the hall and the glow of the flame lit up Miran’s face, and you could see the strong respect and connection to culture that their families held.

Then we got to the Haldi – family and friends lined up to take their turns blessing and cleaning Swaha and Miran with a thick turmeric paste, with some (the boys) going a bit thicker than others. And they cleaned up the best and most efficient way possible: hosed down outside.

  • A traditional Hindu pre-wedding ritual involving the groom's parents
  • An Indian woman places her head on a young Indian man during the Haldi
  • A happy Indian couple covered in turmeric paste for their Haldi wedding ceremony
  • A smiling Indian couple covered in turmeric paste are showered in flower petals
  • An Indian couple laugh together as they are hosed down

BRISBANE INDIAN WEDDING DAY THREE: THE WEDDING

The third and final day of Swaha & Miran’s wedding week: the wedding ceremony itself. Swaha and Miran saved the best for last, getting dressed in regal red and gold outfits, and a more formal change of clothes in the evening. There’s too many rituals and rites to explain here, but the ceremony up on the mandap was beautiful, and pretty fun to shoot with the mandap being placed smack bang in the middle of the room.

Unluckily for us, it started raining just as it was time for portraits out on Victoria Park. Thankfully though, Swaha and Miran were happy to just grab a few umbrellas and brave the light rain.

Then it was reception time – there’s always a mixed sense of relief but also disappointment at the end of an Indian wedding week. Relief that there’s finally time to rest, but disappointment that it’s all over! Shoutout to the other wedding at Victoria Park at the same time, because they organised for fireworks that we also got to enjoy.

  • A Gujarati woman wears traditional red clothing for her wedding ceremony
  • A large gathering with an Indian mandap in the center of the room at Victoria Park
  • An Indian bride laughs during her traditional wedding ceremony
  • A traditional Hindu wedding ceremony in process at Victoria park, Brisbane
  • A bride and groom wearing formal clothing walk with umbrellas down a dark hill
  • A couple share a kiss in front of pink fireworks
  • A bride and groom wear sunglasses as they dance at their wedding reception

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