Caroline + Kiren in Yosemite, CA

Beautiful Indian wedding in Yosemite National Park during summer 2011, photography by Alison Yin and Adm Golub As Adm and I winded our way along Hwy 120 on the way to Caroline and Kiren's wedding, I could smell the sweet scent of pine as the sun twinkled in between the tall majestic trees.  We turned off onto Evergreen Road, just outside the gate to Yosemite National Park.  As a city girl, I am always awed by the mountains, and as we pulled up to the Evergreen Lodge, I could feel that we were some place special.

Caroline and Kiren are adventurers.  You'll remember their engagement shoot where they were sliding down a really long slide and climbing to the top of Bernal Heights on the way to taking photographs at a bar.  This couple has been on risk taking adventures all over the world so having a wedding in the mountains near Yosemite almost seems like slowing down for them.  Their wedding weekend was so much fun, perfectly described by Kiren as "summer camp for adults."  All 170 of their closest family and friends were in one magical place (where there wasn't any cell reception), surrounded by the woods and there for the sole purpose of celebrating Caroline and Kiren.  They combined western wedding traditions with some Indian traditions, which made their wedding visually stunning and very personal.  We just loved photographing these two with their families and friends!

We're also excited to announce that this wedding is featured today on Maharani Weddings!  You can see their post here.

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Arohi's Puja

On the fourth of July, I had the opportunity to photograph a new event!  Parents Joy and Tanu celebrated their daughter Arohi's first time eating solid food with a puja, a Hindu ceremony that involved lots of offerings, chanting and praying.  I photographed the ceremony at their home amidst close family and friends.  I love photographing things that are new to me - my senses seem more alert because I never know what's going to happen, and I don't want to miss anything, and Arohi's puja was certainly unlike anything I had ever been to.  It was a beautiful ceremony with phenomenal color which was enhanced by a roaring fire in the middle of the living room!