Bangladeshi wedding photography London On
It was just Sharad & Hasnat’s 1st wedding anniversary so I wanted to feature their at home Bangladeshi wedding photography London On the blog. I loved capturing a couple of hours of their day and I’m looking forward to photographing their newborn in a few months! Their wedding was featured on The Wedding Ring last year.
Why did you choose Woodgate Photography? “We chose Erin based on my sister’s newborn’s photo session. She was friendly, understanding, and efficient. We had hired her for a 2-hour coverage for the wedding ceremony, and we are extremely happy about how everything turned out. My favourite part was the outdoor shoot–there is a pond behind my sister’s house, and we decided to take a couple of shots by the pond. The weather was great, and everything was just perfect!”.
Tell us your story!: “ The original plan was to get married in Bangladesh on 1st January, 2021. The whole arrangement would have had 3 parts: A turmeric ceremony, a wedding ceremony and a reception. Our parents had been planning our wedding for over two years. A venue was booked in Bangladesh for 1st January, 2021. With the arrival of COVID-19 and given the pattern of spread, both our families concluded that we would eventually have to call the January ’21 plan off. It was simply not possible to go back to Bangladesh with the risk factors involved. So, we started thinking about Plan B in mid-May.
My then-fiancé had moved to Ottawa from St. John’s, Newfoundland in January this year for work. I was studying on-campus at Memorial University of Newfoundland until mid-March–and after the sudden rise of COVID, my university switched to remote-learning. I quickly decided to move to London, ON to my sister’s place.
Luckily, we somehow both ended up in Ontario since mid-March, and so, thoughts about the wedding frequently crossed our minds. It was fairly easy to eventually decide on a short and simple wedding at my sister’s residence. We all figured that a summer wedding would be a good idea, instead of waiting till January next year. Besides, we never knew when COVID would end anyway!
We weren’t expecting much with the wedding, really. The world had come to a standstill, and a full-blown celebration was not really what we were going for. We decided on 20 people in an indoor setting. Maintaining COVID restrictions, we shopped online and gathered a handful of traditional stuff we found here and there (there are really not many!). It was difficult to constantly look up wedding items online while studying remotely. My friends and family were super-excited, albeit sad to not be able to attend, and called me every now and then.
On my wedding day, I somehow missed my alarm and woke up really, really late. I rushed to put on my makeup, jewelry, saree, and veil–all on my own–and somehow managed! With endless efforts from both sides, we made it with almost no external help. We had the most wonderful wedding ever! Erin’s brilliantly shot photos wonderfully reflect our happiness and joy.”
Any advice for couples planning their wedding?: “Just do it! Planning too much can raise expectations and make you nervous, so keep your plans to a considerable minimum. Just keep calm and enjoy the day! In the end, it’s all about memories–how you want to remember your day.”
