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Jill and Scott

Jill’s Back!

So for many of you who have been following our blog loyally for sometime, you will remember our previous clients Jill and Scott, well ladies and gentlemen they are finally married and had come to see us after the craziness of the wedding has hit a calm! So we went to breakfast and chit chatted for a while and thought we would bring out the cameras quickly for a quick shot of the Regeti and Jill/Scott Reunion! Well the married couple are as dashing as always and we are looking forward to getting Jill’s headshots taken within the next few weeks so she can get started in pursuing her acting career! We wish Jill and Scott nothing but pure love, peace, and happiness in the start of their lives as husband and wife! Congrats again guys!

Jill and Scott's portraits by Regeti's Photography in Warrenton

Jill and Scott's portraits by Regeti's Photography in Warrenton

Jill and Scott's portraits by Regeti's Photography in Warrenton

Update: Dec 03, 2006

Jill’s headshots:

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  • mjillwilliamsNovember 26, 2006 - 10:16 pm

    As always, we had a blast with y’all today! We’re really looking forward to January. See ya next weekend : )ReplyCancel

  • tania622November 27, 2006 - 6:42 pm

    Once again, very nice. And also looking forward to January 🙂ReplyCancel

  • HeatherAnne226November 28, 2006 - 10:32 am

    Beautiful pictures as always. though it doesn’t hurt to have a beautiful couple as well. Jill the camera loves you and I wish you the best in your acting career!ReplyCancel

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Am I the only one who watches for this? Every single bride has this one moment under the four pillars where she just... drifts. Eyes down, hands still, somewhere else entirely for a few seconds. I always wonder what's running through her mind right there.

If you're a bride who remembers that exact feeling and you're willing to tell me what you were thinking, I would love to hear it. Drop it in the comments or DM me — we love to collect all these little stories.

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Hours of sitting still while this artwork gets created — and that's not even counting all the time spent planning and debating the design beforehand! There's a whole ritual to henna: the patience, the skill of the artist, and that hope that it dries deep and dark because tradition says that means something good for the marriage.

I love catching these quiet in-between moments on getting-ready day — mehndi still fresh, your bridesmaids in search of the lotion in an effort to ease placing them on. Did you hide your fiancé's name somewhere in your design? Tell me in the comments — I want to know if he spotted it right away! And if you're planning a wedding and want a photographer who notices these little details too, send us a DM.

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Everyone talks about the lehenga (rightfully so, it's a whole production) but let's talk about the sherwani for a second. The embroidery, the buttons, the fabric selection that has to complement the bride's outfit without competing with it - that's real thought and real time. Hanging it on a wall for a pretty shot doesn't tell that story though. What tells the story is Dad's hands doing up those buttons, that quiet minute before everything gets loud. We always look for it.

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WHAT’S IN A PORTRAIT?

Somewhere along the way, the traditional bridal portraits have started disappearing.

Wedding photography became more candid, editorial and movement-driven—and we love all of that. But the portrait should never become collateral damage to a trend.

Long before photography, families commissioned painted portraits to preserve a person for generations. Photography changed who had access to that privilege, but not its purpose.

These are legacy photographs.

That’s why we believe every bride AND groom deserves dedicated portrait time on the wedding timeline—in addition to editorial images, candids, couples portraits and family formals.

There’s another reason we protect this time.

For a bride, everything is finally on. Hair. Makeup. Jewelry. The outfit chosen months ago. And before the doors open, the baraat begins and the beautiful chaos takes over, she gets a few minutes to slow down.

To breathe.
To take it in.
To simply be the bride.

Then we make the portrait.

Because 50 years from now, someone may hold this photograph and say:

“That was my mother.”
“That was my grandmother.”
“Look at her.”

Some photographs aren’t made for a feed.

They’re made for a family.

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Some details deserve more than a quick photograph.

Wedding rings are one of them.

For many of our Indian-American and fusion couples, the rings are actually part of the blending of traditions that makes their wedding uniquely theirs.

The wedding ring as we commonly recognize it in America is deeply rooted in Western wedding tradition. The circle has represented continuity and eternity for centuries, and the exchange of rings eventually became one of the most recognizable symbols of marriage in Western culture. 

And we love watching our couples fold that tradition right alongside everything else.

A mangalsutra.
Sindoor.
Thali.
Toe rings.
Sacred threads.
Garlands.
And these rings.

Different traditions. Different histories. All carrying meaning into the same marriage.

Which is also why we believe the rings deserve more than simply being placed into the obligatory overhead photograph with the invitation, shoes, perfume and jewelry.

Yes, we photograph that too.

But we also want this.

A photograph where the rings themselves become the subject.

Because years from now, these little pieces of metal will have lived an entire life with you. They’ll acquire scratches. Maybe a stone will be reset. A band may eventually be resized. They’ll travel, wash dishes, hold babies, build careers, weather difficult seasons and hopefully still be sitting on those same hands decades from now.

That makes this photograph considerably more sentimental than it may appear today.

Wedding photography isn’t just about proving everything was there.

Sometimes it’s about recognizing what deserves to be remembered on its own.

And these absolutely do.

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