Maryam and Abu were not our wedding clients as we were booked for their wedding date, however she has been trying to have her portraits done by us for almost 2 years now and finally it has happened! She is definitely persistent and determined to say the least. We had such fun with the two of them as they just ate the camera up during their session. Maryam’s laughter is just so natural as it pours out of her and screams enthusiasm while Abu just gets a kick out of watching her strut her stuff for the camera! Thank goodness the camera loves her the same! Not only did we have a great time, but Maryam, Srinu, and I could have gone on just talking about Hindi films if it had not been for us having to work!
![Every time my mother-in-law (Amma) visits, our home feels like it expands — stretching between two continents, two ways of living, and two generations of love.
There’s laughter, there’s learning, and yes… sometimes a little friction too. But when she leaves, the silence feels bigger than the space she filled.
This time, as she boards her flight back to India, I realized something I hadn’t before — how much her presence has shaped my rhythm as a mother, wife, and daughter-in-law.
The chai doesn’t won't taste the same without her.
Read the full story — “When My Mother-in-Law Returns to India: The Quiet Between Two Worlds” — now on the blog.
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