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Saidutt and Vaishnavi’s South Asian Indian Telugu Wedding Celebrations | Chinmaya Somnoth | The Westin Arlington Gateway | Arlington Wedding Photographers

A beautiful South Indian Telugu wedding – start time 3:00am, that’s right, I said it 3am. We would not trade it for anything as we truly immerse ourselves into our South Asian weddings it’s become ingrained in our souls. A cliche as it sounds we could not imagine our lives less crazy as we live and breathe our clients. Just having shot a wedding recently where there were many a vendors we were not familiar with I can honestly say that wholeheartedly as I watched in sadness around me at new vendors that simply just had no clue… did not know what to cover, what was happening, what was taking place, the family had no guidance on what was typical versus not typical … perhaps there is not wrong or right way, however it was obvious that some guidance could have gone a long way. I often wonder and try to remind myself when clients reach out and ask my professional opinion or for professional recommendations that they are not going to be able to understand the value until it is too late. But without any strings I will continue to give my knowledge freely to ensure all of our girls have exactly what they need to have a successful amazing day! For Saidutt and Vaishnavi they were so lucky; Sindhura, Saidutt’s sister was there to assist every step of the way, couldn’t love this family any more than we do, the two could not have stunned anymore than they did!!

Hindu Ceremony Venue: Chinmaya Somanath Mission Washington Regional Center
Wedding Reception Venue: The Westin Arlington Gateway



 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


 Vaishnavi and Saidutt's South Indian Wedding | Virginia Wedding Photographers


Cameras and Lenses used

NIKON D3S ( NIKON CORPORATION )
NIKON D5 ( NIKON CORPORATION )
NIKON Z 6( NIKON CORPORATION )
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR ( NIKON CORPORATION )
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II ( NIKON CORPORATION )
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4G ( NIKON CORPORATION )

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