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Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers

Haldi time anyone? How about a little mendhi even? Morning sprung and the masses were out for one of the most eventful parts of the South Asian Hindu Indian wedding celebrations, the haldi! In the last 15 years of shooting and being married into the culture myself I must share a little bit of insider information for those of you not familiar with the process. Most wear white or yellow clothing to these affairs on the understanding that they will never wear the clothing ever again as the turmeric/curd mixture is a promising stain to any wardrobe. One should expect in some shape or form to come into contact with it; as for the bride/groom this may present a time in which past members could reap a potential payback because as we all are aware revenge is “best served cold”!



 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON Z 6
Shutter Speed Value : 1/200
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 100


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON Z 6
Shutter Speed Value : 1/1000
Aperture Value : 2.0
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/1250
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 200


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/400
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 200


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/200
Aperture Value : 4.0
ISO : 200


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/1000
Aperture Value : 4.0
ISO : 200


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/320
Aperture Value : 4.0
ISO : 200


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/125
Aperture Value : 3.2
ISO : 200


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON Z 6
Shutter Speed Value : 1/640
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 100


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/100
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/100
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/100
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/100
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/160
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/160
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/160
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/160
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/125
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/125
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/125
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/125
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/125
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/125
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/125
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/125
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/100
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/100
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/125
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/160
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/160
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/160
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/320
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 100


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON Z 6
Shutter Speed Value : 1/1600
Aperture Value : 2.8
ISO : 100


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/320
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 100


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/320
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 100


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/320
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 100


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/320
Aperture Value : 5.6
ISO : 100


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D5
Shutter Speed Value : 1/1600
Aperture Value : 4.0
ISO : 640


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D5
Shutter Speed Value : 1/1250
Aperture Value : 4.0
ISO : 640

Mendhi’s tend to happen so differently for each of our brides. I think it depends on a couple factors for the South Asian Bride as to how her event might unfold. Those determining factors could be how she was raised with mendhi association in her family, her personal feelings on the application of mendhi – some simply don’t like it, then there are others that know and understand the history of it culturally and want to reap the benefits of the cleansing, partaking in heritage and bonding it provides as it is typically an affair full of estrogen! We have seen throughout the years our girls becoming more and more creative with the art of their mendhi – the incorporation of not only the groom’s name puzzled in that creates a fun word find in itself – I think that given the laborious skill and talent that goes into the art of it is a time intensive ritual that many must endure. Not to mention that they will be adorned by it or its remanences for the next month post application. Talk about a temporary tattoo 🙂


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON Z 6
Shutter Speed Value : 1/320
Aperture Value : 1.4
ISO : 100


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON Z 6
Shutter Speed Value : 1/200
Aperture Value : 1.4
ISO : 100


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON Z 6
Shutter Speed Value : 1/200
Aperture Value : 1.4
ISO : 100


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON Z 6
Shutter Speed Value : 1/200
Aperture Value : 1.4
ISO : 100


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/125
Aperture Value : 3.2
ISO : 100


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON Z 6
Shutter Speed Value : 1/200
Aperture Value : 2.0
ISO : 100


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/160
Aperture Value : 4.0
ISO : 100


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/100
Aperture Value : 4.0
ISO : 100


 Anuj and Shruthi’s Haldi Ceremony and Mehendi | Cancun Mexico | Destination Wedding Photographers.

NIKON D4
Shutter Speed Value : 1/100
Aperture Value : 4.0
ISO : 100


Cameras and Lenses used

NIKON D4 ( NIKON CORPORATION )
NIKON D5 ( NIKON CORPORATION )
NIKON Z 6( NIKON CORPORATION )
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f/1.4E ED ( NIKON CORPORATION )
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR ( NIKON CORPORATION )
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED ( NIKON CORPORATION )
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II ( NIKON CORPORATION )

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