The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers Wedding

05.11.08 Yasuyo + Akash

So Yasuyo and Akash just got married! It was such a pleasure working with them. AND they’re both creative and have a strong visual sensibility. Their wedding was at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers (another Abigail Kirsch venue). It was really cool the way they subtly used both Japanese and Indian accents throughout. The flowers, the paper cranes, the food, the colors, etc. As a part of their package they added a “photo-booth” option. It was officially a first for me–the only thing close was using cool printed cloth in the past. This time I used a roll of seamless paper and lights. I purposely used narrow seamless to force the people into a small space and let them make all the silly faces they wanted! It was hilarious! Yasuyo’s hair was done by Djinn Ajrim and her makeup artist was Affan Malik. Both of these creative dudes stayed for our after ceremony portraits and even helped Yasuyo with the right hair and makeup for when she changed into her beautiful kimono. Now that’s dedication! Their band, Jerry Kravat Orchestras, produced just the right blend of tunes for the reception. And they have a very sweet, effortless vocal style. They even learned a song just for Yasuyo and Akash–U2‘s “All I Want Is You”. All the proofs will be online under “private galleries” in 4-6 weeks (use the password that you received). But for now, here are a few……

And their slideshow is here.