Basilica Hudson

Following up on our welcome post, here we show off a few more images from Farihah and Jeff’s wedding at Basilica Hudson in Hudson, NY. Farihah and Jeff are film-industry professionals and the first couple to host their wedding here. It’s raw, industrial, and absolutely stunning. Farihah and Jeff, also…absolutely stunning. Thank you, guys. Event design by Rock Paper Scissors Events. 

From Wikipedia: “The [Bengali] wedding ceremony follows the gaye holud ceremonies. As the wedding ceremony is arranged by the bride’s family, much of the traditions revolve around embarrassing the groom. The groom, along with his friends and family, traditionally arrive later than the bride’s side. As they arrive, the younger members of the bride’s family barricade the entrance to the venue, demanding money from the groom in return for allowing him to enter. There is a bargaining between groom and the bride’s family members on the amount of money of the admission. There is typically much good-natured pushing and shoving involved.

Following, the official, legal ceremony, in an amphitheater filled with vintage chairs.

Some of my favorite portraits ever.

The reception included a Kulfi dessert cart, Bengali dancing and a mirror ceremony, again, from Wikipedia: “At this time, for Muslim weddings, the amount of the dowry is verified, and if all is well, the formal papers are signed, and the couple are seated side by side on a dais. The bride’s veil is draped over both the bride and groom, and a mirror is placed in front of them. The groom is then supposed to say something romantic on what he sees in the mirror—notionally the first time he has laid eyes on his bride. A traditional answer is to say that he has seen the moon. The bride and groom then feed each other sweets, while the bride’s family members try to push the groom’s face into the food. All the guests then celebrate the union with a feast.”

I’ll end this post with a few highlights from the photobooth: