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Somali wedding in Manchester

Wednesday, August 6th, 2014
Contemporary Somali wedding

Urban wedding photography

Somali wedding at Eastern Pearl in Manchester

Somali bride’s wedding shoes

 

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Eastern Pearl Asian wedding venue pictures in Manchester

Wednesday, August 6th, 2014
Eastern Pearl wedding venue pictures

Eastern Pearl Hall One Asian wedding venue in Manchester

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The staff at Eastern Pearl are all friendly and helpful, so most Asian weddings here are very happy events.  Pictured is the entrance to hall one, and the inside of the same banqueting  hall, before the arrival of the Somali wedding guests.  The venue is in a pretty area, so you can always walk to trees across the road for outside wedding pics. Hope this helps you to imagine having your wedding reception here. You can see more pics from another function – a Mehndi – here: xx Elaine (wedding photographer)

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Somali wedding pictures

Monday, June 16th, 2014
Somali wedding in Sheffield

Somali bride’s wedding jewellery

Somali wedding in Sheffield

plates of cakes laid out to feed the wedding party guests in the bride’s home, as this was the Nikah – Islamic wedding – day.

Somali wedding in Sheffield

Somali bride’s hands on the Koran.

Dirac Somali dress

Tuesday, February 4th, 2014
details of Somali dress dirac fabric

Light floaty material that is designed to be worn extremely loose fitting in a very feminine style

Delicate, translucent material of a Somali bride’s wedding dress.

Gold thread embroidery on Somali dirac dress for bride's wedding

details of gold embroidery on Somali bride's wedding dress.

 

Somali gold wedding jewellery worn over green dirac wedding dress

This delicate belt reminds me of one my maternal grandmother used to wear, except that hers was filigree silver rather than gold, but encompassed a similarly slim waist.

Somali bride's hand with gold bracelets

Such a beautiful hand..

 

Somali bride's expressive feet

Somali bride's expressive feet

 

Wedding photographer Elaine wearing Somali Dirac

Now this doesn't look anywhere near as elegant on me , as it would on one of the gorgeous Somali girls I photographed at this wedding!

 

The bride was so happy that I was going to join in with her  wedding day, whilst also being the professionally hired wedding photographer, that she gave  me this perfect blue floaty dress to wear.  Just wish I had the grace and skill to wear it as well as the girls did.  I would much rather have posted pics of them but etiquette prevails… xx Elaine Reel Life Photos

 

Somali African wedding photography

Friday, January 31st, 2014

Have just been talking with my Somali bride for tomorrow.  She was in about to have her henna painted on her hands, and is a really lovely girl. She is even getting me a blue – my favourite colour – Somali dress to wear for the occasion so even though I am the wedding photographer, I will be part of the family and fit in nicely. Wahoo!

I was supposed to just capture her arriving at the venue – Al Waalis Banquesting Hall – but now am going to meet her at her house to capture her getting ready and to get to know her family and friends too, so we get natural smiley pics on her wedding day reception!

 

And here they are  – the first few pics of the bridal preparations before our lovely Somali bride sets off for her wedding reception party.

Somali wedding pictures of hands and henna

The bride's friend paints silver dots to add sparkle to her henna decorated hands.

Somali wedding pictures of hands and henna painting

The bride takes over and paints her own hands

Somali bride's hands

Beautiful Somali henna

Gorgeous Somali bride's hands

The bride's friend paints silver dots to add sparkle to her henna decorated hands.

Beautiful Somali bride's hands being painted with henna

Beautiful Somali bride's hands and friend's blue nails

Pictures of Somali wedding preparations

henna details

beautiful Somali henna designs

beautiful Somali henna designs

Natural Somali wedding picture of Somali henna design on bride's hand

Natural Somali wedding picture

Somali bride getting ready for her wedding in Manchester

Such elegant hands and henna designs.

Picture of Somali wedding preparations

Somali bride's elegant henna designs - the bride makes sure it is done right!

 

Somali bride's hands with henna

Bride's hands - so beautiful!

Somali wedding pictures of bride's expressive hands and feet

Just caught the bride sitting like this naturally, totally unposed! Breath-taking!

expressive feet before Somali wedding

The wedding stress is showing in the bride's clenched feet

Somali bridesmaids and friends before the wedding

Wedding makeup time for the Somali girls

Somal bride before her wedding

Hands and feet finished - now time for the makeup

Last but not least in this series of images – wedding photographer Elaine (me) in the lovely blue dress the bride gave me.

Wedding photographer Elaine with Somali bride

Me in Somali dress - with the bride.

 

 

 

 

 

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