Nov 042009
This was the first Ethiopian wedding I have photographed and I loved very minute of it! Set in the Oakland Hills in the back of two houses, the wedding was perfect. Orange was the theme, orange decorations, flowers and an orange wedding dress, which thought was lovey and great to see instead of the normal white for a change. Families, and friends were excited, warm, happy and so nice to be around and photograph. There were tons of little kids too. As you know I love photographing children. And lets not forget about the homemade Ethiopian food…. to die for. Everything was fabulous and I tried it all. Fozia’s sister made everything from scratch! Wow! Before the guests could eat, the bride and groom had to make there own plates and sit down to eat. Ofcourse I held everything up because I wanted to take photographs of the new couple as the sun was coming down. Finally I let them go and eat and the party started. Friends and family from all over the Ethiopian community came from all over the Bay, San Francisco, San Jose and Marin to celebrate in Oakland with the beautiful bride and groom and loved getting their photograps taken. I had the best time and felt so welcome and adored by everyone. There was dancing and cake eating until the late hours of the night.
