LIZ+SHRAVAN

Liz and Shravan are some of my favorite people. For real.

I met them last winter while photographing Shravan’s sister, Smriti’s wedding in Kenya. They were such incredible hosts for Maddie and I while we were in Nairobi. While we were there, Liz and Shravan were jokingly harassed by family for not ever having had a “real” wedding. Although they were already “legally” married a few years before, they had only gone to a courthouse to make it legal. Soon after I arrived back from Africa, I got an email from Liz titled, “Nairobi, part deux…”. Needless to say, I was stoked at the chance to hang with them again and photograph the two of them in their Brooklyn, NY home and where Shravan grew up in Kenya. I think by looking through these photos, you’ll obviously see their love for one another and their family/friends as well. An incredible time was had by all.

PART ONE // BROOKLYN, NY

PART TWO // NAIROBI, KENYA

34 Comments

  1. i had a smile on my face the whole time scrolling through these. all emotions perfectly captured.

  2. These are incredible, Benj. Those shots of the groom getting dressed in Nairobi are hilarious, and that henna is blowin’ my mind.

  3. Maxime Cardol wrote:

    This is wonderful, beautiful pictures! Keep up this good work. Greetings from Amsterdam!

  4. Rhys wrote:

    Terrific. Utterly terrific. Love it.

  5. Matthew wrote:

    One of your finest reports. Good job dude :)

  6. Karen wrote:

    I don’t even know where to start. The color is insane- the expressions are so genuine and real- the motion and movement and beauty of these images really is the epitome of storytelling. This series set a bar. Wow.

  7. Oh how I miss Brooklyn! What an awesome wedding. Beautiful stuff Benj!

  8. Monica wrote:

    Benj, stop it! They are adorable and I am in love with her dress! Great job, as usual :]

  9. Mercedes wrote:

    So amazingly fun. I absolutely love #016. Their story is lovely and you show it well.

  10. caroline wrote:

    i just LOVE your storytelling from this whole wedding. what a great couple and what seemed like an amazing and incredible experience! I especially LOVE this image
    ; http://www.benjhaisch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/LIZ+SHRAVAN-152.jpg

  11. tim wrote:

    Benj,
    where do i begin. epic would be there but this is so much more than that…

  12. bryan wrote:

    so. good. everything. EVERYTHING.

  13. Jack Chauvel wrote:

    Epic. What more can I say?

  14. So much to love in these images. Great job!

  15. rahul wrote:

    speechless. lost for words. that is all.

  16. Albert Palmer wrote:

    Totally beautiful. Can I order an album? ;o)

  17. Anne wrote:

    Oh my, how adorable are they?! Such an amazing pair of events to have the chance to capture. # 152 is amazing.

  18. Natalie wrote:

    I absolutely love this.. Truly unique, one of a kind – a celebration that I’m sure fit their personalities and families in a beautiful unison! You rocked it, as always!

  19. Doug Pettway wrote:

    oh man, those egg painting photos are cracking me up! Dig it!

  20. small wrote:

    Wow wow wow! I love the rooftop wedding in NYC and then to Kenya! Totally awesome.

  21. Hilary Mercer wrote:

    i love everything about this and im so glad they had a ceremony. Its on my list of things to do.

  22. Ross Harvey wrote:

    Great coverage, and love the shot of the bride in the ‘arch’ of trees.

  23. Kelsie Taylor wrote:

    amazing as always, benji! love the mix of cultures, and the blue dress is awesome!

  24. Jason wrote:

    No words. Duuuuuuude…

  25. sachin khona wrote:

    Benj.. what the heck dude..
    Running out of words to describe how I feel about these images and your blog posts..
    So ill say it again .. What the HECK!?!?

  26. The shots where the bride and groom first see each other in the beginning… nothing short of STUNNING. Just, wow.

  27. Wickedness! amazing well as per usual.

  28. Leah wrote:

    Fabulous indian style of wedding!!! All moments were captured very beautifully. I am greatly impressed.

  29. Jakub wrote:

    That was awesome! Totally!

  30. Tyler Ray wrote:

    What a great record of the wedding day! Aside from your obvious talent I love that there is so much action and colors to spice things up.

  31. Pierrick wrote:

    Un truc de fou!! Merci pour ces magnifiques moments!

  32. Rob Dodsworth wrote:

    I love your compositions…really great stuff!