Dhatri + Deepak | Durham Engagement Session

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Dhatri and Deepak were so much fun to photograph! These two are tying the knot this December in India and wanted some engagement photos for their Save the Dates. For their session, we met up at the beautiful and ever-colorful Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, NC. Dhatri and Deepak’s vibrant personalities fit perfectly in this setting. These two were all laughs for the whole three hours we were out photographing. And even though this was a long session- Dhatri and Deepak kept things exciting by bringing along a bubble machine and confetti! Dhatri and Deepak actually went to school together in India as children but were reunited later in life through none other than everyone’s favorite social media site: Facebook! Its amazing how these two are now reunited halfway across the globe from their hometown and have fallen madly in love. You can just feel their happiness as you look at their photos! After wandering around Duke Gardens and the Duke University campus for a bit, we headed into downtown Durham to finish up our session. Durham’s eclectic and colorful buildings were yet another perfect background for this super-fun couple. Dhatri and Deepak wrapped up the session throwing handfuls of colorful confetti in the air. If their engagement session is this much fun, just imagine the wedding! Afterward, we sipped some wine they had brought from their recent trip to Napa Valley and toasted to the beautiful couple while the dusk settled in.

Dhatri and Deepak, thank you so much for asking me to spend the afternoon with you. I had a wonderful time getting to know you and I know you two will have a lovely wedding in India! Keep in touch! ~ Shelley Hartman, Durham Candid Engagement Photographer