Akbar Sayed Journal

Memona & Salman’s Unforgettable Andrew Mellon Auditorium Pakistani Wedding Some love stories deserve a setting as grand as the love they celebrate. Memona & Salman’s Andrew Mellon Auditorium Pakistani wedding was a breathtaking fusion of timeless elegance and rich South Asian traditions. With the grandeur of this historic Washington, DC venue, their multi-day wedding felt…

I met Sabreet and Arun over the summer in Fells Point for their Baltimore engagement shoot. We met in early morning to avoid crowds and to use beautiful sunrise light. Both Sabreet and Arun are pretty laid back people and we had a good time. Sabreet and Arun truly bought into the vision (fun, natural, timeless) and…

After their Mehndi After their fun and intimate home Mehndi, Sarah and Nabil had a beautiful ceremony. This intimate Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City Muslim Wedding Ceremony was such a joy to be a part of. The day had a very laid back vibe. Make up by Dina and her team worked away on family members.  I took…

About Sarah and Nabil Sarah and Nabil had a beautiful, colorful, and intimate Mehndi. This Pakistani-American Mehndi was so much fun with this great couple. Sarah and Nabil first met while working for Center for Global Development (a non-profit think tank focused on reducing global poverty).  When I think of Nabil and Sarah, they’re a couple…

Arjoo and Sharath were married on May 27th, at the Westin Alexandria Wedding where I was honored to join them for the Ceremony and reception of this grand event! Recently, I posted the engagement session that I did with these two and told you their love story: They met while Sharath was in Washington, D.C.,…

Shaima and Qasim were married on May 21, 2017 with a ceremony and reception at Fox Chase Manor in Manassas, Virginia. I loved being able to be a part of this stunning couple’s love story, for both their colorful mehndi / holud celebration to their amazing wedding. This couple knew it was meant to be when…

I met up with Divya and Rick on a beautiful May day for an engagement session on the Georgetown waterfront in Washington DC. This was particularly exciting for me, because Divya is a friend of mine I have known since my days at the University of Maryland in Baltimore County. She was doing her undergrad…

  I met up with Arjoo and Sharath on May 6th for an engagement session all around Washington, DC. We took pictures around the Tidal Basin, Jefferson Memorial, and Lincoln Memorial—hitting some big hot spots around the city. When meeting Arjoo and Sharath, I was immediately struck by how incredibly kind and sweet they both…