I’ve seen a lot of crazy horahs. In fact, if you do a Flickr search for the most interesting photos ever taken tagged “horah,” the top five are all mine! But I have never, ever seen one like Rebekah and Jonah’s. I think it was 20 minutes long. There were fireworks. There were costumes. There were skits. There was enough confetti for a tickertape parade. People were taking rehydrating breaks in the middle just so they could make it through! For more, you’re really going to want to watch the slideshow
In fact, with the coming together of their Jewish religion and Rebekah’s Korean heritage, the entire day was filled with beautiful ritual. They had already been legally married (I shot that ceremony, and was their witness! Full-service photography!) but not an ounce of emotion was held back for first the Jewish ceremonies and then, with a costume change, the Korean ceremonies. At the end of the night, all of the guests gathered around the couple for a Talmudic reading.
Jonah’s father said to me at the end, “I bet you don’t do a lot of weddings like this … or you have a really strange life!”
I can only say, no … no I haven’t, and yes … yes I do.
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Kat Braman - amazing shots ryan! looks like a lot of fun.
Phillip Allen - Brimful of ooomph! Your images had me partying in my armchair :~) Clearly Rebekah and Jonah are an energetic couple and you photographed their day with a matching energy to boot!
brett maxwell - way to dominate flickr. emotion+energy+diversity=great wedding (and captured excellently).
Chris Fam - Great moments and stock-image quality, which I favor :)
Drew - Awesome wedding capture. It looks like the crowd was super fun to be around! Great work Ryan.
Dora - Gorgeous! And now I’m a little afraid of the horah at our wedding next month.
Gemma Schipani - I love your dance shots!