East African Styled Shoot (Brides of the Horn) Featured in the current issue of Today's Bride magazine!

Hi Hi Hi Everyone! So excited to share my latest blog post! I did a styled shoot last year with an amazing group of vendors. The theme of this shoot was “Brides of the Horn”. This East African themed shoot was dreamt up by wedding planner Nia, of Weddings with Nia. I was honoured to be asked to be the photographer and videographer for the shoot. A big thank you to everyone who did such an amazing job on this shoot! Please do check out the work of all the vendors involved in this shoot and support them as well! Something quite lovely about this shoot is that we were recently featured in the current issue of Canada’s leading bridal magazzine “Today’s Bride”. You can see the e-magazine by clicking the link below or even better if you live in Canada go out and get yourself a copy (now available in stores near you such as at shoppers and chapters)!

Vendors

Weddings with Nia

Florals, Decor and Tablescape: Zuhoor Designs (Special shoutout to Bilqees for all the amazing florals. Am so happy we get to be published together again!)

Tableware: Roselle and Co

M.U.A’s:

BBM Beauty

Neo’s Beauty

Hair Stylist:

Hair: Hair by Hanani

Veil: Pia Eva Design

Diraac Outfits: Ejaabo Boutique

Cookies: Zuli’s Cookies

Cake: Cakes by Mavis

Stationery: The Creative Souk

Saxophonist: Jay Smooth

Models: Feven Tecleab (Eritrean Bridal Look), Lamme Yousouf (Oromo bridal look), Hala Ali (Harari Bridal Look), Hali Farah (Somali bridal look in white and green), Amina Mohamed (Modern Eritrean and Ethiopian bridal look ), Amal Abdi (Somali bridal look in red)

Assistant at the shoot:

Metti Maru

If you would like to book me for your 2022 or 2023 Wedding or Event then get in touch HERE!

Check out the video highlight of the shoot below!

Okay Thank you all for taking the time to go through my blog. I hope to see you back here or even better that we get to work together!

If you would like to book me for your 2022 or 2023 Wedding or Event then get in touch HERE!

Yasmin and Omar's Wedding at Parkwood Estate and Chateau Le Jardin

When it comes to G.T.A locations one of the most unique is defintely Parkwood Estate. Yasmin and Omar are that beautiful couple who exude class and elegance. I am proud to showcase their beautiful wedding on my website today!

This wedding was recently featured on the esteemed Toronto Wedding Blog Event Source and before that their engagement shoot was featured on Toronto Life magazine! They truly are Ethiopian Canadian/ American Royalty.

Vendors:

Weddings with Nia

Film: Bryan Films

Makeup: Emminent Allure

Decor: MMM Decor

Cake: Fruitilicious Cakes

Entertainment: Jay smooth (Saxophonist), DJ Eske (DJ), Atham (Traditional Music)

Second Shooters for Karimah Gheddai Photographyh: Mariam Sheikh and Rania El Nady

If you would like to book me for your 2022 or 2023 Wedding or Event then get in touch HERE!

If you would like to book me for your 2022 or 2023 Wedding or Event then get in touch HERE!

Until next time hope to see you back here or better yet that we get to work with each other in the future!

-Karimah

Sharon and Jared's E-shoot at Parkwood Estate

Hello Everyone!

Summer is here! My favourite season! I am happy to share my latest blog post from the e-shoot of Sharon and Jared. These two are such beautiful people inside and out. I first got to meet them last year when they won our Spring Picnic giveaway! An amazing event with some of the best vendors this city has to offer! I will blog that shoot at another time, but let me tell you from the first day I met these two I saw a young couple so in love that it was absolutely beautiful to witness!

Sharon and Jared actually got married last month (after having to postpone from last year due to COVID) and it was a pleasure to cover their beautiful wedding! Congratulations to them both and I look forward to sharing images from their wedding on my blog soon!

For this engagement shoot at Parkwood Estate, the couple began their photoshoot dressed in formal wear, and then later on they changed into traditional Tanzanian inspired outfits. I thought the colours turned out fantastic and really complemented nicely with the grounds at Parkwood estate!

Wedding Planner: Weddings With Nia

M.U.A: BBM Beauty

Location: Parkwood Estate in Oshawa

E-Shoot Film: Amal Films

If you would like to book me for your 2022 or 2023 Wedding or Event then get in touch HERE!

As always, thank you kindly for joining me on another edition of my blog post! Until the next time have a great one! I hope to see you back here again in the future, or even better that we get to work together!

-Karimah

If you would like to book me for your 2022 or 2023 Wedding or Event then get in touch HERE!

Josephine and Kwabena's Engagement Photoshoot at Guild Park

Hey Everyone!

Welcome to another blog post on my website! I am excited to put this one out while we are still sort of in coat and sweater weather here in Toronto hehe.

Last month I got to cover the beautiful Ghanaian Canadian American wedding of Josephine and Kwabena. The wedding took place here in Toronto, and it was such a beautiful event!

I will be blogging that wedding soon but before that, I am sharing some images from their e-shoot! I took their engagement photos back in March at one of my most favourite locations to do e-shoot photos; Guild Park!

Josephine and Kwabena have known each other for a very long time. I believe it is about 15 years as they told me at their e-shoot (basically since they were kids). They had been in a long distance relationship for a while before they tied the knot, as Kwabena is from the States and Josephine is from the G.T.A.

We had so much fun taking these images, even if the entire grounds were super muddy on this day back in March. It was a real task trying to navigate our way through the grounds lol.

It was refreshing to see a laid back casual style that was selected by Josephine and Kwabena for their e-shoot outfits. The cream colors really complemented the architectural backdrops at the Guild so nicely!

If you would like to book me for your 2022 or 2023 Wedding or Event then get in touch HERE!

Well I thank you for stopping by and reading another of my blog posts! I quite love showcasing my work via this medium! I am super excited for the 2022 season and can’t wait to share more work with you this upcoming year so stay tuned!

Until next time! Wishing you beautiful happy days ahead!

-Karimah

Munira and Yassin's Anniversary Shoot at Preto Loft and Edwards Gardens

I am always honoured when couples ask me to take their anniversary images. Munira contacted me to take her wedding anniversary photos with her husband, months in advance of the date. She told me she had been watching my work for a while and just had to have me take her anniversary photos. I was truly honoured that she considered me to take these special images!

These images were taken in August of last year. We started the shoot off at the unique Preto loft studio. Munira wore a gorgeous satin pastel pink dress that had an elegant flow to it and her husband’s outfit complimented hers quite nicely. They honestly gave off such regal vibes! Preto Loft is always a joy to shoot at and makes for an excellent setting. Later on we headed to Edwards gardens for the second half of the shoot which we got to do during golden hour, and the light was absolutely glorious! MashAllah!

Location: Preto Loft by Mintroom Studios

Location 2: Edwards Gardens

Munira’s Makeup: Done by Munira herself

Munira has a lovely youtube page featuring lifestyle content which can be found in the link below:

Munira’s Youtube Channel

If you would like to book me for your 2022 or 2023 Wedding or Event then get in touch HERE!

Well as always, I thank you for taking the time to view my latest blog! I hope you will be back, or even better, that we get to work together in the future!

If you would like to book me for your 2022 or 2023 Wedding or Event then get in touch HERE!