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Christine and Nader Wed in Cairo Garden | Cairo Egypt Wedding Photography

kaldasia — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:11:19 +0000

Christine and Nader were a wonderful couple to work with. Christine was a huge fan of my work and while many of my clients have told me how much they tell their friends about me I have never attended a wedding at which so many of the guests had visited my website (at Christine’s instructions) and greeted me with compliments regarding my photography. The day went beautifully. We began in Christine’s grandmother’s old apartment in Garden City which was absolutely stunning. Also Christine’s grandmother was exceptionally sweet to us during our time at the flat. Then we moved to the Church near Korba and finally ended up at a garden near Alexandria Desert Road. The reception venue was beautiful and we arrived a couple of hours before sunset allowing for photographing in the most beautiful light a photographer can ask for. Here are some of the images that tell the days story. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Thanks.

Omar and Kathryn Wed at Katameya Heights in New Cairo | Cairo Egypt Wedding Photography

kaldasia — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:24:55 +0000

Omar and Kathryn are a great couple I met this last December. They’re based in DC where I used to live and came out here to celebrate their wedding near Omar’s family which is based in Cairo. They had a second ceremony in Nebraska near Kathryn’s family. I had a wonderful time at their wedding. DJ Roro and Said Mrad did an amazing job keeping people dancing. Dina Iskandar’s decor was excellent as always. Omar and Kathryn brought together an exceptionally cosmopolitan group of friends from just about everywhere with some pretty incredible and energetic dancers amongst them as you’ll see below. Thanks Omar and Kathryn for having me on your special day and congrats to you both.

Karen and Bassel Wed at Katameya Heights in Cairo | Cairo Egypt Wedding Photography

kaldasia — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:12:29 +0000

Karen and Bassel were a great couple to work with who are among the most patient I have ever had as clients. Thanks again for that They’re both a lot of fun and definitely know how to party. We started the day at the JW Marriott in New Cairo. Shady from Mohamed Sagheer did a brilliant job on Karen’s makeup and Karen was pretty ecstatic when he finished. Then my friend Mass Gharios came in to do Karen’s hair and was artful as always. Dina Iskander and her team did an amazing job decorating and lighting the Basilique Church in Korba and Katemeya Heights for the reception. My friend Ray quenched all the guests thirst with his masterful cocktail mixing skills. The DJ, Samba did a great job keeping the guests on the dance floor and making me work overtime. We were supposed to finish early! 15 and a half hours after I arrived at the JW Marriott to shoot Karen’s makeup the party had dwindled from around 700 guests to 20 or 30 and Bassel and I chatted at the bar before I headed off. That said I had a wonderful time and think we got some great photos. Let me know what you think.

Also I’d like to extend a special thanks to my friend Steve for loaning me his golf clubs for a special photo below. I need to get those back to you

Cairo Egypt Wedding Photographer | Omar and Katherine Downtown Cairo | Timothy Kaldas Photography

kaldasia — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:03:46 +0000

Omar and Katherine are a really great couple based out in DC who came to Cairo to get married and have Omar’s family in attendance. Katherine’s family is from Nebraska and they’ll be having a second wedding out there shortly with all of them as well. A week before the wedding we headed downtown together to get some shots of the two of them together before the craziness of the days before the wedding overwhelmed them and their schedule. We checked out Talaat Harb and walked over by the Townhouse cultural center to get some shits. Then we rode a felucca together on the nile to get away from the crowds and finally we found ourselves in Ganaynat al Asmak in Zamalek to get in a few last shots in the relaxing atmosphere of the park. Working with Omar and Katherine was a pleasure and their wedding on New Year’s day at Katameya Heights was a blast.

Cairo Egypt Wedding Photographer | Deepak and Rada are Engaged! | Timothy Kaldas Photography

kaldasia — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:27:10 +0000

So Deepak called me while I was home in the states with a plan. He and his then-girlfriend were planning a trip to Egypt and he wanted to surprise her and pop the question and he asked me to be there to capture the moment. Rada thought they were just going for a shoot at the Pyramids and had no idea what was about to happen (you can tell from the look on her face below). We arrived at the pyramids and discovered they had changed the schedule and were closing early so once again I was on a camel (then a horse) following a couple around the back fence with cameras hanging off me to get shots of them with the pyramids at particularly special moment in their lives. I hope you enjoy the images. Please let me know what you think.

Moments Magazine Features Timothy Kaldas Photography | Cairo Egypt Wedding Photographer

kaldasia — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:14:11 +0000

A few months ago Sam at moments magazine sat down with me to ask about the wedding photography scene in Egypt and my observations regarding it as well as my style in photography. The piece just got published in their debut issue for January 2011. Please check it out and let me know what you think. Thanks.

You can find the magazine in Costa, Cilantro, Starbucks, etc. or online at http://www.momentsmagazine.net/

It’s Coming! Are you ready? | Timothy Kaldas Photography | Cairo Egypt Wedding Photographer

kaldasia — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:01:37 +0000

Hi Everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful new year. I just wanted to give you a sneak peak of what we’re working on for 2011. We’re moving into a new office in Zamalek in February and I’m very excited about our new space and the added services we’ll be offering our clients. I’ll keep updating the blog with shots of the office as it develops into our new home.

Cairo Egypt Wedding Photographer | Sherifa and Fred Wed at Andrawis Nile Garden

kaldasia — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:17:38 +0000

I think the vast majority of couples coming from abroad to marry in Cairo find me in their search for a photographer. One guy in London once called me asking if I was the only wedding photographer in Egypt. I laughed and explained no, I’m just one of the few you can find on google. Everybody else is on facebook. Sherifa’s friend from Texas was helping her plan for her wedding in Cairo when she came across my website and contacted me telling me I’d be perfect for her friend. Then Sherifa and Fredrik got in touch with me to finalize things and the rest is history. Sherifa and Fred put together a beautiful wedding at Ganaynat Andrawis (Andrawis Nile Garden) with the help of their friends and family, especially Sherifa’s mother! With the efficiency of a drill sergeant she kept the various vendors in order and made sure everything was perfect. Their friends woke up early in the morning to make the floral arrangements for the wedding and prepare the decorations. I found them at the garden at 10 AM. Then we went back to the hotel where one of Sherifa’s friends did her hair and another her makeup. Music was complements of a talented violinist attending the wedding and various iPods

Sherifa’s brother officiated the marriage ceremony and Fredrik’s sister put on a skit with caveman outfits! Oh, and one of Fred’s relatives I believe ending things nicely by nearly setting fire to the garden with a hot air balloon contraption he brought. The guests were from literally just about everywhere. Sherifa herself was half Egyptian while Fred was half Swedish and half Venezuelan. Guests came from Australia, the UK, China, the US and elsewhere. It was an exceptionally warm and intimate wedding with a really great crowd of close friend and family who knew how to party.

Thank you Sherifa and Fredrik for having me there and best of luck to you both.

Alexandria Egypt Wedding Photographer | Asma and Amer Wed at the Four Seasons in Alexandria | Timothy Kaldas Photography

kaldasia — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:02:11 +0000

This past summer I got to shoot a wedding in Alexandria Egypt for the first time. The wedding was a lot of fun and Asma and Amer were great to work with. Asma is from Tunis and Amer is from Alexandria. The two met in Canada where they both now live. The guests were from all over the place and gave the wedding a really great vibe. One of the things I love most about this job is all the cool different people I get to meet doing it from; Egypt and abroad. In spite of the fact that I’m based in Cairo I end up having clients from literally all over the world. At this point I have worked with brides and grooms from Sri Lanka, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Tunis, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Germany and Australia. Next summer it looks like I’ll be shooting weddings in France and Morocco.

In the case of Asma and Amer the venue was absolutely stunning. The Four Seasons in Alexandria is truly beautiful and the view of the Mediterranean from the room was amazing. Flower Power did a great job with the decoration at the venue. Shady from Mohamed Sagheer did brilliant work with Asma’s makeup as always and Mass Gharios worked his wonders on her hair. It all came together in the wedding you see below. As always please leave a comment. I love hearing your thoughts. Thanks.

Cairo Egypt Wedding Photographer | Randhir and Yasmine Marry at the Fairmont at Nile City | Timothy Kaldas Photography

kaldasia — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:20:28 +0000

You know what you should do when you plan your wedding? Plan for it to be outside in the DAY TIME! Please! Do you know why, because it’s so awesome to shoot in natural light and it will show in your photographs. In this particular case it also helps that Randhir and Yasmine are awesome. I met Randhir several months ago. He called me and told me I had to be their wedding photographer so we met up at the Marriott to discuss the wedding. We actually spent most of the time talking about life and politics over a beer, but we did spend 5 or 6 minutes on the wedding too Randhir and Yasmine treated me like a true friend from the outset. They invited me to a small party with their friends who had arrived in Cairo for the wedding in the days before the wedding. The two met while working for the UN in sub-Saharan Africa. Randhir himself is from Sri Lanka. The wedding party was a cool mix of people from just about everywhere. I always want to thank Amr Hosny for doing a fantastic job keeping the party going and my assistants Remon Michael and Ahmed Soliman for all their help throughout the night. I’d also like the tailor at the Fairmont for sowing the background for the photobooth to the stands so that it could withstand the crazy wind on the rooftop.