I love these guys! Normen & Priya are from Holland and had their engagement shoot in Rotterdam with Tapas Maiti . This is just pure Rock n Roll and the couple have got a GREAT story. “I met Priya at the Asian Wedding Exhibition last November” Tapas told me. “It was an hour to go before closing and I was about pack up when she came to my stall and we got chatting. Priya & Norman are from Holland, her mother was a Hindu who arrived in Holland via Surinam whilst her father is a Sikh from the Punjab. Many Indian Hindu’s have settled in Holland by way of Surinam through the Dutch Indian Empire, its a fascinating story and shows the complexity of the Indian diaspora.”
You’ve got to check out the video they made too. It just makes me love them even more. I got so excited watching it!
Credit: Tapas Maiti
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