Rima Darwash

Welcome

Colourful. Passionate. Funky. Three words I’d describe myself (or at least I hope to be!) Wanna know lil bit more about me? Check out my video documentary or get to know me through the objects I love. If you like what you see vote for the images and drop me some lovin’ in the comments box, yes comments make me happy :)

Credited member of WPJA & SWPP.

I remember meeting Faiza at the start of the year. I was on my health kick and feeling so positive (despite the winter weather!) I had had a flurry of enquiries at the start of the year with many dates already taken and ones with double or triple enquiries for a particular date. My intuition was telling me this bride and this wedding photographer was a match made in photo heaven! Faiza breathed style and class, her taste for simple and classic chic I knew straight away I would absolutely love to shoot her wedding.

The wedding day scene was set at the exquisite Waldorf Hilton Hotel nestled in Convent Garden one of my all time favorite parts of London. It was so lovely working with a team of familiar faces again with Zuleka from Brocade Events who creates the most dreamiest of wedding stages and floral designs, as well as super talented makeup artist Ambreen, who’s work has graced many a Asiana Wedding magazine cover and whom Ive had the privilege to work alongside many brides over the years; yeah we make a powerful trio of ladies I must say!!

Having had such a busy year traveling and shooting, I am slowly starting to catch up on the backlog of blogging, and never really had the time to mention that Faiza and Faisal’s wedding was featured in the summer issue Asiana Wedding Magazine! It was also picked up by the Asian wedding blog My Asian Wed! You may not see me a lot these days, but I still do a secret happy dance and still feel overwhelmed whenever my work is featured, and I warmly express my gratitude both to my lovely couples and to those publishers and viewers who continue to support, thank you guys!

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Welcome to the first of many themed pre wedding shoots I have to feature from this year on my blog. Ever since a concept shoot (plane pre wedding shoot) I thought of doing two years ago, my pre wedding shoots have now manifested to these stylised editorial looks you see now. My love and inspiration for these shoots I guess takes me back to my roots when I used to be a graphic designer. I have always loved the aesthetics of type and image together, drawing inspiration from fashion magazines as well as interiors. Having worked with models previously on stylised shoots, I thought it would be great to introduce this to real couples.

As I sat and listened to Ama and Simon’s story I couldn’t help but feel more and more drawn to them. Both in respective careers they explained that to them although their careers were important and had spend many years studying to where they are now, they wouldn’t let it define them. I listened to their spiritual journey, how they had met and their love for searching for a deeper meaning over the superficial and whats to be expected in ones life. Deciding to quit their jobs and embark on one long honeymoon, traveling and exploring the furthest parts of the world, I was touched by their courageousness, but mainly by their notions of living the moment and not getting drawn into social confines.