The day you say your “I dos” is imprinted in your mind till eternity. The day you are united with the person you will grow old with is worth every cerebration. Your wedding is not merely a day marked on the calendar in your life. It is the beginning of your happily ever after. And in many ways is a culmination of your love for each other. It is the highlight of the start of a couple’s journey.
Indian marriages- A cultural tour
An Indian wedding is not just about the coming together of two individuals. It is a right of passage where two families come together for the rest of their lives. There is no one prototype for an Indian wedding. They are as diverse and as heterogeneous as the country itself. Multitudes of religions, regions, communities, and beliefs make India weddings a kaleidoscope of ever-changing traditions and customs in every state.
Indian weddings are not just a celebration, they are an education in knowing a part of your country intimately. With their endless gastronomic delights, a profusion of interesting traditions, and treating guests as next to god, Indian weddings are the epitome of hospitality and fun. They are nothing short of being a crash course in Indianness and attending one is like taking a cultural tour to a part of this vast country.
No matter the difference in the weddings what unites each of them is that each of these weddings across diversities is a multi-day event. Each day a new celebration, a new chapter in the prologue of your love story that leads to your D day. Each day has a significance of its own needs to be captured in all its tenderness and solemnity.
Wedding photography: A tribute & an ode to your love
Have you ever gone though the wedding albums of your parents and grandparents? Oh the sheer delight on their faces while enplaning each photograph to you ! Each photo in the album containing a treasure trove of memories that comes spilling out each time the album is opened. You may not have been present there but the photographs are as much a part of your memories as it is of theirs. Why should your wedding day not be an abundance of sweet memories too? When the wedding is over, the guests depart and the wedding finery put away, all that remains are the memories of this day of your union.
A picture is worth a thousand words and your wedding photo album is not merely photographs of various events and people! It is the best take away of the entire ceremony. It’s a memory box that when opens fills your senses with the sweet fragrance of the day you committed your life to each other.
This one day is not just another ordinary day in your life. It is a significant milestone in your life. A day that will be imprinted in your memory forever and the stories related to this day passed on from generation to generation. In short, a day that is full of magic and memories. There are tears of joy and nostalgia, happiness for a new chapter in life, and a truckload of memories of this very special day. There is nothing better than capturing these cherished moments in photographs and making them timeless. Your wedding album is an ode, a tribute to your love.
Your wedding photographs are a testimony to your love and commitment to each other. They capture your most precious memories and make the most beautiful story out of it. A story that will be held by posterity as an invaluable belonging.
Capturing the Indianness - Hiring a Professional Wedding Photographer
Weddings are an expensive affair, particularly Indian ones. When you sit down to make the “to-do” list of your special day, hiring a professional wedding photographer is almost at the bottom of the list as an afterthought. When the dress, the venue, and the food take priority, why shouldn't capturing of memories? Taking photographs is not rocket science, it’s art and not everyone is an artist. Anyone can take a few good shots. However, your wedding is much more than a few shots gathering digital dust in some corner of your hard drive. It’s your story and you want vignette of your story to be as beautiful as the day itself. Choosing the right professional photographer makes all the difference between a forgettable memory and a day that has your unique and distinct footprints setting it apart from the crowd.
Taking photographs may look easy but in reality, it's a hard job to accomplish. From sitting down with the family to understand their requirements, spending time with the bride and the groom to identifying events and locations that will be made captive of the frame, it is undeniable that Indian wedding photography needs a professional to handle it. When it comes to chronicling the journey of your love, hire someone who can give more than their best. Indian weddings with all their complexities need an eye that is not only well versed with the local traditions and customs but one who understands the significance of capturing the nuances typical of an Indian wedding.
Photographing an Indian wedding has emerged as a field of specialty with the couple and their families picking up the style that suits their taste the most from the bouquet of styles from choose from. Each professional has their repertoire of work which highlights their best work. Couples and the families can go through the collection and choose the look and the feel of the photographs that appeal to them the most.
To produce a stunning wedding album that is a storehouse of memories for times to come a lot of technical know-how and latest technology goes into it. Professional photographers come armed with the technical knowledge that not only makes the wedding photo album a memorable possession but it elevates your experience of being photographed as well. They come with a distinct advantage of the knowledge of places that would be apt as utterly gorgeous backgrounds to the documentation of your fairy tale and latest software to give that perfect finishing touch to each of your wedding photos. And the perennial issue of data getting corrupted or eternally lost that one encounters when you designate a technologically novice person as your wedding photographer is also taken care of. Professional wedding photographers have their own protocol of creating multiple backups for your most prized possessions. Technological malfunctions like the camera not working is also the thing of the past. Professional wedding photographers carry two cameras by default to minimize the risk of any technical glitch putting a damper on your most memorable day.
With everyone wanting their wedding photographs to reflect their happiness of the special day the perfect way, Indian wedding photography has become a competitive field. Agencies and photographers are forever on their toes to provide the latest cutting edge innovations to give you the very best of experiences. From the latest editing software to equipment that can capture the most in-decipherable movements and from techniques that make the photo look otherworldly to tools that make the lighting just right for the photograph to look flawless, the professional wedding photographers come with everything that goes in making the most beautiful memory trail of your wedding.
Be it a grandiose or simple, weddings are a very special affair full of nostalgia, laughter, and teary eyes. An emotional day as this needs to be captured with love and tenderness to serve as the centerpiece of your wedding memories for years to come. Invest in a professional photographer to immortalize the memories of the day that is closest to your heart. Because memories matter, not only for you but for generations to come.