| The first thing to note is that Asian wedding | | | | Asian wedding requires knowledge of the traditions |
| photography is an interesting term which means | | | | and ceremonies. Many wedding ceremonies and |
| more than photographing at an Indian or Pakistani | | | | traditions take place quite quickly, the mother of the |
| wedding. It is the art of telling the story of the Indian | | | | bride welcoming the bridegroom and his family with a |
| or Pakistani wedding beautifully, artistically and | | | | garland or blessing, the throwing of petals, the tying |
| unobtrusively. | | | | of the knots and pouring rice into the fire, and the |
| You are likely to find that wedding photographers | | | | photographer has to know what to expect and be |
| who specialize in Asian weddings offer a combination | | | | ready to capture it beautifully and creatively. |
| or reportage or photojournalistic coverage together | | | | Capturing the Family |
| with artistic couple portraits, but good Asian wedding | | | | The members of an Asian family are often very |
| photographers need to have far more than excellent | | | | close-knit, so it is important to photograph not only |
| reportage and portraiture skills. | | | | the bride and groom, but their parents, brothers and |
| Setting the Scene | | | | sisters, aunts and uncles and grandparents. |
| To tell a complete story of your wedding day, your | | | | The emotions and closeness of parents and aunties |
| wedding photographer will need to be a story-teller | | | | and uncles are some of the most beautiful and |
| and able to photograph the events, people and | | | | treasured details of the wedding day. Asian wedding |
| details in a way which sets the scene. Like the | | | | photography specialists will endeavour to photograph |
| elements of a written story, the setting and mood | | | | the couple's parents during the wedding ceremony |
| needs to be conveyed. | | | | and capture the tears and smiles of pride. |
| In photographic terms this means capturing the | | | | Revealing Detail |
| venue of the wedding in the most flattering manner, | | | | Details can reveal so much about the day and the |
| giving a sense of weather and the season. For | | | | personality of the bride and bridegroom, and it is |
| example, at winter wedding, you will want your | | | | important to photograph these details. The flower |
| wedding photographer to brave the elements to | | | | arrangements, table settings, favours, jewelery, car |
| capture the couple's venue and establish the place | | | | and elements of the Hindu wedding, Islamic or Sikh |
| and time- be it the country house screened through | | | | ceremonies make beautiful and thoughtful |
| raindrops on bare branches or a starburst of sun | | | | photographs which can really enhance the design of |
| coming out from behind the temple. | | | | the wedding album. |
| When the day starts at the bride's or groom's home, | | | | Wrapping it up |
| there may be details of the welcome decorations | | | | Finally, like a good ending to any story, it is important |
| over the doorway or a scene through a window and | | | | to photograph the final moments of the wedding |
| open doorway. | | | | day- the venue lit up at night under a starry sky, |
| Telling the Story | | | | driving away or simply enjoying a well-deserved |
| Just as in any great story, there is a beginning, middle | | | | moment away from their guests. |
| and an end, and this is filled plot and subplots, with | | | | Asian wedding photography done well require the |
| characters and their actions and emotions and details | | | | skills of architectural photography, magazine-style |
| which reveal more about the mood and style of the | | | | details, photojournalistic moments of the ceremony |
| story. | | | | and emotions and creative portraits to completely tell |
| Conveying the action of what is happening at an | | | | the story of the wedding artistically and completely. |