We arrived at the venue before sunrise. The cooks were already at work, the priests were preparing the fire, and Priya was sitting quietly in a corner while her aunts draping her saree argued lovingly about the correct fold. This is what a real Tamil wedding morning looks like. And it is extraordinary.
Most couples spend more time choosing their wedding cake than their photographer. This guide will change how you think about that decision — and save you from the most common expensive mistake couples make.
Nobody tells you that booking the photographer should happen before the venue. Or that most caterers in Chennai are fully booked eight months ahead. We do.
Not all beautiful venues are photogenic. And not all photogenic venues feel beautiful in person. After photographing hundreds of Chennai weddings, we know which ones do both.
Coordinating a wedding from London, Singapore or Dubai with vendors in Chennai is a special kind of challenge. Here's what we've learned from doing it more times than we can count.
She had worried for weeks about the light inside the church. Then on her wedding morning, the clouds parted. And the light that fell on her was something we didn't plan and couldn't have manufactured. That's the job.
The couples who look most natural in their wedding photos are almost never the ones who practiced poses. Here's what they do instead — and it's simpler than you think.
Most of the stress on a wedding day is caused by a badly planned morning. Too rushed, too crowded, not enough buffer time for beauty. Here's how we plan the mornings of our couples — and why it works.
Pondicherry at golden hour. The backwaters of Alleppey. A temple courtyard in Madurai at six in the morning. These are the places that make pre-wedding photography feel like an adventure, not a photoshoot.
We've photographed Tamil weddings in Singapore three times. Each one taught us something new about logistics, light, culture and what families carry with them when they celebrate far from home.
We encourage every couple to interview us before booking. These are the five questions that will tell you more about a photographer than any portfolio ever could.