Indian weddings are family affairs. Guests arrive from across the globe to celebrate…you! For the couple it’s all a whirlwind and they’re relying on their photography and cinematography team to capture the moments for them. Geeta Randery the principal photographer and owner of Randery Imagery shares her tips on getting the most out of the post-ceremony photoshoot. With a beautiful mandap or altar, it’s a natural place to take photos.
If you have a particularly large family, or just want lots of photos with your family and friends in your wedding lehenga, this article is for you!
1. Draft a “Mandap/Altar Photos List” with the groups of people you want photos with. (scroll to the bottom for ideas)
2. Group people together. Make the groups as large as possible, to move things along quickly that day.
3. The day of the wedding, designate one (responsible) person on each side of the family in charge of this list, along with the Wedding Coordinator. Said persons should be present with the list mandap/altar-side helping to rally each group, as needed with the Coordinator.
4. Give a copy of the list to your and have the DJ or Coordinator to announce each group in order.
5. ProTip: Later, after the wedding, you’ll be glad you formed larger groups because the larger the groups the less images there will be and therefore you’ll be able to fit all the mandap/altar photos onto 1-3 spreads in your wedding album. (smart thinkin’ ahead).
{Designated Family Member}
{Go Above & Beyond}
South Asians are super achievers, and if you wanna go above and beyond, create a Whatsapp group for each of the photoshoot groups ahead of time to remind them. That’ll probably lead to several fun conversations (as if your phone won’t already be blowing up during your wedding week), but the more the merrier!
{Group Ideas}
Below is a courtesy list – some food for thought – on how to build your groups. It’s a good idea to group shots together i.e. all the immediate family photos together, followed by extended family, then friends.
- Siblings
- Each set of parents
- Both sets of parents
- Each immediate family
- Both immediate families together
- Cousins
- Each side’s WHOLE family
- College friends
- Friends by geography
- Work friends
- Bhangra/Sports/Garba/<insert hobby here> friends
- Kids
{Take Aways}
- make post-ceremony photoshoots easier and better with this organized approach.
- get help from a few family members.
From all of us at ShaadiShop and Randery Imagery congratulations and cheers to your upcoming wedding!
Pictured left: Samta Varia, Founder & CEO, ShaadiShop.
Pictured right: Geeta Randery, Founder & Principal Photographer, Randery Imagery
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