A celebration of love.

A celebration of love, of commitment, of friendship, of family, and of two people who are in it for forever.

Wedding photography is a people profession, and you get to meet some pretty incredible ones. There are, of course, your clients, who often can become more friends than clients (or flients, as I like to call them). Not only do you get to meet them, but you also get time to establish really solid relationships with them, which makes it way more enjoyable to do your job.

And then there are tons more people you’ll get to meet. There’s the bridal party, who you spend a fair amount of time with, and guests at the wedding. They can be an amazing source of support, advice, and friendship.

People spend countless hours preparing and planning for their wedding day, and a lot of that effort goes into ensuring that they will look their absolute most beautiful. That makes it pretty darn fun to photograph them!

ndian weddings tend to have the best parties once the dance floor opens! A mix of old school and new Indian and American music is played. Everyone is on the dance floor breaking it down — including the uncles and aunties! Even if you can’t dance, as long as your hands are in the air, and your hips are swaying back and forth, side to side, it’ll look like you’re having the time of your life. 

They are wearing fantastic outfits, their accessories are carefully chosen, their hair is perfect, and their makeup enhances their features. It’s like they are models for a day, but you still get all the fantastic real emotions. Win-win!

Wedding Photography- I consider it an honor!

A love combination of two compatible beings...

Love is the greatest of all things and deserves to be captured candidly, with honesty and integrity.

You don’t hire a photographer to take pictures of your dress hanging up in a tree, back lit and shot at f/2 on a DSLR. You hire him because you believe in his vision. 

The point remains: if you show what you want to shoot in your portfolio and people hire you based on that, then you don’t need to compromise.

The single most rewarding thing about photographing a wedding is when a client tells you they can relive the day through the images. If my photographs re-enforce what they felt and mirror everything they experienced on the day, then I know I have done my job.

In no other field of photography will you receive such personal feedback. A commercial client will never tell you they shed tears of joy when they watched the slideshow. Weddings offer any photographer the ability to make a tangible connection with other human beings and this is why I don’t want to photograph anything else.

Weddings bring out something in people that you never encounter in everyday life: a level of openness and vulnerability. Our relationships with our partners are kept to ourselves, only on this one day will you declare how you feel publicly. To allow yourself to be vulnerable is one of the bravest things I can imagine. Being so emotionally charged that you can’t help the way you behave and the way you feel.

There is a purity of emotion that is inaccessible at any other point in one’s life. This purity is what I love to capture.

Shooting products and still life will always be overseen by a shoot director. Their job is to maintain brand identity and communicate brand values through imagery. With weddings you’re able to sculpt your own identity and shoot exactly how you believe the day should be captured. Ultimately, you deliver a product to a commercial client. To a wedding client, you deliver so much more.

You make an emotional connection with wedding clients, to the extent where you feel like you’ve known them your whole life.

I’m a big old softy at heart; I find it easy to emotionally invest in other couples when I see the love they have for each other, because I recognize it. The love felt on the day isn’t just between the couple, but family and friends too.

The highest level of trust is placed in a photographer. I approach it is as if someone has entrusted me to capture their memories for them.

For this reason, I consider it an honor. 

So you were in love?

So you were in love. It was the most perfect thing in the world, and then suddenly it wasn't. You never imagined it ending like that. You were left hurt, sad, disappointed and tempted to give up on love. But trust me; it's not the end of the world. I have seen people wonder the necessity behind loving another person after a heartbreak or two. The truth is that to experience joy, you have to feel pain. Love is temporary happiness and temporary pain. Nothing great comes without some effort. And to love can be the best effort you give to someone special, to love can be a defining point in your life where and when you discover the true essence of your being and perhaps your youth.

It was a learning experience. Probably the best one in your life. Every step in life, whether right or otherwise, teaches you a lot of things. Maybe, your experience with this guy/girl wasn't as wondrous as you'd have liked. But on the flip side, it taught you a lot of things, not just about love, but also about yourself. Now, you know what exactly is it that you don't want in your guy/girl.

Love isn't to be blamed. It was just that a bad, probably hurtful relationship.
You are not a pro at it! So what? There is no user manual to love or even romance for that matter. Go out again, with open eyes, and an open mind, and probably your true love is out there, waiting for you to make the first move.

Believe it or not, your past experience has made you stronger. So you are more likely to use your head as well as your heart.

But seriously, when it's the right person you fall in love with, you won't even need the above reasons to make peace with yourself. You'll just know.

So, don't hold back. Get ready for a future that is bright, hopeful and filled with love.
You can never know love or learn what it means until you have loved. To love is a search for what is right and what is compatible or adjustable to you.

With love, a lot of things are possible. Love changes people and make you change. Love has a way of making you see the world differently.

Love may not last forever. But the memories you will keep from it, may be treasures you hold forever.

Love as much as you can. Yes you may be less willing after a decent try or two. But in those edges will you find something smooth that you will keep and treasure for the rest of your life!

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A Mumbai-Chennai love story. (Jennifer & Srinath)

Wedding is a once in a lifetime event. Its all about love and a day to cherish for a lifetime; the kind of love that is patient, kind, does not envy, that does not boast, that does not dishonor others, not self seeking, not easily angered and keeps no records of wrong; it always protects, trusts, hopes and preserves. 

I still remember, I was praying for a long time. The day I landed in Mumbai, when I saw her for the first time, I knew she was my girl. But the funny part was, I couldn't tell her immediately; isn't it amazing? One of the initial thing that I noticed about Jenny (Jennifer) is, she is so humble and down to earth person.

I wonder how many people have this character and she has lots of patience to handle me, which is quite challenging for other people. There are so many things I can talk about her. She is my biggest blessing. What more can you ask God?

What can I say about Srinath, I'm from Mumbai and he's from Chennai and we absolutely have no mutual friends, no connections, no contacts at all. But it's only through god and god's grace alone that we met and now, here we are! We're getting married. This walk had really been wonderful and through every step of the way we can see god's grace and his faithfulness throughout our relationship. I still remember the first time we met, it was at the Gateway Of India. He held my hand and the first thing I asked him was," Will you marry me?" because didn't wanted to waste my time if he said no. But he looked at me and said,"How do you even expect me to say No, I'm already in love with you." And that's where it all started.

He's a wonderful person. TO be honest, we both never agree on anything. We fight on almost everything. He has his weaknesses and I have mine. But we compliment each other perfectly. I cannot expect anything better. No one in this entire planet can handle me, but he has proven it. So, I'm really happy.

This video captures brilliantly the very event where two people are no longer two but one till death does them apart. 

Watch their beautiful love story video here:

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