You have put your bridal fineries on, the wedding venue is decked up, and the excitement is palpable. Your wedding day is charged with energy and you’ll want to capture every poignant experience behind the lens. These pictures will become your repository of memories to get transported to the mise en scène years later, and also an instant gratification (think social media uploads the next day). Such is the power of photographs—they are the ultimate keepsakes for posterity. This is why picking the right wedding photographer is an essential part of the planning process.
As the times have shown, sprawling lawns and rolling vineyards are replaced by the couple’s home as the wedding venue. So for sentimental and practical reasons, it’s imperative to work with a wedding photographer who can click snapshots that allow the raw emotional energy to shine through (sans posed portraits and phoney props). To help you with your search, we have lined-up the best specialists you can consider for your big day.
Sam & Ekta
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MBAs-turned-wedding-photographers Sam Walzade and Ekta Rekhi left the corporate world to offer couples authentic preservation of their special-occasion memories. The award-winning duo shoots one wedding at a time to ensure complete attention and care, and counts clients like Armaan Jain, Mohit Marwah and others to their repertoire. By dabbling with photojournalism, portraiture and documentary filmmaking, the pair ascertains “wedding pictures and films feel real, so that the natural magic of a story is preserved. The result should revive old memories and evoke the feelings felt on the day of. We try to be as unobtrusive as possible and approach weddings like observers. While the actual wedding is always special, the ones that excite us the most are the in-between moments that one can never predict.”
Stories by Joseph Radhik
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The wedding photographer of choice for Priyanka Chopra and Samantha Akkineni, Mumbai-based Joseph Radhik feels “pictures are always the by-product, for me it is always the experiences with the beautiful people I am blessed to document. I welcome the constraints this pandemic has brought upon us, because this is my dream wedding setup—no large guest lists (half of whom you've to put on a fake smile for!), no elaborate event plans, and just pure celebration of love between two families. As much as I love the spectacle of the typical big fat celebrations, I am drawn towards the subtler moments hidden in this spectacle.” The award-winning dubs his style 80 percent honest storytelling of love, 10 percent portraits that celebrate that love, and 10 percent of complete over-the-top visuals.
Ramit Batra Photography & Films
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The Delhi-based artist has garnered much traction for his contemporary, compelling style of storytelling and vibrant imagery. With 450 weddings across 15 plus countries and a number of awards to his credit, Ramit Batra is touted as one of the most sought-after names in the circuit. Whether a lavish affair or an at-home nuptial, “when it comes to documenting an intimate wedding, I visualise and focus on the most important question—‘how would the bride and groom like to remember their big day?’. This comes from understanding their personalities and preferences by getting to know them better, way before the occasion. What makes intimate weddings that extra celebratory is that it helps me capture moments which otherwise would go unnoticed in a larger-than-life setting.”
Karan Sidhu Photography
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Karan Sidhu says wedding photography is serious business. “If a picture doesn't tell a story, if it doesn't take you back to that very moment even after decades, it's pointless. Most importantly, we are well aware of the fact that we are going to create heirlooms for our clients. These photos and videos will be preserved and passed down generations. You don’t need gimmicks—the emotional and high energy environment is all that’s required to seize the moment.” The New Delhi-based specialist is renowned for documentary-style work that gives a fresh perspective to wedding documentation. He recently chronicled two lockdown nuptials in the capital.
House On The Clouds
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Although just six years old in the industry, Bengaluru-based Siddharth Sharma has carved a niche for his modern approach to photography. The creative does not label his company under the ‘luxury’ moniker, instead takes pride in capturing stories. “Our work is not based on trends but content and visuals. As a wedding photographer my job is not only to capture intimate reactions but also try to establish what led to those reactions. It’s important for me to make myself a part of the family so the awkwardness due the presence of an unknown person with a camera is blurred to a point where people don’t have to control their laughter or unexpected tears.”
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