Planning photography for a destination wedding
Ten practical things that make the day easier to photograph.
A destination wedding has more moving parts than a home one, and most of them are easier to settle early. These are the things that help us most.
Share the dates as soon as they are fixed
Even before the venue is final. It lets us hold the dates and start thinking about travel.
Send the whole schedule, not only the ceremony
Welcome dinners, haldi mornings, travel days and the morning after are often where the best frames are. Tell us about all of them.
Tell us the guest count for each event
Indian weddings rarely have one guest list. A haldi for eighty and a sangeet for four hundred need different teams, so we plan each event on its own.
Name the people who matter
Send a short list: grandparents, siblings, the friend who flew in. We will look out for them all day, not only at the group photo.
Give the real timings
When the muhurat is, when the baraat sets off, when the bride starts getting ready. Hair and make-up often run long, so tell us when the artist begins.
Let us arrive a day early
We walk the venue, meet your planner and decorator, and find where the light falls before anyone is watching. It makes the day itself calmer.
Planning from abroad? Say so early
If you live in another country, tell us your time zone and the hours that suit you. Most of our planning happens on WhatsApp and short video calls, and we are glad to speak with your planner directly.
Add us to the planning group
One WhatsApp group with the planner, decorator and family contact saves a hundred small calls. Share outfit colours and the decor plan too.
Keep a quiet slot for portraits
About twenty minutes, away from the crowd, with nothing else scheduled around it. This is the composed hour, and it works best when it is not squeezed.
Mention anything that is off-limits
A ritual that is private, a room with no cameras, a relative who would rather not be photographed. We would rather know than guess.
Decide who will speak
If there will be toasts or speeches, tell us who and when, so we can be close enough to hear them for the film.
If you are planning something and want to think it through, write to us.