Weddings

• As a wedding is a one-time event, the photographer must be prepared for the unexpected. Covering a wedding is both exhausting and invigorating as the photographer is constantly looking for good angles and opportunities for candid shots. Communication and planning time-lines before the event will alleviate many of the stresses associated with photographing a wedding. The ability to tactfully take charge also helps - particularly when photographing large groups or families - a common expectation after the ceremony. Having a run list with all of the expected shots is also a useful tool. A photographer may work with an assistant who can carry equipment, arrange guests, and assist with clothing adjustments or holding of reflectors.

Photographed moments

Common moments that are recorded in wedding photography include:

• Mehendi (henna) on the palms of the bride indicating she is getting ready
• The bride in a wedding dress with heavy wedding jewellery.
• Arrival of the groom on a horse in a procession, and being greeted at the door.
• The bride's entry
• The wedding mandap
• Bride and groom seated and engaged in worship
• Bride and groom walking around the sacred fire
• Special moments such as
• tying the knot
• holding hands
• tying the mangalasutra
• filling the parting of the hair with sindoor
• Portrait of the couple as a royal couple, with guests on their sides as blessing dignitaries or attendants.
• Bidaai, capturing the emotions of the bride as she leaves her father's home
• Wedding portrait: showing the newly wedded husband and wife.