In this blog, we will explore "How to BEST Cover your South Asian Wedding Events on Video/Photo" - featuring samples from our beautiful couple Annie & Michael's 4 day Hindu Wedding!
We covered 4 days of incredible wedding events for our couple through our signature style photography/video! We even had a Same Day Video Edit play at the reception hall in front of a live audience of guests!
Have a look below:
We allocated a total of 18 hours of photo and video production time for the span of this wedding week, which included 2 pre wedding dates for cultural rituals, a day for The Hindu ceremony itself, and wrapped everything up with a western traditional reception on the final day.
When it comes to any of the pre wedding rituals or event days leading up the the ceremony, media coverage is totally optional but couples usually choose to have at least 1-2 hours of content captured on these dates.
On this first day, we attended an in home session to capture some Henna action and group photos.
We recommend going with our "Vibrant" photography style to emphasize the wide range of colours from scenes like this 👍🏼
On the second pre wedding day, we captured an in home Maticoor session simultaneously at two separate locations - one for the bride and the other for the groom's proceedings.
On the bride's side, we started with outdoor blessings before moving inside for a small ceremony - yes it was pretty cold and it's never easy shooting in the dark so flash experience makes all the difference 😂
General South Asian Wedding Photo/Video Tip:
Majority of our couples book a Combo Package with us which includes 2 photographers and 2 videographers. This specifically comes in handy for situations like this where we need to be at 2 different locations at the same time. Plus it is always handy to have extra hands on deck for lighting assisting and having additional angles covered overall.
The third day of Michael and Annie's Hindu Wedding consisted of their cultural ceremony. So again, we started our photography/film coverage roughly an hour before departing the individual homes where they were getting ready in. This is when you can expect us to capture details of outfits, and candids of whoever is there with you during the glam up process ❤️
From there we moved over to an indoor studio space for formal family photos and the creative posed images. This is what we call the "pretty stuff" as we can get creative with light and get you those "print" worthy photos that will most likely make your album or onto your walls. It can be quite tough wrangling large crowds, bridal parties and family - but again, with a crew of 2 photographers and 2 videographers, we made the most of the limited time inside the rented space.
TIP: Photo Rental spaces are good to consider if having a wedding during the cold or winter season 👍🏼
After getting the "pretty posed" stuff out of the way, we made our way over to Woodbine Banquet Hall for the official Hindu ceremony - which is when we as the photo/video team slip into the background and capture all of the beauty as it happens. Starting with the Barrat and an individual ceremony on stage for the bride and groom before the Main event unravels.
