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Choosing Your Atlanta Indian Wedding Photographer

Indian Wedding Photography

Indian bride and groom exit their wedding ceremony at Lake Lanier Islands in Atlanta, Georgia

Locating an experienced and professional Atlanta Indian Wedding Photographer can be a somewhat difficult and time-consuming process.  As you begin to interview prospective choices of professional photographers, you may begin to find that most, if not all, of these studios will consistently make claims that they have provided photography and video services for many Indian weddings throughout the Atlanta area in the past.  However, this may not always be the case.

Bengali bride and groom pose for portraits

Indian weddings are unlike any other type of traditional or Christian wedding.  These ceremonial events are filled with a diverse selection of customs and rituals that can seem very foreign to an inexperienced photographer.  The Indian culture takes great pride in these wedding celebrations, paying strict attention to detail in regards to the planning and decoration of the blessed event.  For those couples who would also like to hire a professional for filming an Atlanta Indian Wedding Video as well, hiring a photographer with experience in this type of Indian ceremony can prove invaluable.

Indian and Pakistani bride and groom pose for portraits during their fusion Ismaili & Hindu wedding

Sangeet Ceremonies

Friends dance during a Sangeet night performance

As you are interviewing the many options of Atlanta Indian Wedding Photographer, you could begin by asking if they are familiar with the many customs of the Sangeet ceremony.  This will be a great first test.  As you may well know, these events can be filled with a great amount of spectacle and exuberance.  Your professional photographer should be able to relate well to the types of customs that will transpire throughout the wedding ceremony itself and to the energetic reception that will soon follow.  Songs will be sung, children will be playing, relatives will be laughing and cheering, and of course dancing will be occurring among the many attendees invited to the ceremony.  These are cherished moments that you will want to forever capture on your Atlanta Indian Wedding Video.  Hire the wrong photographer, and these moments could be lost forever.

Indian bride getting henna applied on Mehndi night

Mehendi Parties

 

Your Atlanta Indian Wedding Photographer should also be well experienced with the many events of the traditional Mehendi Party.  The larger amounts of time involved with applying the intricate designs and for allowing the henna to completely dry may come as quite a shock to the non-experienced photographer.  These tattoos will eventual fade away forever within a couple of short weeks.  You will want an expert who can catch these experiences on film and in your professionally created Atlanta Indian Wedding Video so that these memories will last a lifetime.

Bengali bride and groom pose for dramatic portraits at Piedmont Park during sunset in Midtown Atlanta

Experience in Traditional Weddings

 

Of course, having knowledge of Indian wedding ceremonies is extremely helpful, but this is not the only significant factor in choosing the perfect Atlanta Indian Wedding Photographer.  Look for long-term experience at all costs.  Even though your event may be perfectly planned, unforeseen circumstances can easily arise.  This is all part of enjoying the perfect wedding day, the little surprises that happen along the way.  You will want your professional photographer to be on hand at all times in order to capture these unexpected surprises immediately on your Atlanta Indian Wedding Video.  Experienced photographers have a strange knack for “expecting the unexpected”.

Indian groom jumps with friends during wedding day ceremonies at a Muslim Shia wedding in Atlanta

Friends dance during an Indian wedding celebration

Groom is hugged by guests during a Hindu wedding ceremony

Friends dance during an Indian wedding reception

Bride hugs her father during an Indian wedding reception

Bride gets messy during the Pithi ceremony at an Ismaili wedding

Bride and groom with maid of honor and best man during an Indian wedding cruise in Sydney Harbour, Australia

Bride and groom pose for portraits in New York City

Bride and groom take photos in front of the New York City skyline at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Zac and Betty with two of our brides and grooms at a wedding

You may contact Zachary Long about your Atlanta Indian Wedding using the contact form on our main website using this link, or by sending an email to us at zac@fenglongphoto.com . Let us make your dreams come true!

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