page_title: Wedding photography
section_title: South Asia
hierarchical_section_title: Wedding photography / South Asia
caption_attribution_description: English: Hindu marriage ceremony from a Rajput wedding. Norsk nynorsk: Rajput-par i ein hinduistisk vigsel.
context_page_description: Wedding photography is a specialty in photography that is primarily focused on the photography of events and activities relating to weddings. It may include other types of portrait photography of the couple before the official wedding day, such as a pre-wedding engagement session. On the official wedding day, the photographer will attempt to provide portrait photography, as well as documentary photography coverage to document the different events and rituals throughout the wedding day.
context_section_description: South Asian wedding photography refers to wedding photography of activities relating to Indian, Pakistani and other South Asian weddings.
  Indian weddings are a Rs. 800 billion industry, which is expected to grow by 25% per annum, with a significant part dedicated to photography.
  Indian weddings are significantly different from western marriages. While western marriage rituals have become common in many countries, they have not become common in India except among the Christian population. Indian weddings exhibit bold colors instead of the color white. Loud music is considered to be the norm during parts of an Indian marriage. The ceremonies are elaborate and can take considerable time even when condensed. There are various rituals like Seven Promises of Indian Marriage which are called as 'Saat Pheras' and are performed on the day of wedding. An Indian marriage is traditionally a public affair, with the bridegroom taken in a procession through the town. Even a modest Indian wedding can have several hundred participants, who are all thought to be "relatives and close family friends". By convention a photographer is required to include each guest in at least one photograph which includes the bride and the groom.   These factors make photographing an Indian wedding significantly different from western weddings. 
  Wedding photography is now a major commercial endeavor in India that supports the bulk of the efforts for many photographers. There are photographers outside of India that specialize in Indian weddings.
  Bright colors such as red and orange are considered appropriate, and the photographs often use saturated colors. Generally, Indian wedding proceedings do not pause for photographs, requiring the photographers to anticipate the next event and be ready with the right angle.
  Photographs from some famous Indian weddings have been published widely in newspapers:
  Mittal wedding
  Bachchan wedding
  Lavish marriages are often portrayed in Bollywood movies.
caption: Bride and groom conducting worship together. Indoor flash photography, with the couple in focus
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