My second Telugu wedding shoot took me to Secunderabad (also known as the twin city of Hyderabad), and, this time I knew more about the wedding rituals than the girl did. She booked her slot with me some 6 months in advance. Her parents hail from Kerala but the family is settled in Gujarat and she knew zilch about Telugu customs.
This bride was an extreme opposite of the last one I published about. She didn't bother about her trousseau much. It was her mother that shopped for her beloved daughter's wedding trousseau.
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| I like to begin with a photograph of the wedding invitation for all my shaadi shoots. If you look at this one, the names of the bride and the groom are hand written. The bride wanted to add a personal touch to her wedding invitations, so, she wrote the date and their names on each one of them. Wow! |
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A Glimpse into the Bride's Trousseau |
This bride was an extreme opposite of the last one I published about. She didn't bother about her trousseau much. It was her mother that shopped for her beloved daughter's wedding trousseau.
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This was the wedding magazine she read for tips. She carried this along all the way. I saw this on a side-table by the window. I placed her grandma's jewelry on top of it to add that special feeling to this frame because, from what I gathered, it meant a great deal to the girl and she didn't part with it even for those scintillating diamonds. She had these antique ornaments especially polished for her big day. The image would remind her of the little things she did preparing for her wedding years from this day. |
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| The 'Pallu' |
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She stuck her tongue out at my camera while her groom put the Magalsutra around her neck. A jolly, mischievous bride! |
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| A shower of coloured rice grains by her groom
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bride and the groom enjoyed this fun part of their wedding ceremony
while the relatives looked on. The girl had a grin on her face when she
got a chance to take 'revenge' and the very next moment she smiled looking
at her groom.
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All that brand-new silk shone under the video lights |
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| The Purohit (priest) that announced them Man & Wife |
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What happens when a modern-day bride is asked to touch her husband's feet to seek blessings? She bursts into a laugh! |
Oh...you have captured such brilliant shots. I especially like the wedding magazine-grandma's jewellery and bride sticking tongue out shots. You have a long way to go.
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