Taruni and Armaan photographed together during their portrait session

Behind the lens

Hi, I'm Surya

Photographer, filmmaker, and the calm presence behind the camera — capturing every meaningful moment, from the grandest celebration to the quiet embrace you’ll treasure for a lifetime.

At a glance

Surya Garigipati, in brief

Surya Garigipati is an Indian and South Asian wedding photographer and filmmaker based in Flemington, New Jersey, and the lead photographer of Surya Garigipati Photography & Films LLC. Since his first wedding in 2013 he has photographed more than 400 celebrations in over thirty cities and destinations, and the studio is rated 4.9 on Google from 38 public reviews.

4.9On Google, 38 reviews

400+Celebrations

30+Cities and destinations

2013First wedding

Studio	Surya Garigipati Photography & Films LLC
Based in	Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey (studio by appointment)
Since	First wedding in 2013; cinematography in-house since 2016
Speciality	Indian and South Asian weddings: Hindu, Sikh, South Indian, Muslim and desi, fusion and interfaith; photography and films
Experience	400+ celebrations, 30+ cities and destinations, 30+ films published
Reviews	4.9 on Google from 38 public reviews — read every one
Where	All of New Jersey, New York City, Philadelphia, Virginia and the DMV, the rest of the US and destination weddings
Team	Surya leads every wedding, with the same second shooters, cinematographers, editor and album designer
Pricing	By event, not by the hour — see the investment guide
Contact	518-250-6789 · info@suryagarigipati.com · check your date

A bride getting ready before her ceremony

The short version

A decade
behind the lens

What keeps me photographing weddings is what they represent.

Every wedding unfolds in countless moments at once. The joyful chaos of family, quiet exchanges between generations, fleeting glances, and celebrations that can never be recreated. Most of those moments pass unnoticed, remembered only by the people who happened to witness them.

My role is to preserve them.

Not by directing every scene, but by observing with intention and documenting your celebration as it naturally unfolds. The result is imagery that feels honest, elegant, and deeply personal.

I believe great wedding photography isn’t about following trends. It’s about creating photographs that still carry the same emotion twenty or thirty years from now — images your children and grandchildren will one day treasure as part of your family’s story.

How I work

Three things I believe

Presence over direction

The best frames are rarely posed. I'll direct you when it helps — for portraits, for light, for a first look — and then I'll get out of the way and let your wedding be your wedding.

Culture is not a backdrop

I know when the mangalsutra is tied, when to be at the mandap and when to give a family its moment. You shouldn't have to explain your own ceremony to your photographer.

Calm is a deliverable

A wedding weekend runs on timing. My team arrives early, knows the schedule and never adds to the noise. Several couples have told me the calm mattered more than the photos — and then loved the photos too.

"You are not hiring someone to take pictures at your wedding. You are hiring the person who decides what your family will remember."

Surya Garigipati

The long version

How we got here

2013

The first wedding

A family friend's ceremony in Albany, one camera body, one borrowed lens and far more nerves than skill. Still one of my favourite galleries.

2016

Film joins photography

Couples kept asking for both, and kept ending up with two vendors who'd never spoken. We brought cinematography in-house so one team plans one timeline.

2019

The studio grows

A second shooter, then a third. A dedicated editor. An album designer. The work stayed personal; the capacity finally matched the weekends.

2022

Recognised

Named a Platinum Guide Vendor by Maharani Weddings, and featured across the South Asian wedding press.

Today

400+ celebrations on

Photographing across more than thirty cities and destinations — and booking wedding weekends into 2027 and 2028.

Honoured to be featured on

Maharani WeddingsPlatinum Guide Vendor

The KnotFeatured Vendor

WeddingWireCouples' Choice

South Asian BridePublished Work

Never a stranger

You'll always know who's coming

I shoot every wedding personally. Depending on your collection, I bring one to four others — the same people, not a rotating roster of freelancers. You'll meet them by name before the day.

Lead Photographer

Surya, on every wedding, without exception.

Second Shooter

Covering the groom's side, the reactions, the angle I can't be in.

Cinematographer

Filming alongside us with a shared shot list, never competing for position.

Album Designer

Laying out your heirloom book, revised until you love every spread.

A reception stage set with floral arches at an Indian wedding

Off the clock

A few things
that aren't weddings

I'm happiest with a coffee at 6am before anyone else on the venue is awake. I over-research restaurants in every city I shoot in. I still shoot personal work on film, badly, and I have no plans to stop.

And I answer my own emails — so when you write, you're writing to me.

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