Awards and Recognition

Surya Garigipati Photography & Films has been named a Platinum Guide Vendor by Maharani Weddings, is a Featured Vendor on The Knot and a Couples’ Choice studio on WeddingWire, and has had its work published by South Asian Bride. The studio is rated 4.9 on Google from 38 public reviews and has photographed more than 400 celebrations since 2013.

Recognition, and what each one means

Maharani Weddings	Platinum Guide Vendor, named in 2022. Maharani Weddings is the long-running South Asian wedding publication, and its vendor guide lists the studios it features for Indian weddings across the United States.
The Knot	Featured Vendor. The Knot is the largest wedding marketplace in the country; the studio’s listing and reviews are public there.
WeddingWire	Couples’ Choice. WeddingWire’s award is decided by couples’ reviews on its own platform.
South Asian Bride	Published work. The studio’s weddings have appeared in South Asian Bride magazine.
Google	4.9 out of 5 from 38 public reviews on the studio’s Google Business Profile, every one shown unedited on our reviews page.

The studio’s profiles on The Knot, WeddingWire and Zola are public, so you can read what is written there as well as here.

How the studio got here

Surya photographed his first wedding in 2013, a family friend’s ceremony in Albany, with one camera body and a borrowed lens. In 2016 cinematography came in-house, because couples kept ending up with two vendors who had never spoken; in 2019 the studio grew to a second shooter, then a third, a dedicated editor and an album designer; in 2022 Maharani Weddings named it a Platinum Guide Vendor. Today it has photographed more than 400 celebrations across more than thirty cities and destinations, published more than thirty films, and is booking wedding weekends into 2027 and 2028. The about page tells the story properly.

Why the reviews matter more than the badges

A directory badge tells you a studio is listed and reviewed well on that directory. A public Google review, with the family’s name on it, written in their own words after the wedding, tells you what it was like to have us there: the calm on a busy day, the time management across a multi-event weekend, and families booking again for the next celebration. Those are the three things couples repeat, and they are the ones we would want to be judged on. Read all 38 on the reviews page, and if you would like to speak to a past couple with a celebration like yours, ask: on request we make the introduction.

What is published, and where

The studio’s films are on YouTube and on our films page; recent weddings are on Instagram and in the portfolio. One couple’s review mentions that their photographs were featured in the New York Times; we let the review say it rather than claim it ourselves.

What couples wrote on Google

"Surya was absolutely exceptional for us! He went above and beyond in our engagement photoshoot, and on the day of, his team was awesome to work with. We’re very happy with the video and the photo book. His photos ended up being featured in the NYTimes!" — Chetan Jhaveri

"We had Surya Garigipati & company do photography for our son’s wedding. Very impressive and honest work. They are very punctual, professional and courteous." — L Narayana Gajula

When you are ready, check your date; Surya replies personally within 24 hours. Our page on how to judge a wedding photographer sets out what to check about any studio, including this one.

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