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Real weddings, planning notes, and the things I wish every couple knew twelve months out.

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Deeksha & Rohan · A three-day celebration at the Gaylord National

Six hundred guests, a mandap built over water, and a bride who asked for exactly one thing: that her grandmother be in as many photographs as possible. Here's how the whole weekend unfolded.

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A Vizcaya bridal session, start to finish

What it takes to shoot a bridal portrait session in a historic venue with a two-hour permit and Miami humidity working against you.

Wedding invitation styled with emerald jewellery

The detail shots nobody remembers to set aside

Your invitation suite, your mother's bangles, the rings. Put them in one box the night before and your photographer will thank you at 7am.

Guests throwing petals as a couple leave the mandap

How to build a wedding timeline that actually holds

Nearly every Indian wedding runs late. Here's where to put the slack so it costs you nothing when it does.

A couple during a pre-wedding session

Why we insist on a pre-wedding session

It isn't about the photographs. It's about what two hours in front of a camera does to how you behave on the wedding day.

A flatlay of the vow book, rings, perfume and shoes before the ceremony

Karthi & Alex · Two ceremonies, two traditions, one weekend

A Catholic ceremony in the morning and a Telugu muhurtham the next day — and what it takes to give both their own visual language.

A sweet sixteen celebration

Samanvi's Sweet 16, and photographing teenagers well

A completely different brief to a wedding: less formality, more energy, and a guest of honour who knows exactly what she does and doesn't want.

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