Why Indian Wedding Photographers Are Chosen For Traditional Events

Indian Wedding Photographers are ideal to take pictures of ceremonial Indian Weddings. The principal reason is that they have an understanding of all the traditions and customs that are associated with these events. These celebrations are reportedly a combination of serious customs and rituals combined with more fun and light moments and rituals.

These very important ceremonies are indicative of new beginnings with respect to relationships. These relationships are not limited to the two people who are getting married but also to the two families and their extended families. Moments at these occasions are responsible for forging new relationships.

Each community and caste has traditions and cultures, which are unique to them. It is interesting how this varies from community to community. This would be of much interest to any outsider that was invited to attend such an occasion.

Hindu ceremonies have a tradition where the sister-in-law will hide the shoes of the brother-in-law. The shoes will only be returned if the jija or brother-in-law pays some money for the shoes. While this would most certainly frowned upon at any western marriage ceremony, it is considered a very enjoying and fun-filled activity.

Other communities practice the ritual of covering the bride and groom's hands. This is done so that ill omens and the evil eye can be warded off during the pheras. Parsee ceremonies have a situation where the brother-in-law gives gifts to the sister-in-law. This is done during the ritual of Haath.

Another tradition is where the groom puts his hands in water and may not remove the hands until money is paid. Dhovanu is where the groom is threatened to have milk thrown on his shoes. Chero chorvanu is where the couple is tied with seven strands of thread and these are removed when the couple is standing on the pavement.

The mother-in-law of the groom will try to catch the groom's nose when the baraat arrives. This is so that he will always remember he took the parent's daughter away. Furthermore, he has to commit to being forever responsible for the bride's happiness.

The Gujarati community practices a fun-filled ritual of mixing Vermillion, milk and water together. Then coins and a ring are thrown into the mixture. The bridal couple is then given seven chances to retrieve the ring from the dish. Who ever wins will be considered to be the dominating personality. The people will then declare that the winner will be in charge of the relationship. This is all done among much laughter and gaiety.

The Punjabi sect have the bride wearing red and white bangles given to her by her maternal uncle. This is so that the bride will have good luck in her new home. The Punjabi also wears ornaments that are gold or silver-plated tied to the chudas. These are known as Kaleeres. The kaleeres have leaves on them and it is believed that the bride will have as many friends as there are leaves on the Kaleeres. As Indian Wedding Photographers are aware of these customs, they are deemed to be the best option to take the pictures.