Nupur & Sandeep | Hindu Tamil Mudaliar South Indian Wedding | Jayamahal Palace, Bengaluru

Earlier this year, I shot a typical Bangalore winter wedding. Mornings were averaging at a cool 19 degrees but love kept everyone warm at the wedding :) Since Nupur is Marwadi and Sandeep a Mudaliar Tamil, the wedding was a beautiful marriage (pun intended) between both the cultures. And a huge gang of friends ensured there was enough madness to last the couple a lifetime.

Unlike other wedding blogs, I won’t write much here. But will let the photos do the talking :)

Photography: Elvin Jacob
Wedding Film: Amal Roy Films
MUAH: Ayesha Khan / Senorita Salons
MC: MC Shabana
DJ: DJ Diwu
Mehendi: RK Mehendi Art
Venue: Jayamahal Palace, Bengaluru
Special Mention: Keerthana Rao & Pushkar Murthy

Nikhil & Saranya | Hindu Kannadiga - Tamil Brahmin Wedding | Temple Tree Farms, Bengaluru

Ok so I have to confess. I really tried to pun Lawyers and Lovers for this blogpost. I really did. But I failed. So go ahead - Sue Me!

Coming back to Nikhil’s and Saranya’s wedding - Both of them are lawyers and pretty sure quite popular. ‘Cause they had as many friends as other wedding guests at their wedding! Friends from school, college and work came together to attend their beautiful wedding at the Temple Tree Farms in Sahakarnagar, Bengaluru.

Like my sense of humour, monsoons also threatened to ruin the wedding. The venue for the Sangeet was a beautiful outdoor one. But a sudden downpour forced everyone indoors. Nikhil and Saranya however put up a brave face against both these ‘natural calamities’. Their friends chipped in with some heavy but graceful cardio disguised as dance. And it was mission accomplished with the Sangeet.

Saranya’s adorable set of school friends danced beautifully and later told us that they danced badly - just like those class toppers from school who’d would write answers to everything in the question paper but would later tell their mortal classmates (like me) that they will fail. I refuse to be fooled again like this.

Big shoutout to Vibin Venugopal (Founder of Headless Hippies) who connected Nikhil & me. I had shot Vibin’s wedding in 2016 and the things he did ahead of the wedding were quite interesting. Check his story out here.

Photography: Elvin Jacob, Srinivas RS
Traditional Team: Sudheer Hebbar
MUH: Sruthi Julta
Wedding Planners: Millionbellz Events
Venue: Temple Tree Farms, Sahakarnagar

Anna & Riju | Marthoma Christian Malayali Wedding | St Stephen's Mar Thoma Church, Bengaluru

You know that feeling you get when you are a senior in college, and you see a fresher/junior absolutely worth crushing on, walk in through the college gates? Most guys know exactly how this feels! Even if the guy musters enough courage to go speak to her, chances of something concrete materializing between them is quite bleak. Well, not in this case! What started off as a casual friendship, blossomed into a beautiful relationship between these two architects. I wish I could record their couple shoots because a good chunk of what they spoke would qualify as proper standup comedy material! :) But for now, I think the photos will suffice! 

Photography: Elvin Jacob & Ernest Edison
Make-Up: Wild Pink
Wedding Venue: St Stephen's Marthoma Church
Reception Venue: Park Plaza, Bengaluru
Music: Rijin Thomas

”Working with Elvin was an absolute joy!!!

While looking out for a photographer, we wanted someone who would really capture the memories without the added posing and fanfare, and Elvin truly did just that. Thanks to him we have a lovely album full of memories to treasure. He also did our pre wedding photoshoot and for two people who are mostly behind the camera clicking pictures of buildings this was the first time we enjoyed being in front of the camera. Elvin is someone who makes sure your comfortable with the camera and hes just there at the right place at the right time to capture just that ridiculous smile,the subtle gestures and everything in between.

Here's wishing you all the best in capturing a lot more precious memories” - Anna & Riju