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Ring ceremonies and engagement functions in Yerawada — where the two families are often already acquainted and the formality is a courtesy rather than an introduction.
A different kind of occasion
This is not two strangers meeting. It is a confirmation everybody saw coming.
When families already know each other, the engagement is warmer and considerably less stiff than the version photographers usually prepare for.
People are relaxed from the start rather than an hour in, which means the good photographs are available all evening instead of only after the formal part is over. Waiting politely at the back until things loosen up simply wastes the first half.
The formal frames still matter — the exchange, both sets of parents, the family groups — and they are quick. But the character of the evening is in the ease between people who have known each other for years, and that is what the couple usually wants remembered.
These are short functions, frequently on a weekday evening, and the ring exchange itself takes under two minutes. Arriving early and knowing where people will stand is most of the work.
When families already know each other, the engagement is warmer and considerably less stiff than the version photographers usually prepare for. People are relaxed from the start rather than an hour in.
That means the good photographs are available all evening instead of only after the formal part is over. Waiting politely at the back until things loosen up simply wastes the first half.
The formal frames still matter and they are quick. But the character of the evening is in the ease between people who have known each other for years, and that is what the couple usually wants remembered.
Because the families already know each other, the useful photographs are available from the start rather than after an hour of formality. Waiting for the evening to warm up wastes the half of it that was already warm.
The formal frames are quick and they still matter. What takes planning is the group list, which is obvious to you and invisible to us.
Couple portraits before the function are worth protecting. Afterwards everyone is tired and the room is being cleared.
Getting ready
A function that is warmer than most
Very little needs preparing, because the families already know each other and nobody is being introduced. Tell us who is who and that is most of it.
If you want couple portraits, protect half an hour before the function rather than after. Afterwards everyone is tired.
Agree the group list quickly. The combinations are obvious to you and invisible to us.
Planning it
What we ask beforehand
Whether the families already know each other, because it changes the whole character of the evening and what is worth photographing.
The venue and its lighting, so we arrive prepared rather than adapting once things have begun.
And what time the ceremony genuinely happens, which is rarely the time on the invitation.
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Engagements in Yerawada
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- 1st Floor, Behind G S Mahanagar Co-op Bank Ltd, Sai Nagari, Mathura Nagar, Wadgaon Sheri, Pune, Maharashtra 411014
- +91 79032 43332
It is a weekday evening function. Do you cover those?
Yes, most engagements are. Tell us the venue and start time and we will be there well before anything begins.
Can we add couple portraits around the function?
Yes, and it is worth it. Half an hour before or after gives you the considered photographs a busy function cannot.
The lighting where we are having it is poor.
Normal, and handled. Halls are lit for guests rather than for photography, and working with what is there beats blasting the room.
Which areas do you cover for engagements?
Yerawada, Kalyani Nagar, Koregaon Park, Wadgaon Sheri, Viman Nagar and Vishrantwadi are closest, and we cover functions across Pune.
It is a weekday evening function.
Most are. Tell us the venue and start time and we will be there well before anything begins.
Can we add couple portraits?
Yes, and before the function rather than after.
The hall lighting is poor.
Normal and handled. Halls are lit for guests rather than photography.
Do you photograph both families together?
Yes, and it is the frame everyone asks for. Send the groupings.
How long do you stay?
As long as you book. These are short functions so tell us the window.
Can you photograph at home instead of a hall?
Yes, and home engagements photograph well because everyone is closer.
Do you photograph the ring exchange in detail?
Yes, and the hands specifically. Tell us where the couple will be seated.
Can we do this at home?
Yes, and home engagements photograph well because everyone is closer.
Do you photograph gift exchanges between families?
Yes, and it is worth flagging because it often happens quickly and off to one side.
Can we add a short couple session?
Yes, and separately from the function it is usually more relaxed.
Can you photograph a roka or smaller ceremony?
Yes. Tell us what the occasion is and roughly how many people.
Do you photograph at home?
Yes, and home functions photograph well because everyone is closer together.
How soon do we get the photographs?
Confirmed at booking. Tell us if you need a few quickly.
Our house will be full for this rather than a hall.
Home functions photograph well and usually feel warmer. Tell us which rooms and roughly how many people.
Can you photograph the older relatives with the couple?
Yes, and ask for it specifically. Those frames are the ones looked for years later and they are easily missed.
There will be a lot of relatives we should include.
Send a list rather than hoping. It is the single most useful thing you can give us for a family function.
Tell us the evening
Date, venue and start time. Short functions need the timings more than long ones do.