How to choose a wedding photographer in India — questions that actually matter

We sit on one side of this transaction, so read this with that in mind. But after years of weddings — and years of couples telling us what went wrong with previous photographers — these are the questions we would ask if we were hiring.

Ask to see one complete wedding

Not a highlight reel. One full delivery, start to finish, from a wedding similar to yours. Anyone can curate thirty frames over a career. The full gallery shows you what your aunts will actually receive.

Ask who is shooting your wedding

In larger studios the person you meet is often not the person who shows up. Ask for the lead shooter by name, and get it in the contract.

Ask how the photographs will age

Trend-heavy editing — heavy teal shadows, blown pastel skies — dates within five years. Ask the photographer what their work will look like in twenty. If the answer is a blank look, you have your answer.

Ask about the deadline, in writing

Photo and film delivery timelines should be contractual, not aspirational. Ours are thirty and forty-five days, and we track them on a board the whole studio sees.

The one real test

Look at a photographer’s quietest frame — not the drone shot, not the sparkler exit. A decor still life, a grandmother’s hands, the groom waiting. If the quiet frames hold you, the loud ones will take care of themselves.

— The Artsy Craftsmen