My career as a wedding photographer can still be considered young. I’m barely 3 years into yet what I’ve seen and experienced have been unbelievably interesting and diverse.

Last month, that first paragraph will seem like an understatement as I went deep into the continent of Asia to capture the wedding of Ashwin and Julie in Chennai India – with full indian rights and traditions of course. I’ve never been to a place so rich in culture and also very different to what I’m accustomed to. And to still be able to do what I love doing in a totally unfamiliar environment is very humbling. =)

Chennai is the city capital of the Indian province of Tamil (did you know that the provinces in India are divided based on the language that the people speak?) located on the southeast side of the country – this explains the photos by the beach on this post. It’s modern and yet it’s traditional. Every part of the place is unusually, at least for me of course. =) There are so much to see and to learn and I’m very grateful that I was given the opportunity to do so =)

Stay tuned for Ashwin and Julie’s aftershoot session among the breathtaking temples of southern India onmy next post =)

Of course, Julie needs to be beaded. =)

Ashwin here being assisted by his very kind father, Bala.

This is the part where Julie’s Dad should convince/coerce Ashwin to come back and marry Julie. And yes, the umbrella is all part of the act. 

Do you see that blinding light on top of the videographers camera? That made my life terrible during the entire event. Imagine how my lighting requirement change with his every movement of the camera because the light goes where he goes. I did ask him if he can make it stationary, and he said he can’t shoot nice video if he do so. So sorry nalang ako. =(

Good thing Julie brought reinforcements. In this act, she has to be lifted up in order to prevent Ashwin in putting the garland around her neck and vice-versa. I wanted to help out, but who’s gonna take the photos? hahaha.