One location. One morning. Pictures that look like the two of you rather than two people being told where to stand.
Estates, dust roads, courtyards and open fields — shot the way the morning actually went.
We ask what you actually like — and what you hate. Most couples know the second better than the first, and it is more useful. Out of that we suggest two or three locations rather than fifteen, and tell you which months suit them.
One location per shoot. Four to five hours, starting early. You change once or twice, we walk, we talk, and the camera mostly stays out of your way. The pictures people keep are almost never the ones where someone was being told how to stand.
Permits, location fees, estate permissions, the 04:30 alarm and the flask of coffee. You turn up dressed. Rules in Bangalore's public gardens changed in 2025 and we track them, so nobody gets turned away at a gate on the morning.
A teaser within a week while you still want to send it to everyone. The full set in three to four weeks, colour-graded by hand. No presets sprayed over everything, no watermark across your own faces.
Permits and location fees are billed at cost, never marked up.
| Shoot | What it includes | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| City studio | 4 hours, one photographer, one set | Rs 15,000 – 35,000 |
| City outdoor | 1–2 shooters, 80–120 edits, reel | Rs 40,000 – 90,000 |
| Day trip | Nandi Hills or Hesaraghatta, full team, drone, film | Rs 75,000 – 1,50,000 |
| Weekend away | Coorg, Chikmagalur or Hampi — 2 days, travel included | Rs 1,50,000 – 3,50,000 |
Four to five hours on the day, one location. A teaser reel lands within seven days and the full edited set in three to four weeks.
No, and almost nobody is. The first half hour is deliberately throwaway — that is when people stop performing. Everything worth keeping comes after.
Nandi Hills, Hesaraghatta, Bangalore Palace, private estates and resorts, coffee country in Coorg or Chikmagalur, and indoor sets. Lalbagh and Cubbon Park are closed to pre-wedding shoots since a November 2025 Horticulture Department order, so anyone still offering you those has not read it.
Rs 15,000–35,000 for a studio session, Rs 40,000–90,000 for a city outdoor shoot, Rs 75,000–1,50,000 for a day trip with a film crew, and Rs 1,50,000–3,50,000 for a weekend away. Permits and location fees are billed at cost.
Six to ten weeks out, and longer for a weekend between November and February — that is both the best light and the busiest season. If your wedding is already close, ask anyway; we keep a few short-notice mornings each month.
November to February, comfortably. The golden window here is only 28–31 minutes long whatever the month, but winter gives you a late enough sunrise to actually reach a location before it opens. We wrote up the numbers if you like that sort of thing.
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