Wedding photography is an art in photography, which is mainly centered around the photography of various events and activities related to weddings. It can also comprise other kinds of photojournalistic portrait photography of the bride and groom prior to the wedding ceremony, including an engagement session before the actual wedding day. Such portraits make excellent vacation mementos for the happy couple and their immediate family members. The majority of photographers working in the field of wedding photography are from Asia, specifically India.

India is a very beautiful country in terms of landscape and culture, so it is not surprising to see many brides and grooms opting to have their portraits taken in India. There are many fantastic wedding photographers in India who have mastered the art of taking shots of both the bride and the groom. Many of these photographers will travel to the client's home or have local contacts with the bride and groom so that their entire wedding photo shoot can be captured in one day.
In the field of contemporary wedding photography, India has many talented and experienced professionals who specialize in a number of different genres of photojournalism such as portraiture, still life, fashion, beach, fine arts, celebrity and family and baby photography. Many of these photographers work independently or with a small private agency, but there are also many well-established and popular agencies who operate as full-time agencies. Many contemporary photographers have set up their own agencies and freelance photographers can even find jobs as freelance wedding photographers. Such photographers often concentrate on a specific niche such as Portraits, Beach Portraits, Family Portraits, Sports Photography, Children & Family Portraits etc.

India is also home to some of the most beautiful and romantic beaches in the world. Some of the most popular beaches to capture special moments on include Juhu Beach, Anjuna Beach, Baga Beach, Dona Paula Beach and Kovalam Beach. Couples from all over the world come to these exotic beaches to spend the happy moments of their lives. Some of the best post-wedding photographs taken by Indian wedding photographers include those taken at Girly Beach, Alleppey, Bekal Fort and Vrindavan, while Pune, Jaipur, Bangalore, Goa and Shimla have become quite popular for this purpose. Many of the couples take their photographs at a hill station or near a hill-top. There are some couples who prefer to get married near their favorite hill-top or mountain.

Another trend that has emerged in Indian wedding photography is that the couples are preferring to take photographs during indoor events such as reception, engagement party, birth of baby, marriage ceremonies and various other parties. This trend is attributed to the fact that the surroundings play an important part in boosting the mood and emotions of the person who is taking pictures. The ambience and setting also affect the mind of a person and thus influence his creative thinking. Many Indian wedding photographers believe that it is the facial expressions and gestures that depict the true emotions of a person better than his words. Thus, they capture the entire effect of an occasion using various techniques such as adding some special candles and flower petals, lighting up the surroundings with flickering candles and lighting the candles on the faces of the bride and groom.

Contemporary Indian wedding photography is becoming more famous these days, as modern technology enables the photographer to capture images with a few clicks of a camera. However, the most important part of an album is written content, and the word "Album" indicates that the book of photographs is no longer for personal use, but is for sharing with others. A lot of people use them for their daily chores, as they have photographs of all their friends, family and colleagues. These are mostly taken by amateurs, who are unable to afford professional services, and who do not know how to take quality shots. All in all, contemporary wedding photography has turned out to be a highly popular branch of photography, and many professionals are earning very good money by developing portfolios of their best photographs. So, next time you plan to hire a photographer for your wedding ceremony, just make sure that you check his or her portfolio beforehand.