P-your VISION Productions » Hindu wedding http://www.p-yourvision.com | your DREAMS | your MEMORIES | your VISION | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:33:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 ···• Only You •··· http://www.p-yourvision.com/2010/05/26/%c2%b7%c2%b7%c2%b7%e2%80%a2-only-you-%e2%80%a2%c2%b7%c2%b7%c2%b7/ http://www.p-yourvision.com/2010/05/26/%c2%b7%c2%b7%c2%b7%e2%80%a2-only-you-%e2%80%a2%c2%b7%c2%b7%c2%b7/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 13:59:42 +0000 pjayasee http://www.p-yourvision.com/?p=609 We all know that there are 2 main characters to all weddings; bride and groom – them being the obvious ones. But there is another character who plays a major role as well in a Hindu Tamil wedding; that “character” would be the Thaali. For those of you who don’t know what the Thaali is – it is the chain that symbolizes a marriage between a man and a woman in the Hindu Tamil culture.

Mukunthan & Darmika(Ms. Organized) wanted a next day edit to show at their reception this past long weekend. I didn’t want to project regular edit for them, but I remembered a significant difference in their ceremony that they had mentioned earlier in one of our meetings. During the ceremony, when it comes to the groom putting the Thaali on the bride – it takes several family members to secure it. It is because the the screw that attaches both ends together is so tiny that it could be lost with one slip of the fingers. But Darmika was set on Mukunthan putting the Thaali on by himself as she felt that to be a more emotional connection (which by the way – I fully agree with). So within the 2 weeks I prepared mentally for a story never told before (hopefully).

Mukunthan had planned to practice tying the Thaali the morning of his wedding ceremony and I wanted to make sure that we captured it. I also wanted to add more depth to the couples idea – by paying a visit to Mukunthan’s house to film the preparation and blessing of the Thaali.

Mukunthan & Darmika were so much fun to film – they had full trust in my abilities to do what I do. So now I’ve thrown out the title of “clients”  away from them and replaced it with “friends”. Their whole family treated us as one of Darmika’s 22 cousins (and NO that is not a typo).

I wish you both the best in Life and Marriage.

To my “friends” Mukunthan & Darmika

I present °• Only You •°

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While shooting there I noticed that I had to work without any natural light coming in because it was still dark outside – but because of our new cameras we didn’t have to carry around any free-standing lights – so that was solved. Now Jenan & Aarthy, they’re bit of a reserved couple, but nevertheless getting married to the one you love brings out the joy in you. As the day progressed and they were figuring out that it was THEIR day – Mr. and Mrs. Reserve decided to leave the building and we were left with Jenan & Aarthy.

If you know anything about Hindu weddings then you will notice something different about the way I edited this clip (hint: the title) – have a go at it.

I want to thank Evan, just for being Evan and shooting great footage with me. Also want to thank the husband and wife duo – Mayavee Photography – for being just wonderful people aside from their extraordinary work.

Photography: Mayavee Photography
Makeup: Dimple Shah
Venue: Le Jardin

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Sathya & Gobi gave me the opportunity to film their wedding and I could not let them down. Sathya looked beautiful on her wedding day and Gobi graced the floor as a king and I was there to capture the magical moment. The families were all smiles all day – and being surrounded by happiness gets anyone excited – its contagious. The colors were so vibrant, it itself lit up the place. When I initially imagined shooting Sathya’s & Gobi’s Ceremony, I wanted to do something different – so I decided to go old school on the music and start the highlight off with a different shot. Congratulations Gobi & Sathya!

Before I let you watch the Ceremony Highlight – I would like to introduce a new member to the P-your VISION Production team – Evan C. King from Ingen Films – I will have a proper intro soon.

Brace yourselves…

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