From luxury weddings, destination wedding trends, big fat indian wedding expectations, and NRI wedding culture, to iconic celebrity weddings and bollywood weddings, We spoke about iconic celebrity weddings, including Indian cricketer Zaheer Khan and Chak De India Actress Sagarika Ghatge’s wedding, where guests like Sachin Tendulkar, Sehwag, and Yuvraj Singh were part of the celebration, plus creators like Masoom Minawala and Niki Mehra. Featuring insights inspired by WeddingNama and Joseph Radhik, this one covers it all, bride, groom, family, grand entry, and the pressure of an expensive wedding.
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About the guest
Today’s guest is Ankita Asthana, the founder of WeddingNama and WNSchool, and one of the world’s Top 10 wedding photojournalists (2022, 2023, 2024). From luxury weddings to destination wedding celebrations, she’s captured iconic candid moments and unforgettable wedding photography stories across India and beyond.
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:25 - Aesthetic Weddings vs Real Emotions
05:00 - The Story Behind WeddingNama
06:59 - What “Candid” Really Means in Weddings
08:22 - How Candid Moments Are Captured
09:55 - Choosing the Right Wedding Photographer
12:26 - What Clients Don’t See in Wedding Shoots
16:58 - Unrealistic Wedding Expectations: How to Handle
20:07 - When Guests Ask for Photos on Their Phone
23:18 - No-Phone Weddings: Capturing Guest Moments
25:27 - Indian Weddings vs International Weddings
26:39 - Best Destination Wedding Spots
28:00 - NRI Weddings: Family Culture Differences
29:54 - A Wedding That Went Wrong (But Was Saved)
32:36 - Masoom Minawala Wedding: Behind the Scenes
36:14 - Zaheer Khan Wedding: What Made It Unique
38:05 - Same-Day Edits: Pressure vs Creativity
40:17 - The Future of Wedding Photography
42:35 - Vertical Wedding Content: The New Trend
44:12 - What We Miss About Old Weddings
45:12 - Stop Staging Wedding Moments
46:39 - If We Redesigned Indian Weddings Today…
49:00 - Thanks for watching!
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