HOW THE WEDDING COUPLES LOVE DOCUMENTING WEDDING STORIES THESE DAYS.

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• What is documentary wedding photography and how it start?
• Importance of documenting weddings.
• Shift towards digital storytelling: How couples are embracing new ways to capture and share their love stories.
• Documenting wedding story trends.

WHAT IS DOCUMENTARY WEDDING Photography?

Documenting wedding photography is the art of creating a masterpiece that turns your moments into emotions, memories for your family and future grandchildren. Creating a concept by understanding and knowing your client. It’s about understanding your client’s mood, like their:

• Chemistry with their partners.
• How well they are engaging with each other.
• Whether they are open to exploring new ideas to create a wedding story that resonates with their taste.

HOW IT STARTED?

Documenting Wedding Photography started in the 1970s. Earlier, documenting a wedding story was not popular amongst the people only high profile clients used to document their wedding story. These days, documenting a wedding story requires a disciplined approach with an observant eye and a lot of patience.

It’s not about clicking a photograph in a traditional way. The idea of creating a narrative through a couple stories to tie all the chaos together is an effort done all together by the entire photography team.

Shift towards storytelling is now increasing, as it’s in trend these days. Couples also love to share their story. Visualizing a couple story, planning, executing, and curating a masterpiece required attention to detail, patience, teamwork and a lot of creative efforts.

IMPORTANCE OF WEDDING STORIES

Weddings are a celebration of love between two souls and their families, commitment, and the start of a new chapter in life. A day filled with heartfelt emotions, shared with loved ones, fun and madness with their friends is celebrated as one of the most special days in anyone’s life. But as special as the day itself is, the memories can fade over time if not properly preserved. This is why documenting wedding stories has become not only a trend but a crucial part of the entire experience.

Have you ever wondered about your first childhood picture that was preserved by your parents? What if the picture was not clicked at that point. Did you get the chance to recapture the same picture again? The answer might be no, as time has passed away. Similarly, a wedding is a commitment of love, trust, mutual respect and communication between two people to live a meaningful life, but as special as the day itself is the memories can fade over time if not properly preserved. This is why documenting wedding stories has become not only a trend but a crucial part of the entire experience.

Here’s why documenting wedding stories is so important.

PRESERVING PRECIOUS MEMORIES

Weddings are frequently characterised by candid moments of glances exchanged, jokes shared, and happy tears poured. The significance of these seemingly insignificant exchanges contributes to the day’s unique quality. Photos and films serve as a permanent memory of the joy of that day, even though recollections can become hazy over time.

Every candid moment, including the bride walking down the aisle and the vow exchanges, is captured for future generations. For example, the wedding album turns into a visual tale that enables the couple to relive the feelings, décor elements, and love that surrounded them on that particular day.

SHARING THE STORY WITH FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Our earlier family generations have preserved their memories in the form of photos and films. Wedding stories are a significant part of a family’s history. Couples who love documenting their own wedding stories leave a future generation they can inherit. Children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren can look back on the images, movies, and tales to develop an understanding of their family’s story and legacy.

HOW COUPLES ARE EMBRACING NEW WAYS TO CAPTURE AND SHARE THEIR LOVE STORIES

Weddings have always been about stories. From the glimpse of haldi, mehndi fun, madness with friends and relatives to the first dance to the passionate vows, each moment represents a chapter in a couple’s individual love story. However, in today’s digital world, the way couples capture and share their wedding memories is fast developing. Gone are the days of modest, posed images and typical wedding albums.

Modern couples are embracing new and creative ways to express their tales, making their wedding memories more vivid, honest, and unforgettable. Let’s look at the exciting new trends in wedding storytelling that couples are utilising to express their love in unique and meaningful ways.

HIGHLIGHT REELS AND CINEMATIC VIDEOS

The trend has changed these days. People love to explore reels and new content ideas. When it comes to wedding stories, they love to explore new wedding content ideas and trending reels for their wedding or for their loved ones.

Here cinematographers come into the picture, where they love to create conceptual cinematic videos. Curating the couple’s love story into storytelling is an art performed by the director of cinematography and photography. A storyboard is created by the entire photography team with the lighting setup and the right outfit that fits the couple’s mood and desired situation.

CAPTURING THE UNSCRIPTED MOMENTS

Candid photography & cinematography is a prominent trend in wedding storytelling. Unlike standard posed photographs, candid photography catches the spontaneous, authentic moments that occur in between — for example, a father’s tear in his eye as he sees his daughter in her wedding dress or uncontrollable laughter shared by friends during a speech.

Couples increasingly value these unplanned moments because they capture the actual feelings and mood of the day. The emphasis is on storytelling through genuine, real-life photographs that remind the couple of how they felt, rather than how things seemed.

Content is Captured By @Studio Sharma Photography

Article Written By Rohit Sharma