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Kerala Wedding Photography Story — Sonam + Vivek Wedding in Kochi

Kerala Wedding Photography Story – Sonam and Vivek’s Christian Wedding in KochiArjun_Kartha_Photography_SV-17

 

Sonam and Vivek tied the knot in a lovely, and very traditional, Syrian Christian ceremony in Kochi. The much feared July monsoon held out for their perfect day. To add to the beautiful Church and ceremony, the couple took a keen interest in the smallest of details – from the matching groom & bride cars, to the fantastic violinist Balabhaskar, the photo booth to the flash mob – to ensure that their guests have a wonderful time and take home many fun memories.

The couple first met 6 years ago, when Vivek moved in as the “boy next door” in Bombay. While Sonam’s mother began to lose sleep over how the new boy would influence her daughters, little did she know that in a few years she would welcome Vivek into the family!

The Syrian Christian ceremony, which took place at St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, was very different from anything we’ve seen before. It was conducted primarily in Malayalam with chants and prayers in Aramaic by a panel, yes a panel, of priests and presided over by a Bishop, who is also the head of the Syrian Orthodox Christian community in Kerala. The ceremony was particularly interesting as it shows how the faith has evolved in India, and incorporates many rituals and elements that may be considered of Hindu origin, like the lighting of brass lamps in the church, the tying of the taali and the gifting of a saree to the bride. Melting pot of a wedding that is Christian in faith, Hindu in tradition and Aramaic in liturgy. Here are some highlights from their beautiful wedding.

Having some fun with the couple while they were waiting to get married…

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The ceremony and the Church…

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The boy next door takes his bride…

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Some more fun with the bridesmaids and the groomsmen…

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The dance party…

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And lastly, on the morning after the wedding, we took walk around Bolgatty Palace and the marina…

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Some love from the bride, Sonam…

Vivek and I met 6 years ago in Mumbai and when people listen to our story they most definitely exclaim, “No way!” It is the classic story of boy next door meeting girl next door with all the drama that accompanies apartment block love stories in the movies.

So when we decided to get married, we wanted the wedding to be extraordinary, something that people do not expect, unlike our love story.

Thus began the transformation of the sweet girl next door into Bridezilla. Both Vivek & I agreed that the most important aspect of our wedding was going to be the Wedding Photographer. And so began the search for that one person who would make timeless memories for us. It was almost as stretched as searching for a groom to spend the rest of your life with on shaadi.com. After eliminating countless suitors, we came across Arjun Kartha’s work and bingo; we had found our perfect match!

Arjun stole hearts at the wedding as much as his pictures brought immense joy to us. He moved around like a shadow capturing the tiniest of details and needless to say, he was the most sought after guy by round enthusiastic aunties who hoped he’d make them look like models in the pictures.

Wedding photographs is what remains of a beautiful day that went by so quickly. Ours makes us smile each time we look at them reminding us of all the fun we had & also the photographer who we now call our friend.

 

 

Arjun is a “non-wedding” wedding photographer with a contemporary “off-beat” approach. With years of rich experience, Arjun Kartha is one of the finest and most sought after wedding photographers in India. A husband-wife team, Arjun and Praerna are candid wedding photography specialists – and veterans of the fledgling wedding photo genre in India. Arjun is also a category winner of the prestigious Kodak Wedding Photographer of the Year 2011 award.

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