Deanna Sanderson Helsten, an artist, photographer, and a former bride with advice provides The Sari-Clad Bride with the following photography tips:

Unless you have a personal referral from a close friend, finding the perfect photographer for your wedding is about as risky as trying to win the lottery. As a photographer, I have a good idea who is out there (and who should NOT be out there) shooting weddings. I have a few words of advice:

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Courtesy of Limon Photography

Limon Photography
(919) 599-8109

sahid@limonphotography.com

Where are you based out of?

Sahid: I am currently based in Raleigh NC, however, I can travel for work to just about anywhere.

When and How did you get started in the South Asian wedding industry?

Sahid: Photography was one of my hobbies growing up.  My uncle was a professional photojournalist for a newspaper in Bangladesh.  I started doing some minor work in high school, and portraits in college, but didn’t pursue it professionally.  I had multiple friends complain to me that they were not happy with their wedding photographers, and what they had received after their wedding. I am South Asian myself, and I noticed that the local South Asian photographers were only about one things–money.  They had very little to no interest in the couple, and their work ethics and service were horrendous.  Though I had never covered a wedding, I knew that I could do a better job than them simply because I cared more for the photos.  One of my friends gave me the first opportunity and asked me to cover his walima. After covering my first wedding-related event, people were not only impressed with the work, but they were quite happy with the final product as well.  I took some time to really understand how weddings worked, and what aspects were important to the couple and the family.  After that walima, I fell in love with wedding photography…and never looked back.

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mintphotography.com

You walk into a photography studio and you’re amazed by the blushing beauties that adorn the walls. Your heart races with envy–you want to look like those dimpled brides on your own wedding day and you’ll do everything to achieve that. The photographer sits you down, you start looking through the glossy albums and you don’t care how much this guy rips you off, you want your wedding to be captured exactly like this.

STOP!

Don’t get sucked in so fast. Here are 8 questions you must ask your photographer before you sign on the dotted line;

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