3. Dark and cinematic colour grading is having its moment
Vaibhaav highlighted that the overexposed, blown-out highlights that dominated wedding photography for years have given way to something far more dramatic, deeper colour grading with lifted shadows, warm amber tones, and muted highlights. This aesthetic works extraordinarily well at the kinds of venues Indian couples love. Be it heritage havelis, fort properties, palace gardens, or even luxury Mumbai penthouses at dusk. The mood it creates is aspirational without being cold.
4. The same-day edit
“If I had to pick one trend that has produced more tears at weddings than any other in the last two years, it would be the same-day edit,” said Vaibhaav. This is a short cinematic film, typically 3 to 4 minutes, that we edit and play to guests during the evening reception, a few hours after the ceremony. There is nothing quite like watching a couple watch themselves in a beautifully graded film, with the morning’s pheras and laughter and their mothers’ faces, while they’re still surrounded by people they love.
