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01. What services do you offer?
We offer a wide range of indian wedding photography and videography services, including candid photography, cinematic wedding experiences in India, traditional photo and video coverage, aerial cinematography (drone photography companies), pre-wedding couple shoots, printed wedding albums, live streaming, LED screens, instant photo booths, 360 spiny services, and more. If it’s about capturing memories, we’ve got it covered with the expertise of a top wedding photo and video company India.
02. What is candid photography?
Candid photography is our brand and one of the most popular choices of Indian wedding photography & videography in India. Our wedding photography and film specialists India, master the art of telling stories through pictures, telling true, unscripted moments: that momentary glance, laughter, tears, joy, focusing on the bride, groom, and their relatives; it is your personal story memorialised in emotional artistry.
03. What is a Mashup Cinematic Wedding Film?
It’s a beautifully crafted 5–10 minute wedding trailer that brings together all your events in a cinematic format. Shot with Netflix-approved gear by a team of 2–3 experts, each film is uniquely edited to reflect your vibe, your story, and your celebration. Being a creative wedding storytelling company India, we don’t do cookie-cutter edits; every film is a soulful documentary of your wedding journey.
04. What is traditional photography?
Traditional photography is loved by parents and elders of the family. It’s about capturing everyone’s presence. From group shots to ritual coverage, it’s a systematic way to document the entire event. As a trusted wedding photography and videography in India,
we recommend additional traditional photographers if you’re expecting a large gathering, to ensure no one’s missed.
05. What is traditional videography?
Traditional Videography is typically a long, largely unedited video that captures everything that happens at the event, from ceremonies to dancing. Unfiltered and authentic, with some tasteful transition and some light background music. As an experienced wedding film team India, we have found that It is perfect for going back to the event as everything happened and reliving the day.
06. Why is drone cinematography important?
Wedding celebrations in India have a reputation for being lavish affairs and there is nothing more epic than capturing all the whimsy, color, beauty and splendor of your wedding filmed from above with a drone. Aerial shots are most in demand premium wedding photo video services India. It truly reveals the venue, the decor, the guests, and captures the feel and essence of the cinematic wedding experiences in India. It is the eagle-eye perspective that adds drama and perspective to your story.
07. Why are pre-wedding shoots important?
Pre-wedding shoots are a lovely opportunity for couples as it lets couples create stunning imagery and timeless wedding memories captured in India before their big day. Whether it is thematic or casual, it is an opportunity to create stunning imagery that can be used in invites, decor, or just displayed on LED screens. Plus, it is just plain fun!
08. Is AI affecting the wedding photography industry?
Sure, AI is highly capable and cheap and quick, but it will never measure up to elite wedding photographers and filmmakers India in capturing the physical, spiritual and soulful essence of a real wedding. It’s not about carbon copies of Pinterest poses; instead, for us, it’s all about capturing love, light and laughter, all in the moment, creating story-driven wedding visuals in India, not just another Pinterest copy. What we make is raw, honest, true to life and emotionally deep, and that is the magic in our work; it is alive.
09. What does the final wedding package include?
Here’s what you’ll receive:
- Unlimited high-end edited candid photos
- A 4K cinematic mashup wedding film
- Colour-corrected traditional photographs
- Full HD traditional videos
- Instagram reels and first-look pictures
- Luxury printed wedding story albums
10. How long does it take to deliver everything?
Final delivery takes 6–12 weeks. But we know you’re excited, so we share Instagram-ready photos within 3–7 days. The process includes backups, careful photo selection, editing, and consistent releases to keep the celebration alive. Videos undergo multiple stages, including editing, grading, VFX, and final rendering, before being uploaded and shared with you.
11. Do you provide printed photo albums?
Yes, and we call them Wedding Story Books. These albums are designed to evoke nostalgia so when you open them years later, it feels like reliving the entire wedding. We handpick the best moments and craft them into a visual story across 30–35 sheets. You’ll get to review and tweak the layout before approving prints, which take about 2 weeks for final delivery. Every album is designed to last decades. Our albums come with a 20-year guarantee!
12. How far in advance should we book you?
We recommend booking your trusted wedding visual team India 6–12 months in advance, especially during peak wedding season. We take limited bookings to ensure quality, so securing your date early is key. That said, we might be available last minute too. Feel free to check!
13. How can I save money on wedding photography?
Book in advance (ideally years in advance) to lock in your rate and to avoid inflation. Planning in advance is always good.
14. What makes What A Story different from other wedding teams?
What A Story is one of the top wedding visual storytellers in India. We’re a PAN India team of handpicked creative wedding storytellers from across the country, be it Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and more, delivering cinematic, story-driven wedding visuals in India. This diversity brings multiple perspectives and styles under one roof. We love watching our couples and their families relive each chapter of their StoryBook with tears glistening, laughter echoing, hearts swelling with nostalgia. Their joy becomes our melody, and their memories, retold with every page turned, become the sweetest poetry of all. That moment is pure magic for us, every single time.
15. What is the approximate pricing of your services?
As each wedding is different, and therefore being a wedding photography and videography company, we create custom quotes based on your requirements. Most of our clients purchase packages in the range of ₹3 lakhs to ₹12 lakhs, depending on the number of events, location, team size, and add-ons. Let’s connect and make our custom plan that fully realises your vision.
16. What is your payment schedule?
We follow a 50-40-10 model:
- 50% to block your dates
- 40% on the wedding day
- 10% during final delivery
We take limited weddings to focus on creativity, so once booked, your dates are exclusively yours and non-refundable.
17. Where are you based?
Our corporate head offices are in Hitech City, Hyderabad and Dallas, US. As a wedding production company in India we have in-house teams in every major city bringing modern wedding visual company in India expertise nationwide.

18. How many weddings have you photographed?
We have documented more than 800 weddings over the last ten years from Big Fat Telugu weddings to Punjabi weddings, Gujarati weddings, and Marwadi weddings, Tamil weddings, and American weddings earning our place as a trusted wedding photography and videography in India team. We have seen it all and we love it all.
19. Who will be documenting our wedding?
Our core in-house team will always be with you. We recommend that you use the same team for all events; this way, your family and friends will feel comfortable too. Most often, we assign 2 candid photographers and 2 cinematographers, one for the bride's side and one for the groom's side, as well as the traditional photo/video team, as well as an aerial cinematographer. We can always add a couple more hands if you need them, but as always, we try to keep it manageable so it does not feel crowded.

Your coverage is assigned to our core, in-house wedding photography and film specialists India team, ensuring consistency, warmth, and rapport from start to finish.
20. Do you travel?
Yes, we do! We have strong teams across India and the US. As luxury wedding photographers and filmmakers India, our creative director travels to oversee shoots, while the rest of the team is usually local to your city, so you don’t have to worry about extra travel costs.
21. Do you do destination weddings?
Absolutely! We love destination weddings. Travelling to new places and capturing love stories in stunning locations is a dream for us. As a destination wedding photographer India and video company, we thrive on capturing your love stories, wherever they unfold.

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