Sidd Rishi Photography » Sydney based Indian Wedding photographer also specalising in Glamour, Beauty and Fashion photography

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    Hi and welcome to my blog page. I'm a full-time Wedding Photographer specialising in both Indian and Western Weddings. I absolutely love my job and love photographing unique, quirky weddings right to the fun filled colourful weddings that go on for days.

    My approach is a more candid style and I love capturing those special un-posed moments throughout the day.

    Please take a look around my blog and dont hesitate to contact me.

Aarti and Tejas had a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony followed by a beautiful reception at the Waterview Convention Centre in Bicentennial Park, Homebush. A few months before the wedding day we actually all went down to the venue to get an idea of the location and pick the spots for the bridal shoot, but unfortunately on the day the ceremony took a bit longer and we were stressed for time. We had a quick 10 minute window for the couple shoot before the reception started.

I would like to thank my 2nd shooters Matt Mead and Tony Moores for taking over at the reception and being the main shooters so I could relax with all my friends and enjoy the night.

Few sample shots can be seen below:

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After groom is in position in the mandap, bride then comes out carrying the groom’s garland which is escorted by her uncle.
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Some quick natural shots outside before the reception:
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I hardly took more than 10 images at the reception as I wanted to relax and enjoy the night. But here are just a few I wanted to share. Also the beautiful flower decorations were done by Aarti’s cousin Anjali. If you want flower decorations done at your event be sure to get in touch with me and I will pass on her details to you.

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  • March 27, 2011 - 6:10 pm

    Jay - Wonderful work Sidd! So lively and bright with some great smiles and moments captured. Well done.

  • March 27, 2011 - 7:09 pm

    Aarti - Thankyou for doing such an amazing job!! Loving them!

  • March 27, 2011 - 7:59 pm

    Joanne - These pics are breathtaking, by far some of your best work yet, great work!

  • March 28, 2011 - 9:03 am

    Aps - incredible, and as usual you have captured the perfect moments and expressions! well done.

  • March 28, 2011 - 9:46 pm

    Josh - Gorgeous shots Sidd. Great lighting and consistency!

  • March 30, 2011 - 11:30 pm

    Julian Beattie - Fantastic photo journalistic day here! Love it!

  • March 30, 2011 - 11:31 pm

    Julian Beattie - Fantastic photo journalistic here! Nicely done!

  • March 31, 2011 - 4:36 pm

    Pranjal - wow sidd !!!
    soooo many natural smiles captured!!
    🙂 🙂
    your style is very inspiring.
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    Pranjal

  • April 20, 2011 - 2:06 pm

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  • August 23, 2011 - 4:40 am

    narendra jalwani - amazing brightness is highlighting the moments of joy

My love for marine life became a reality 3 years ago when my neighbour help me to set up a nano tank with just live rocks and two fish. A year on and learning as much as possible I then upgraded to a huge 4ft tank with beautiful colourful corals and invertebrates. Coming from a such a small tank it was a huge step forward but well worth it. A lot of ups and downs on the way, but the tank is finally maturing successfully and is well established and stable.

Would like to thank my neighbour once again for helping me with this tank. Both of us spent over a week building the stand and doing all the plumbing work. Couldn’t have done it without you mate!!!

The pictures below show the progress of the tank over the two years.

Week one:
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Few months later:
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A year on:
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How it looks now:
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  • March 19, 2011 - 6:26 pm

    Mark - That’s awesome mate.

    I’ve always wanted to do something like that as I have just the right place for it, between two columns in my front entrance way.

    How hard was it to get it all going?

    BTW, great photos as always 🙂

  • March 20, 2011 - 2:06 pm

    siddr - Thanks for the kind words. Its not hard, just gotta spend a fair bit of time at the start each day. I suggest you join the MASA forums if you do want to go ahead. You will learn so much!!
    Cheers 🙂

  • March 26, 2011 - 9:24 pm

    Josh - Awesome tank and fish Sidd!

When someone asks me why do you want to be a wedding photographer, I simply say its because I get to experience the different cultures, their customs, the ability to capture and document the special day as well as learn and share what I experience on the day with others. This to me is what wedding photography should be all about. When Jessica contacted me a few months back I was so excited to photograph her wedding. It was my first time photographing a South Indian wedding and through it, I have realised how different it is to a North Indian Wedding.

Jessica and Subra’s wedding was conducted in Sanskrit which is the oldest surviving language in the Indo-European family of languages. The wedding ceremony is called ‘Vivaaham’ which means to support and sustain. This ceremony is to create a spiritual union to support and sustain a man and a woman in their pursuit of dharma (righteousness) through their married life.

The wedding day consisted of a pre wedding ceremony and the marriage ceremony. The sample pics below are from the pre-wedding ceremony. It consisted off three parts which can be seen below.

By photographing this spectacular day I feel I have gained a new experience in the South Indian culture and customs, therefore highlighting what I believe about my photography. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Jess and Subra for allowing me to share their special day with them and I wish them all the love, joy and happiness together as a couple. Also a big thanks to my 2nd shooter Matt Mead for helping me out on the day.

1. Kasi Yathirai (Pilgrimage to Holy Kasi):

The young bachelor, Subra is on his way to Kasi to lead an ascetic life. Jessica’s father intervenes and advises him of the superiority of married life to ascetic life and asks him to take Jessica as a companion for life.

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2. Exchange of Garlands:

Subra and Jessica exchange floral garlands three times symbolising the couples unification as one soul in two bodies.

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3. Oonjal (The swing):

Aunties sing songs and offer and milk to the couple who are seated on the swing. While the couple is seated, the aunties throw coloured balls of rice over their heads to ensure good luck. The swinging motion represents the ups-and-downs of life in which the couple move in harmony, steady and stable throughout.

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  • March 7, 2011 - 8:22 pm

    Josh - Terrific stuff! Some lovely images and what a cool and unique experience to be part of.

  • March 17, 2011 - 7:08 am

    CJ Wilkes - Looks like a beautifully fun wedding! Great shots!

  • March 22, 2011 - 10:49 pm

    Joanne - With every new blog post your pictures get more amazing! Well done, some beautiful shots, you hav captured there feelings and emotions beautifully! 🙂

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