Indian Wedding Digital Backdrops

What is in this collection

Ceremony scenes include a red and gold mandap with marigold garlands on an evening lawn, a pastel rose mandap in a daytime garden, a carved teak South Indian mandapam hung with mango leaves and jasmine, a bamboo mandap on a Goa beach and three white marble Mughal arches with white roses and orchids. Pre-wedding sets include a haldi marigold wall in a sunlit courtyard, a mehendi lounge with mirror-work parasols and floor cushions, a floral jhula swing and a roka corner with a rosewood sofa and rangoli. For the evening there is a sangeet stage with a fairy-light curtain and fuchsia drapes, and a Gujarati mirror-work backdrop for garba night. Regional and later scenes include a Bengali set with red-bordered white panels and alpana, crimson Punjabi phulkari panels with a rope charpai, a Rajasthani palace courtyard at sunset, a baraat gate of marigold strings, a floral doli palanquin for the vidaai, an ivory and gold reception stage and a lakeside pavilion with floating diyas.

Choosing a scene for each event

For the pheras, pick the mandap that matches the venue: red and gold for an evening ceremony, pastel roses for daytime, the teak mandapam for Tamil and Kerala weddings, and the beach mandap for a destination wedding. The marble arches suit a nikah or an elegant reception. Use the marigold wall as a haldi backdrop, the parasol lounge or swing as a mehendi backdrop, and the sangeet and garba sets as dance-night photo booth backgrounds. This collection sits inside wedding digital backdrops.

Tips for using these scenes

• Match the light to the event. Haldi and mehendi scenes are bright and daytime, the sangeet stage, red mandap and baraat gate are warm evening scenes, and the Mughal marble arches are cool. Match your subjects' white balance and light direction before you blend.
• Give lehengas and sherwanis room. Use the portrait file for full-length couple shots, keep feet or hems on the floor line and add a soft shadow. Most mandaps and stages have low seats for seated couple portraits.
• Put the dancing crowd on the sangeet stage. The sangeet stage, garba backdrop and palace courtyard take seven or more people, the Bengali set, doli and jhula swing suit one to three, and the rest fit four to six.

Covering a multi-day wedding? Digital backdrops for event photographers covers running a backdrop station at receptions.