A wedding story

Ravinder & Anuhya | Wedding Carnival

One couple, four celebrations, told in the order they happened. We, the TBLK team led by Lavanya Korandla, were there from the first mehendi song to the last dance of the night.

Wide shot of the grand tiered floral mandap with the couple and their families, Hyderabad wedding

Ravinder’s mehendi night

Fairy lights, family and cousins

The celebrations began with Ravinder’s mehendi, glowing under a wall of fairy lights. Family gathered for portraits, the cousins brought out dandiya sticks, and the colourful mehendi stage soon filled with laughter and teasing.

Ravinder in a maroon kurta and white stole smiling under a curtain of fairy lights at his mehendi night
Wide shot of Ravinder with his family and cousins before a glittering wall of fairy lights at the mehendi
Ravinder laughing with his cousins and aunts holding dandiya sticks at the mehendi night
Ravinder seated on the colourful mehendi stage, laughing as cousins show off their mehendi
Ravinder with his cousins posing on the bright rainbow-draped mehendi stage

A haldi in sunshine yellow

Turmeric, water pots and cousins

The next chapter was all yellow. Ravinder and Anuhya arrived with their cousins, sat down before banana leaves and marigolds, and took their first blessings. Then the water pots came out, Anuhya did not hold back, and everyone ended up dancing in the splashes.

Ravinder and Anuhya in yellow with their cousins in front of a colourful flower wall at the haldi
Ravinder and Anuhya in yellow seated side by side before a banana-leaf and marigold haldi backdrop
Family pouring blessings of water and turmeric over a smiling Anuhya at the haldi
Ravinder and Anuhya dancing and laughing in yellow at their haldi, Hyderabad
Water splashing over Ravinder and Anuhya as they laugh together at their haldi
Anuhya pouring a pot of water over a laughing Ravinder at their haldi celebration
Ravinder and Anuhya in yellow with red tilak, beaming at the end of their haldi

Wedding morning portraits

Red silk, temple gold and quiet glances

On the wedding morning Anuhya glowed in red and gold silk, and we began with bridal portraits before Ravinder joined her in pale blue for a few calm couple frames.

Bridal portrait of Anuhya in a red and gold silk saree with temple jewellery, Hyderabad wedding
Close bridal portrait of Anuhya smiling in gold jewellery and a red silk saree
Ravinder and Anuhya leaning in close in wedding silks before a red and white flower curtain
Anuhya in a red and gold silk saree gazing up at Ravinder in a pale blue sherwani

The grand entries

A canopy, a palanquin and a packed hall

Ravinder walked in under a flower canopy to a cheering crowd. Moments later the whole hall turned as Anuhya arrived in a flower-decked palanquin.

Groom Ravinder’s wedding entry under a flower canopy, surrounded by a cheering crowd
Wide view of the wedding hall packed with guests as the bride’s palanquin arrives
Bride Anuhya’s entry seated in a flower-decked palanquin under a golden umbrella

Every ritual, every emotion

Jeelakarra bellam, thali and talambralu

We stayed close through every ritual: the opening puja with family, the jeelakarra bellam, the garlands, the emotional thali tying and a laughing round of talambralu as petals rained down.

Ravinder seated with family for the opening wedding puja at the mandap
Anuhya smiling at the mandap in jasmine and marigold garlands, a soft emotional moment
Close-up of mehendi hands holding jeelakarra bellam on betel leaves, Telugu wedding ritual
Anuhya placing jeelakarra bellam on Ravinder’s head during their Telugu wedding
Anuhya smiling as she garlands Ravinder during the Telugu wedding ceremony
Ravinder tying the thali (mangalsutra) around Anuhya’s neck as family looks on
Anuhya looking down at her thali (mangalsutra) moments after it is tied
Anuhya showering talambralu over Ravinder’s head at the mandap
Ravinder pouring talambralu from a silver plate over Anuhya during the wedding rituals
Anuhya in red and gold smiling as flower petals shower over her
Ravinder and Anuhya seated together with folded hands, smiling as the rituals conclude

Cousins and family

The fun after the vows

With the vows done, the cousins pulled the newlyweds outside for silly photos, and both families gathered before the grand tiered mandap.

Ravinder and Anuhya striking a fun pose with their cousins outside the wedding hall
Wide shot of the grand tiered floral mandap with the couple and their families, Hyderabad wedding

A reception in blue and silver

Grand venue, grand entry, full dance floor

The evening opened in a glowing hall. Ravinder, in a black tuxedo, and Anuhya, in blue and silver, entered to trumpets and rose petals, took their golden throne and walked through white fog between dancers. After the garlands and portraits came the finale: the couple dancing with their cousins until nobody wanted the night to end.

Wide view of the grand reception hall and floral stage before the guests arrive
The reception venue entrance lit up at night with flower decor, Hyderabad
Ravinder and Anuhya’s reception entry with trumpeters and a shower of rose petals
Wide shot of the reception stage crowded with family and friends under a wooden-slat ceiling
Ravinder and Anuhya dancing with their cousins in front of a golden sun backdrop
Ravinder and Anuhya seated on a golden sun throne flanked by golden horse sculptures
Ravinder and Anuhya making their reception entry through white fog and flowers
Wide shot of the couple’s fog-filled stage entry framed by dancers holding white flowers
Ravinder in a black tuxedo and Anuhya in blue wearing flower garlands at their reception
Couple portrait of Ravinder in a black tuxedo and Anuhya in blue among white flower sculptures
Ravinder and Anuhya in a playful dance pose on the reception floor
Bridal portrait of Anuhya twirling in a blue and silver lehenga under hanging florals
Wide shot of the crowded dance floor with the couple and cousins dancing together

Photographed with love

Thank you, Ravinder & Anuhya

Thank you for trusting us with your celebrations. Planning your wedding? The TBLK team, led by female wedding photographer and cinematographer Lavanya Korandla, covers Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Bangalore. We would love to hear your story.

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