CALIFORNIA INDIAN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

Matei Horvath Photography is one of the highest-regarded California Indian Wedding Photography studios. We have extensive experience covering over 400 South-Asian Weddings in California and beyond.

Our passion is reflected in many publications and accolades from international professional organizations.

MY JOURNEY TO INDIAN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

I didn't become a California Indian Wedding photographer overnight. My 'Indian' journey is more unique.

I met my wife Phanita in Los Angeles in the late 2000s. She was born in a large Indian family in the U.K.

We had a beautiful, Big Fat South Indian Wedding, in 2020 in Birmingham. We also had a Mehndi and a Sangeet. It was awesome, colorful, loud wedding with hundreds of guests. Also, fun fact: as a single child, I inherited two sisters and a brother, like overnight. Win-win! This is when I fell in love with Indian weddings.

As a teenager, my favorite author was Mircea Eliade. He was an exiled Romanian writer, philosopher and historian of religions.

His literary work deeply influenced by his studies with famed Bengali philosopher Surendranath Dasgupta.

I love Indian culture. I love the people and their warmth. I love the gorgeous outfits and customs. I love how family-centric everything is. It is very similar to my culture, growing up in Romania.

Oh have I mentioned Indian food?! I am addicted to paneer and mango lassi.

So, as long as I have Indian food I'm happy to shoot your South Asian wedding!

CALIFORNIA INDIAN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY IN LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTY | SAN DIEGO | SANTA BARBARA | SAN FRANCISCO

As an award-winning Los Angeles Indian Wedding Photography studio with over 10 years of experience, we have covered countless South Asian weddings all over California. While our main stomping grounds are in Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego) we do take many Indian wedding photography assignments in San Francisco, San Jose, Silicon Valley probably just as much as in LA.

DESTINATION INDIAN WEDDINGS IN UNITED STATES | WORLDWIDE

The first time I shot a destination Indian wedding photography was for a party of 700 in Houston, Texas. As Los Angeles wedding photographers we have been extremely proud and happy to have such discerning clients that love our work and are willing to fly us for destination Indian weddings all over the United States.

Aside from California, so far we have shot South Asian weddings in Las Vegas, Austin, Houston, Dallas, Boston, New York, New Jersey, Long Island, Raleigh, Atlanta, West Palm Beach, Miami.

We are always excited to travel to destination Indian Weddings, anywhere in the world. One of our favorite destinations for Indian weddings is Mexico (like in Los Cabos, Playa Del Carmen), the United Kingdom, and India.

INDIAN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY PRICING

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INDIAN WEDDING EXPERIENCE

As Indian wedding photographers, we have shot over 400 South Asian Weddings over the past ten years. We are deeply aware of the customs, traditions, and -most important- the intricacies of these beautiful wedding ceremonies and events.

Whether Sikh, Hindu, Muslim, Bengali, and Sri Lankan weddings we know that a South Asian Wedding is a lot more than a couple getting married and more like two families coming together. The amount of planning that goes into these events is staggering.

Most times the bride and her family travel to India to pick her wedding saree, and other outfits for the many pre-wedding and wedding day events to come: Mehndi, Poojas, Sangeet, Wedding Ceremony, Reception. Far from being a fashion connoisseur, I do find myself recognizing Indian luxury brands like Sabyasachi, Manish Malhotra, Anita Dongre, etc.

We do make sure to set aside a good amount of time for the couple’s portraits that are fantastic and we love to do creative things, playing with the light and composition. Also, we need to make sure the bride and groom are portrayed in every outfit.

It is important to know the details and being familiar with the complex Indian customs and desires of each family. No wedding is the same and I find that my 15 years of experience in photojournalism helps tremendously with the ‘shoot first, ask questions later’ as you need to anticipate where you need to be to get the perfect shot.

AWARD-WINNING INDIAN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY

We have been honored to have out Indian Wedding Photography featured in numerous publications, like Vogue, Grace Ormonde, South Asian Bride Magazine, Maharani Weddings, Huffington Post, etc. We have been invited Toyota USA to create a commercial ad, late 2019 targeting the South Asian community. It involved an Indian family for Diwali. I was extremely pleased when they said they looked for someone who not only had a clear artistic vision, but was also intimately familiar with South Asian customs and culture.

HOW TO BOOK YOUR INDIAN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

The easiest thing that you can do to give you peace of mind and let you concentrate on wedding planning is to hire an experienced, talented, and award-winning Indian wedding photography team. Your wedding photos will be a timeless testament of

your beautiful day. Check if we're were available for your date HERE