In the previous Studio U blog post we show you some creative casual photo shoot that took place in Galle fort, Sri Lanka. now we are going to share their wedding photos and this is also one of my best wedding photo shoot.

To enhanced the creativity in this wedding photos some of them are digitally edited using photoshop.

as always we start our wedding photography with the dressing up of Alefiya.

Normally in studio U we love to take natural shots and Alefiya personally asked from me and my brother Danushka to take simple yet creative natural photos in their wedding function.

for this photo i used my wide angle lens and to get the creativity we change the color and the contrast of the digital image using editing software.

As always our “FISH EYE” lens comes in handy in these kind of shots. fish eye lens can take much wider angel than a normal wide angle lens.

Using basic photographic rules still we can get a good output, even in wedding photography as well.

again using editing software to enhance the creativity.

In the evening Alefiya and Omar dressed up again for the Going away function.

This is called live frames..just kidding,

but it’s a nice shot and we use our fish eye lens to capture this. right place in the right time. and i used high shutter speed to prevent the blur effect coming to the photo.

Starting a new journey with the person who loves you most…

Day light balancing is one of the great way to take best photos, so to be a best wedding photographer rather than a photographer it’s one of the important key point.

Dear Alefiya and Omar, We wish you a happy wedded life.

Alefiya Akbarally,

most of them know her as one of the best fashion Photographers in Sri Lanka. to get more info about her please click n the following link.

http://www.akbar.com/photoweb

Last December we had the opportunity to do a casual shoot of Alefiya and her fiance Omar at Galle fort Sri Lanka,

and we thought it’s better to share some of the best moments of that shoot with you all.

This one was taken using my fish-eye lens, Hopefully weather was perfect on that day and color of the sky was brilliant.

Loving Couple Omar and Alefiya.

Again through my fish-eye lens.

“ELEPHANT BRAND” took some time to read it.

Happy and calm moment.

They can be very romantic….

And some times serious…

What I noticed in Alefiya and Omar is they are full of love.

Old is Gold, always true…

This is one of my favorite

I hope to upload the wedding of Alefiya and Omar within next few days and i’m sure you will love that as well.

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Wedding of Joanna and Nilanga

On 20th February 2010 At Mount Lavinia Hotel..

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As usual in a wedding storybook album we start our digital photography from the beginning of the wedding function.

Dressing up for the function….

An emotional moment of Joanna before she dressed up…

Detail photos Bridle wedding Dress,  jewelery and other stuff…

Bridle dressing and the makeup was done by Kanchana,

Some Detail photos of the bride and the bride’s crew.

Beautiful smile of  Joanna…

Not only Joanna had a beautiful smile..

Lets not forget our Groom Nilanga and his friends….

When Nilangas friends meets the Joanna and bride mates.

After the shoot Joana and Nilanga went off from the hotel for the church function.

Church Function was held at Methodist church Wallawaththe….

Joana and her farther coming to the church..

Photographing the photographers……

Some moments that took my eye….

Joana entering the Church …..

Starting of the function..

Exchange of the wedding rings….

Going away from the church…..

Wedding reception at Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka

Some beautiful location photography of Nilanga and Joanna wedding.

Traditional Welcome Dance..

Couple entering the reception hall…

Welcome Drink….

Starting of the dancing floor…

Dear Nilanga and Joanna we wish you a happy wedded life..

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Wedding of Udara and Vipula

On 24th of September 2009.

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On 24th of September I was at the Gangarama temple to take wedding photographs of a special couple Udara and Vipula.

their Poruwa ceremony was held at Gangarama Temple in the morning and reception was held at JAIC Hilton in the evening.

Some photos of the Gangaramaya Temple

For this wedding Vipula who is the groom suited up with a National dress of Sri Lanka and the Bride Udara

was dressed up with traditional Saree.

Colors they have chosen perfectly matched with surrounding colors of the Gangarama Temple

Also the wedding flower bouquet was done by Araliya flowers.

Some Shots of the Bride Udara…

In the Evening Both of the were change their dress from traditional Sri Lankan to western wedding.

Some shots from the reception of Udara and Vipula..

Dear Udara and Vipula, We wish you a happy wedded life…

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Wedding of Claire and Alessandro

On 6th of April 2010.

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Few months back, I got a call from a architect named Alessandro regarding their wedding photography.

bride was Claire who is working in the marketing field. They want to have digital photos of their wedding without the wedding album.

They have selected Jetwing Lighthouse hotel in Galle, Sri Lanka as their location.

on 6th of April we went to Galle to cover up the wedding of Claire and Alessandro.

for this event my brother Danushka who is also a wedding photographer joined with me.

We use Canon 5D mark ii and a Nikon D2XS as digital cameras to capture their special moments.

Here are some few shots that I took as soon as we arrived  to the hotel.

Jetwing Lighthouse hotel. Galle, Sri Lanka

So close to the sea shore

Some shots of the inside view of the hotel.

I may be a wedding photographer but still i can’t take my eye from the surrounding beauty of the nature.

Beautiful sunset in Galle Sri Lanka…..

Some photos as soon as we met the couple.

They were so excited since after few more hours they will bonded for their lifetime.

Friend came to say Hi.. to the couple..

Music is a language that speak to all people….

Small nap before the rush up…..

Keep Out until we get ready… (Just a joke)…..

Dressing up for the function.

Lovely Flower Girls, aren’t they so cute.

we were not the only wedding photographers that day…..

Claire’s parents they look so happy…

Something to warmup….

Some separate shots of the flower girls….

The special thing that i saw in the wedding of Claire and  Alessandro is they have done their wedding

as a Sri Lankan Traditional wedding.

Here are some photos of their Poruwa ceremony…

Welcome dance for the Bridge and the Groom…..

Starting of the Poruwa ceremony as a traditional Sri Lankan wedding….

Exchange of the wedding rings…..

Some emotional moments …

View of the Poruwa Ceremony through my fish eye lense….

This not something that I see in a traditional Sri Lankan wedding…

so this will be a memorial wedding photograph for me as well….

Traditional Oil Lamp, which is a event in a traditional Sri Lankan wedding…

My Fish eye lense capture the event very creatively….

Happy faces……..

Registration of the couple, this is the bond that we sign according to the law….

Traditional Sri Lankan Music for the guest………

Relaxing Portraits of the couple…..

following photos were digitally edited to enhance the creativity of them…

The true Claire who is always so happy…

They can be Friendly…..

or they can be so serious and romantic…..

Or helpful to each other….

reception of Alessandro and Claire.

High detail photo of the buffet…..

Some Photos of the evening Beauty of the event…..

Some highlighted moments that took my eye in the reception……

First Dance of  Alessandro and Claire.

Some shots from the Dance floor…

Dear Alessandro and Claire we wish you a Happy Wedded life………….

Wedding of Shashikala and Deleepa – Studio U

On 2nd of January 2010 we were at hotel intercontinental for the wedding of Shashikala and Deleepa.

Dressing up for the wedding Groom Deleepa, his best men and page boy…..

We were not the only wedding photographers that day…..

Dressing up Bride Shashikala……

Bridal Dress was done by Wedding Dreams

Hair and makeup was done by Ramani Fernando

Wedding Bouquet was done by Lassana Flora.

Some outdoor wedding photos from the Wedding of Shashikala and Deleepa

Some photos of Shashikala and Deleepa’s church function…..

Not everybody was interested about the function…..

Starting of the Reception….

Location : Cat’s eye ballroom hotel intercontinental Sri Lanka

Some pictures of the decorations in Wedding of Shashikala and Deleepa.

Flower Decoration was done by Lassana Flora..

High detail photos of the buffet in Wedding of Shashikala and Deleepa.

Some photos from the Going away…..

Dear Shashikala and Deleepa we wish you a happy wedded life…

Studio U

Some Photos from the Wedding of Lakmini & Laimonas at Cinnamon Grand Hotel Sri Lanka on 3rd of May 2009.

I started my photo shoot with Brides dress up. Dressing design was done by Michael Wijesuriya one of the best wedding dress designers in Sri Lanka, and dressed by Ruwini Herath.

For a story wedding album we have to start our shooting from the beginning.

Dressing up for the wedding….

End of my life as a bachelor …..

On the Christmas day of  2009 we were at Cinnamon Grand hotel Colombo for a special function.

On that special day Venuka and Thusitha were getting married.

Lets see some photos of their wedding.

We start the shooting from the beginning of the function,

Dressing up for the Wedding

Some Detail photos of the decoration in Venuka and Thusitha’s wedding.

Some arrangements in the Cinnamon Grand hotel that took my eye.

Starting of the wedding of Venuka and Thusitha

Some detail photos of the Buffet….

The first dance of couple Venuka and Thusitha

A beautiful dance from a dancing group….

Venuka and Thusitha also joined the dancing group…..

Dear Venuka and Thusitha we wish you a Happy Wedded life.

This is a very special day and event for me. Because on this day I used my new camera which is Cannon – 5D Mark 2 for the first time.

Lenses I used -

70 – 200 mm F 2.8 IS/L

24 – 105 F 4/IS/L

Apart from those I used my D2XS Nikon camera wth 17-55mm/F 2.8 lense & fish eye lens.

For the videography we used Cannon A1 HDV camera with a special wide angle lens specially for landscaping shots.

Location was Amaya Lake Hotel Dambulla. To capture the natural beauty of Amaya Lake hotel i used my Fish eye lens. It worked perfectly as you can see below.

Now lets move in to some outdoor wedding group photos.

These are some of the best out door photos that took in Ranjala & Uditha’s wedding.

Now lets move in to some in door photos. first lets look in to the flower decoration of Ranjala & Uditha’s wedding

Flower Decoration was done by “JANAKI FLOWERS OF SUMMER”.

Location : Heritance Kandalama Hotel Dambulla

Some photos of the Buffet of Ranjala & Uditha’s wedding.

Location : Heritance Kandalama Hotel Dambulla

Now lets look at some wedding event photos. Ranjala & Uditha wedding was filled with Sri Lankan Traditional events,

Entering of the Groom and his family.

Location : Heritance Kandalama Hotel Dambulla

Traditional tambourine play…

Traditional wedding welcoming Dance…….

Entering of the Bride and her family……

Some Going Away Pics of Ranjala & Uditha’s wedding…..

Some Highly emotional moments that I capture from Ranjala & Udisha’s wedding…..

This is one of the best wedding photo that I took in my career and also it’s the biggest group photo as well…….

Happy Ending in a different way….

Dear Ranjala & Uditha we wish you a happy wedded life.

The Wedding day of Himashi & Rafael on 19th December 2009 at Blue Waters, Sri Lanka.

Preperation of Bride groom,,,,,,,,,

Self reflection of Groom through Wall picture

Groom and the crew..

Moments of bride’s preperation and some detail pictures………

Detail pictures of  poruwa ceremony   & others…….

Arrival of couple to the Poruwa ceremony….

Here i have used my fish eye lense..

Some of emotional moments i captured during the event….

Evening beauty of Blue Water – Sri Lanka