Islamic wedding in teheran, what pictures should i make

Hey guys,
I will be non ne of my best friends weddings in december. The wedding will be in teheran. Do you have some good tips for me on what pictures i should make?

I will have to cameras. One should be mnted to a tripod and make a timelapse the other will be in my and.

Winam

winam wrote in post #14798890
Hey guys,
I will be non ne of my best friends weddings in december. The wedding will be in teheran. Do you have some good tips for me on what pictures i should make?

I will have to cameras. One should be mnted to a tripod and make a timelapse the other will be in my and.

Winam

It depends on how religious your friend or his/her family are. For really religious folks, the only part worth shooting will be the traditional wedding ceremony. The reception will be in two separate sections for men and women. However, majority of tehran population are not that conservative and the reception may very well be like the ones you would see here with the dancing, cake cutting, etc. (no speech/toast though).

Are you the only photographer or are they hiring a professional photographer as well?

Couple of week earlier, I attended my best friends wedding, a Islamic wedding (this was in India, not sure if rituals and arrangements differ between Countries). Although there was a paid photographer but I wanted to capture his wedding to gift him a album....beside creating my own portfolio Currently I'm not a paid wedding photographer.
The occasions which I thought are important to their wedding are
- When the groom arrives for Nikah (wedding) and the elders from the brides side receive them.
- Sitting arrangement of both the sides. Typically they sit in different rooms or with a partition
- If they are 'open', then you can click brides picture while getting ready. A typical Muslim bride looks gorgeous in her wedding dress, so you can click her alone if they allow.
- Signing of the Nikah....this is the most important part and then when they tell the prophet that they agree for wedding....typically an elderly person will whisper in the ears of bride for her to speak out 'I agree'....this is another occasion.
- After this its typical reception (Walima) where you can click the normal shots.
Note: Do not barge into the female sitting section without permission, few families are very particular about who should enter where. Also do not click picture of unknown Muslim women. Their males can become offended.

amirg wrote in post #14799406
It depends on how religious your friend or his/her family are. For really religious folks, the only part worth shooting will be the traditional wedding ceremony. The reception will be in two separate sections for men and women. However, majority of tehran population are not that conservative and the reception may very well be like the ones you would see here with the dancing, cake cutting, etc. (no speech/toast though).

Are you the only photographer or are they hiring a professional photographer as well?

Thanks, for that nformation. He told me, that they are not very relegios.

Yeah I will be the ony photographer.

Pupu wrote in post #14800717
Couple of week earlier, I attended my best friends wedding, a Islamic wedding (this was in India, not sure if rituals and arrangements differ between Countries). Although there was a paid photographer but I wanted to capture his wedding to gift him a album....beside creating my own portfolio Currently I'm not a paid wedding photographer.
The occasions which I thought are important to their wedding are
- When the groom arrives for Nikah (wedding) and the elders from the brides side receive them.
- Sitting arrangement of both the sides. Typically they sit in different rooms or with a partition
- If they are 'open', then you can click brides picture while getting ready. A typical Muslim bride looks gorgeous in her wedding dress, so you can click her alone if they allow.
- Signing of the Nikah....this is the most important part and then when they tell the prophet that they agree for wedding....typically an elderly person will whisper in the ears of bride for her to speak out 'I agree'....this is another occasion.
- After this its typical reception (Walima) where you can click the normal shots.
Note: Do not barge into the female sitting section without permission, few families are very particular about who should enter where. Also do not click picture of unknown Muslim women. Their males can become offended.

Thanks. I got the same idea, my wedding gift will be a gift certificate for a photobook.

I will write it down to a to do list now.