significant part dedicated to photography. Indian weddings are significantly different from western marriages. While western marriage rituals have become common in many countries, they have not become common in India except among the Christian population. Indian weddings exhibit bold colors instead of the color white. Loud music is considered to be the norm during parts of an Indian marriage. The ceremonies are elaborate and can take considerable time even when condensed. There are various rituals like Seven Promises of Indian Marriage which are called as 'Saat Pheras' and are performed on the day of wedding. An Indian marriage is traditionally a public affair, with the bridegroom taken in a procession through the town. Even a modest Indian wedding can have several hundred participants, who are all thought to be "relatives and close family friends". By convention a photographer is required to include each guest in at least one photograph which includes the bride and the groom. These factors make photographing an Indian wedding significantly different from western weddings. Wedding photography is now a major commercial endeavor in India that supports the bulk of the efforts for many photographers. There are photographers outside of India that specialize in Indian weddings. Bright colors such as red and orange are considered appropriate, and the photographs often use saturated colors. Generally, Indian wedding proceedings do not pause for photographs, requiring the photographers to anticipate the next event and be ready with the right angle. Photographs from some famous Indian weddings have been published widely in newspapers: Mittal wedding Bachchan wedding (Abhishek and Aishwarya) Lavish marriages are often portrayed in Bollywood movies. Photographed moments Common moments that are recorded in Indian wedding photography include: Mehendi (henna) on the palms of the bride indicating she is getting ready The bride in a wedding dress with heavy wedding jewellery. Arrival of the groom on a horse in a procession, and being greeted at the door. The groom's entry The bride's entry The wedding mandap Bride and groom seated and engaged in worship Bride and groom walking around the sacred fire Special moments such as tying the knot holding hands tying the mangalasutra filling the parting of the hair with sindoor Portrait of the couple as a royal couple, with guests on their sides as blessing dignitaries or attendants. Bidaai, capturing the emotions of the bride as she leaves her father's home Wedding portrait: showing the newly wedded