Social media influencerAarya Voraa was in the news recently after she faced the risk ofhypothermiawhile doing a pre-wedding video shoot in the snows ofHimachal Pradesh’s Spiti. Taking toInstagram, she later wrote: “POV: Dying in -22 degrees Celsius for a pre-wedding inSpitiValley. Would you dare to do this?Afterward, I got hypothermia. It felt like someone was pouring acid on my hands constantly.”Photographerswe spoke to told us that more and more couples are going to great lengths to get the theme right for their pre-wedding photo shoots.And occasionally, these can lead to some quirky experiences.We had the pre-wedding shoot in a village located 14,500 feet above sea level in Spiti. I was wearing a sleeveless gown, while everyone else was covered in warm layers. After a point I lost consciousness and have no memory how I pulled through. Luckily we had a doctor in our team, who advised people to rub my hands and I felt better within half an hour— Aarya VoraaGOING OFFROAD FOR THAT PERFECT SHOT IN SNOW AND SANDSpeaking onpre-wedding shootsin offroad setups, Dhiraj Sanil, creative producer says, “We were shooting in snowy Kashmir with a couple, who wanted to channel Bollywood romance. My entire team was covered from head to toe, but the bride insisted on wearing a sari in sub-zero temperatures. We were about 300 meters from a hotel when a full-fledged blizzard hit, immobilising our car. The snowfall continued throughout the night, and the next day, we had to carry our equipment and cover the distance on foot”.Depending on the location and how elaborately it’s planned, a pre-wedding photo shoot can cost between Rs 20,000 to 2-3 lakhREQUEST TO PHOTOSHOP PETSA Delhi-based photographer Karan Sidhu expresses pets are photoshopped because of permission issues at the venue. He says, “One of the most common requests is to photoshop the family pet into the photos, since many places where shoots happen don’t allow pets. Once, a couple asked me if, I could also shoot their wedding night. I declined, saying I’m not a porn photographer”.MUMBAIKARS CLICK SELFIES WITH A GROOM WEARING A KILT
Setting a mood board with a traditional cultural attire theme is not new, but bystanders were surprised to see a foreigner roaming around wearing the traditional Scottish kilt on the busy streets of south Mumbai. “We knew that we might face challenges pulling off the shoot at busy locations. The crowd was quite intrigued by the fact that a guy was wearing a skirt with knee-length socks and accessories. While some people thought it was a movie shoot and kept following us, others stopped us to click selfies with them. The groom was a sport, so it was a fun shoot overall,” recollects Karen Dourado, the photographer. 
