For Himanshu Patel, becoming a wedding photographer was never part of the plan. In 2017, while completing his engineering degree and preparing to join an MNC, a freelance wedding shoot in Mumbai changed everything. Stepping into an atmosphere defined by grandeur and emotion, through photography, he discovered a canvas expansive enough to hold the human Read More
For Janki Desai, founder and creative force behind ALTAIR, space is not merely a venue to be decorated, but an atmosphere to be felt. “I’ve always been drawn to aesthetics of spaces,” she says. “I loved everything tastefully done.” That instinct, initially rooted in an awareness of how spaces could make her feel, eventually found Read More
Founded in 2013, WeddingNama is a Mumbai-based wedding photography and filmmaking establishment by photographer Ankita Asthana and filmmaker Akash Agarwal. The studio approaches weddings as living, evolving stories through contemporary portraiture and photojournalistic storytelling. At the heart of WeddingNama’s visual language is a belief in authenticity. Being an NID-trained photographer, Asthana draws on her background Read More
Founded in 2022, Raabta is an enterprise by Shrey Bhagat, an award-winning photographer and creative director, who has created a niche by capturing weddings with compelling visual storytelling. The word raabta translates to “deep connection”, an ethos that lies at the heart of the studio’s work. While wedding photography is often synonymous with large groups Read More
Art has a way of finding its place in our lives long before we consider owning it. We encounter it in museums, galleries, books and cultural spaces, often forming connections with works and artists that stay with us long after. Yet, the experience of collecting art has traditionally remained somewhat removed from everyday life, shaped Read More
For centuries, love has been written, remembered and reimagined through stories, poetry, cinema and art. For Aisha Rao, it became the emotional starting point for Priyasi, unveiled at Hyundai India Couture Week 2026. Far from a straightforward ode to romance, the collection traces love through the different stages of growing affection. Through signature appliqué, sculptural Read More
One of the vanguards of Indian fashion, Tarun Tahiliani, showcased Navratan at Indian Couture Week 2026 by skipping the usual runway format. Instead, the master couturier transformed New Delhi’s historic Bikaner House into an immersive nine-room exhibition for unveiling a collection that featured the label’s signature craftsmanship and silhouettes. Corsets, fluid drapes, concept sarees, sharp Read More
Before a sketch reached a karigar’s workshop, Jayanti Reddy was already breaking the industry’s unwritten rules, mostly because she didn’t know them. Stepping into fashion with a business degree instead of a traditional design degree, she viewed textiles as living, breathing elements that can be edited, lightened, and reshaped. That outsider’s freedom became her greatest Read More
Tradition, in its truest sense, has never been about standing still. It is shaped by generations of makers, interpreted through changing times and kept alive through the possibilities each generation discovers within it. Few textiles embody this relationship between continuity and change quite like the Kanjeevaram. Rooted in centuries of weaving knowledge, it carries a Read More
There are wedding films and then, there is storytelling in motion. Siddharth Sharma has mastered the latter by capturing intimacy in its truest form. Apart from filming the weddings of Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda, Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra, Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth, Sharma’s House On The Clouds Read More
Taral Jadhav’s instinct for transforming spaces was cultivated long before she found her way into event design. Raised in a home where her mother constantly transformed every new house into a haven for hospitality, she learnt early that interiors could shape how people experience a moment. Though she formally trained as an architect, learning to Read More
Behind every iconic celebration is a world meticulously built to tell a story. For DreamzKrraft, that story started twenty-five years ago. Yet at the heart of its expansive production lies a deceptively simple idea: “We don’t believe a family should have to fit into a wedding template. We believe the wedding should be created around Read More
There was always a distinct energy to watching a Rohit Bal show, a world steeped in theatrical grandeur, with sweeping drapes and signature lotus motifs. A true visionary of Indian design, Gudda brought drama to the runway with his love for details and storytelling. Following in the creative footsteps of the late master who shaped Read More
What started with organising university dinners has evolved into a career shaping how modern India celebrates; today, Jai Sharma uses spatial design as a canvas for meaningful human connection. Through his experience design studio, Envelop, he moves beyond visual styling to engineer immersive journeys deeply rooted in narrative and culture. For Jai, the idea of Read More
For decades, Indian menswear has been shaped by ceremony. The sherwani, the kurta, the embroidered jacket – each has held its own place within the rituals of celebration. But as the modern man moves beyond convention, the way he dresses for special moments is evolving with him. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Read More