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Amani leaning over a little iron balcony, smiling down at Omar on the cobbled lane below. Feels like Italy, right? This ...
24/10/2026

Amani leaning over a little iron balcony, smiling down at Omar on the cobbled lane below.

Feels like Italy, right? This is Guestlands, a tiny Italian style village tucked away in Arcadia, in Sydney’s Hills District.

Their bridal shoot there felt like walking through an old film set. Cypress trees taller than the houses, mossy stone steps, warm walls everywhere you turn.

And Amani in deep red and gold against all that green looked unreal.

Have a look at slide two. The pearls and gold threadwork on that outfit up close are something else. Pakistani bridal outfits always have so much detail in them, and it’s one of the reasons we love capturing Pakistani weddings.

The shaadi was at Le Montage in Lilyfield, right on the water at Iron Cove. Amani and Omar are both so sweet and we had such a wonderful time with them across all their wedding events.

If you’re hunting for a photoshoot location in Sydney that feels like Europe, Guestlands is under an hour from the city. It’s a private property, so book it early.

And if you’ve got a friend planning their shaadi next year, send this their way :)

22/10/2026

Kanyadaan is probably the most misunderstood ritual in a Hindu wedding.

If you’ve been to an Indian wedding, you’ve heard someone call it the father giving his daughter away. Sit through the actual mantras though and they tell a much bigger story.

Right before he places her hand in the groom’s, the father asks for a promise in front of everyone. Dharme cha arthe cha kame cha, naticharitavya. In her dharma, her prosperity and her happiness, you will stand by her. And the groom answers, naticharami. I will keep this promise.

Then comes Panigrahana, one of the oldest parts of the Vedic wedding. The groom takes her hand and says grbhnami te saubhagatvaya hastam, I take your hand for good fortune. Partnership, as equals.

In our culture a daughter is Lakshmi and a woman is Shakti. Kanyadaan is a father handing over his whole world with conditions attached, said out loud, with both families as witness.

We’ve filmed this moment at hundreds of weddings over 15 years and I must say, it still goes quiet in the mandap every time.

This is episode 5 of Rasm-o-Riwaz, our series with South Asian wedding rituals explained, one at a time.

Send this to someone getting married this season, or to the person in your family who still calls it giving the daughter away :)

15/10/2026

The moment two families meet for the first time on the wedding day.

This is the Milni. In North Indian weddings, it is the ceremony where the bride’s family welcomes the groom’s family, and every person is matched with their counterpart. Father meets father. Mother meets mother. Uncle meets uncle. Brother meets brother.

Here is what makes it so special:
Milni means “meeting”. It happens on the morning of the wedding, usually when the baraat arrives and before the wedding begins. In Sikh weddings it often starts with a short Ardas, a prayer asking for blessings on the union.

Each pair exchanges garlands and a warm embrace. Gifts are often given too, like shagun, sweets, shawls and clothes, with the groom’s side being welcomed with the same love and respect as the bride’s. That balance is the whole idea. Both families arrive as equals and leave as one.

A wedding joins two people, and the Milni makes sure it joins their entire families too. The tears, the laughter and the lifting off the ground hugs you see here are what this ceremony is all about.

Did your Milni have a moment like this? Tell me in the comments. Save this for your own wedding planning, and send it to someone who is learning about Indian traditions.

At Rolling Canvas, we love capturing these moments across Sydney and destinations around the world.

13/10/2026

Imagine flying your whole family to an island for your wedding. Alisha and Haarnav did exactly that 🌴

It’s incredible where this job takes us. We flew out of Sydney with pretty much the whole wedding party, a few more guests came in from other places, and for a few days everyone was on one island together. Same breakfast, same pool, same people you’re filming at the baraat later that day. By the wedding day it felt like one big family holiday.

Hayman Island has only one resort on it, the InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef, right out in the Whitsundays. The ceremony was set up by the water with the white aisle running straight to the ocean, and the palm trees were dancing harder than the baraat.

So many little moments from this one. Her dad walking her down the aisle, her jewellery getting one last fix on the beach, Haarnav dancing his way in with the boys, and Alisha laughing at whatever her friend whispered in her ear during the ceremony.

Alisha and Haarnav, thank you for taking us along with you. We had the best time with you both and your families, and I must say we are already missing that island.

Venue : InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef 
Makeup : Sonam Singh | Sydney Makeup Artist 
Music : Vijay Bhasin 
Henna : Henna by Maziah | SYDNEY

12/10/2026

The question couples ask me the most: what’s the secret to great wedding photos? After 2,500 weddings, this is what I tell them.

There are two ways to shoot a wedding. Editorial, where the photographer guides you through the day and sets up the shots. And documentary, where we stay on the side and capture the day as it happens.

We lean documentary. The photos couples come back to ten years later are almost always the ones nobody planned. Mum fixing the dupatta one last time. Dad going quiet during the pheras. The cousin who starts the dance floor way too early.
We still do the portraits and the family photos, your nani will want those 😊 The rest of the day, we let it happen.

What that looks like for us on the day:

1. We pay attention. Moments come when they come, so we stay ready.

2. We get to know you well before the wedding. How you met, who you are as a couple, what your family is like. By the time we show up we already know what to look for.

3. When something real is happening, we stay out of it. We will never ask you to do it again.

4. We keep it fun. Once you’re laughing with the person holding the camera, you forget we’re even there, and that’s usually when the best photos happen.

Your wedding is yours. Our job is to make sure none of it gets missed.

If you’re planning your wedding, send this to your partner and have a chat about which style feels like you two.

And if you’re already married, tell me in the comments, which photo from your day still gets you every time?

11/10/2026

Sindhi wedding rituals most people outside the community have never heard of, including the night the groom’s own family tears his clothes off 😅

Episode 4 of Rasm-o-Riwaz is all about Sindhi weddings. Seven rituals, in the order they happen:

Kachi Misri. The first meeting of both families, sealed with misri so the bond stays sweet.

Dev Bithana. The priest installs a stone grinder as a deity in both homes, and from that day the bride and groom stay inside till the wedding.

Tel Bukhi. Married women pour oil over the groom’s head, he breaks a clay pot underfoot, then his family tears his clothes off to end his single life and keep evil energies away.

Antarpat. A curtain between them at the mandap, lowered only for Jaimala, so the first time he sees her she’s his wife.

Hathiyalo. Their hands tied together with moli right before the pheras.

Datar. Her feet washed at her new home, and she sprinkles milk into every corner of the house.

Salt Shagun. Salt passed from her hands to his and back, three times, without losing a grain.

The salt one is my favourite. She’s part of his family now, the same way salt blends into food.

Sindhi families, which of these does yours still do? And which one did I miss?

Got a Sindhi friend getting married this season? Send this to them, they should know what’s coming the night before.

Next episode is another community. Follow along.

07/10/2026

Rajdeep & Moneet 🤍

Gold Coast gave us the most beautiful backdrop for this one.

We had super fun shooting with these two and we are so excited to finally share a little teaser.

01/10/2026

Fifteen years ago my brother Rishi and I were two accountants who lived for the weekend, because that’s when we got to pick up a camera.

Now we run a wedding photography and videography studio in Bella Vista, Sydney. There are seventeen of us, and between us we’ve shot more than 2,500 weddings across nine countries.

It started with one of our own weddings in 2011. We loved that candid, unposed style so much we flew a team in from Malaysia to shoot it. Watching them work, we realised the two of us could do this ourselves.

One thing we’ve learnt over fifteen years of South Asian weddings is that couples choose their photographer by scrolling through other people’s galleries. Then their own photos arrive, and the first one they look for is the photo with their mum. That’s why we set aside family portrait time in the morning and again after the ceremony.

The rituals are still our favourite part, whether it’s a haldi, a mehndi, the pheras, an anand karaj or a nikah.

We’re turning everything we’ve learnt into a series, one lesson at a time, for anyone planning their wedding right now.

Send this to someone who just got engaged, and drop the one planning question you keep going back and forth on in the comments :)

30/09/2026

Red on sand.

An Indian wedding is the loudest room most of us will ever stand in. Marigolds on every surface, and a hall full of aunties wearing every colour they own.

So we took the bride’s red out of that room and put it somewhere quiet. Out here there’s sand and sky, and the whole horizon belongs to one colour.

Her girls wear ivory, close to the tone of the dunes, so they settle into the sand and the red stays hers. The wind takes the place of the crowd and keeps their dupattas in the air.

There’s something about a bride in the desert that feels older than any of us. Like something out of one of your nani’s stories.

Most of the year we shoot around a couple’s vision. This one was ours.

Such a fun day making it with Sana, Pooja, Sejal and three amazing models.

Models Maryam Elbahtity | Model & Creator Diana Usmanova Mahi
Outfits Pooja's Couture Australia
Makeup Sana
Jewellery Sejal's Collection
Concept and direction Rolling Canvas | Wedding Photography

29/09/2026

Some rooms make you stop at the door. Karina and Sid’s reception in Bali was one of them.

Black tuxedo, silver lehenga, crystal strands falling from the ceiling and their initials glowing on the wall behind them.

Candles along a mirrored table, white florals everywhere, and then the two of them dancing in the middle of it. I must say, this room looked even better on camera than it did in person.

Karina and Sid, thank you heaps. Four days with you two, super fun from the first mehndi afternoon to this night.

Venue : InterContinental Bali Resort
Planner : Eventures - Indian Wedding Planner in Bali

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