Lessons from 500+ South Asian Weddings: Calm, Chaos & Creativity

What happens when you put a filmmaker and a photographer together who’ve survived 500+ South Asian weddings between them? Chaos, calm, and a lot of lessons. In this episode of The Wedding Edit, Waqar (filmmaker & founder of Cine Wedding Stories) and Nik (photographer & founder of Aroha Stories) open up about:

• How they started with one battery, one camera, and a lot of faith.
• The mistakes that shaped them (and how you can avoid them).
• Why South Asian weddings are unlike anything else in the world.
• How to balance family chaos, timelines, and still capture pure magic.
• Why storytelling matters more than gear, and why lighting is everything.
• The advice they’d give any couple planning a big multi-day wedding.

If you’re planning your wedding, working in the industry, or love hearing the behind-the-scenes truths, this one’s for you.

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For story-driven wedding films: cwstories.co | Instagram @cineweddingstories

For photography with soul: aroha.com.au | Instagram @aroha.stories

🎥 Produced by CW Stories in collaboration with Aroha.