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Dohale Jevan and baby showers at homes and halls around Viman Nagar, Kharadi and Kalyani Nagar. This is location work — we come to you, and we get there early.
Why arrival time is the job
This one happens at your place, not ours. So being early is most of it.
Unlike a studio session, none of this is on our ground. The room, the timing and the running order are all yours.
Which turns the photographer's journey into part of your morning. The decorated room, the food laid out, the saree chosen months ago and worn properly for the first time — all of it is photographable for a short stretch before the first guests arrive and the room becomes a room full of people.
Getting there for that stretch is a scheduling question, not a photographic one, and it is decided by how far we have to come. From Wadgaon Sheri to most addresses around Viman Nagar, arriving early enough is straightforward rather than optimistic.
The other half is the elders. Dohale Jevan is built around older women in the family blessing the mother-to-be, and those moments are quiet, quick and easily missed by someone still finding their way around an unfamiliar flat.
Being close by also means we can be there for the parts nobody schedules. The half hour when the family are getting ready, the food arriving, the room being arranged — that stretch produces some of the warmest photographs of the morning and it happens well before the stated start time.
And it makes a short booking viable. Not every family wants six hours of coverage; plenty want the ritual and the family photographs and nothing more. A two-hour booking is straightforward when the travel either side is short, and awkward when it is not.
Getting ready
What to sort before the morning
The single most useful thing you can do is decide who is running the ritual and tell them we will be there. A function where the person leading it knows a photographer is present runs more smoothly than one where we appear as a surprise halfway through.
Second, think about the room rather than the decoration. Which window is open, whether the overhead lights will be on, and where people will actually sit are the things that decide how the photographs look — far more than the backdrop does.
Third, if there are objects with meaning — a saree passed down, jewellery, something brought specially — put them somewhere we can photograph them before the room fills. Once thirty people are in a flat, those details are gone for the day.
Planning it
How we plan the arrival
We will ask what time things genuinely start, which is rarely the time on the invitation. Being nearby means an early arrival costs us little, so we would rather come well before and photograph the preparation than arrive on time and find the room already full.
We will ask who the elders are and which of them will be leading the blessings. In a Dohale Jevan the important moments belong to specific people, and knowing who they are beforehand is the difference between anticipating a moment and reacting to it.
And we will ask what you want to end up with. Some families want the ritual documented and nothing else; others want the whole morning including the meal and the guests. Both are straightforward once we know which.
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A selection of recent photographs. Each one is tagged with the kind of shoot it came from — tell us what you are planning and we will show you the work closest to it.
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Baby showers near Viman Nagar, answered
How the session itself works is covered in full on the main baby shower & dohale jevan photography page.
- 1st Floor, Behind G S Mahanagar Co-op Bank Ltd, Sai Nagari, Mathura Nagar, Wadgaon Sheri, Pune, Maharashtra 411014
- +91 79032 43332
How early do you arrive?
Early enough to photograph the room and the preparation before the guests do, which we agree with you in advance based on when things actually start rather than when the invitation says.
Do you cover Dohale Jevan specifically, with the traditional sequence?
Yes. The ritual has a shape — the blessing, the offerings, the mother seated with the family around her — and knowing what comes next is what lets us be in the right place rather than reacting to it.
Our function is at home, not a hall. Is that a problem?
Not at all. Homes are often better, because the light is softer and everyone is more relaxed. Tell us which rooms you will be using and we will work with what is there.
Will you photograph the guests and the food as well?
Yes, if you want that. Tell us what matters to you — some families want the ritual and nothing else, others want the whole morning documented including the meal.
How early should you arrive?
Earlier than the stated start, and we would rather err on the side of too early. From this side of the city that costs us nothing and it is the only way to photograph the room before it fills.
Our function is in a small flat. Will that work?
Yes. Small rooms are the normal setting for this and they photograph well because everyone is close together. We work around people rather than asking anyone to move.
Should we tell guests there will be a photographer?
It helps, particularly for older relatives who would rather be asked than surprised. A sentence in the group message is enough.
Can you photograph the food and the decorations too?
Yes, and best before the meal starts. Tell us if that matters to you and we will build ten minutes into the plan for it rather than trying to fit it around the ritual.
Can you photograph a small function at home?
Yes, and small home functions are the most common version of this. A compact room is not a limitation for this kind of coverage.
Do you cover Godh Bharai as well as Dohale Jevan?
Yes. Tell us which traditions your family follows and roughly how the morning runs, and we will plan around that rather than a generic order.
How many photographs should we expect?
Enough to tell the morning properly rather than a target number. You receive the selected, edited set, and we would rather deliver fewer good frames than pad a gallery.
Can you photograph the decorated room before guests arrive?
Yes, and it is worth asking for. Once guests are in, the room as it was arranged no longer exists.
Send us the date and the address
Tell us where it is and roughly when things begin, and we will come back with availability and a suggested arrival time.