Legacy
Established in the early 1980s, Vaaho has been a leader in high-end wedding documentation for over four decades. Our legacy is built on reliability and a deep understanding of the most precious moments in a family’s history.
Editorial photographyWedding videography
Vaaho We Tell Stories
Est. 1982 · Hicksville, New York
New York weddings captured with elegance
Those little and grandeur moments of your special day. Fine art wedding photography and videography since 1982 — New York, the Tri-State area, and destination weddings.
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Photography and film · New York · Tri-State · Destination
44
Years behind the camera
1,500+
Weddings photographed
50+
Destinations
4
Ceremony traditions
- Sikh weddings
- Hindu ceremonies
- Muslim nikah
- Fusion celebrations
- Photography & cinema
- New York & the Tri-State
- Since 1982
Why Vaaho
Why families choose Vaaho
Style
Our signature look is a blend of fine art photography and cinematic videography. We aim for an elegant, innovative aesthetic that feels both professional and deeply personal.
Results
Customer satisfaction is our highest priority. We work with diligence so that every frame we deliver is a memory you will cherish for generations.
What we do
Three ways we tell it
Photographs, films, and the story before the day.
Fine art photography
The grandeur of your wedding day, seen with an editorial eye. Timeless, elegant imagery that keeps every emotion and every detail.
View the stories →
Cinematic films
Wedding films that let you re-live the day through every smile and every tear, cut from footage shot alongside the photographs.
Watch the films →
Engagement stories
The journey to “I do” matters as much as the day. A candid, unhurried shoot that is about the two of you and nobody else.
See engagement stories →The archive
Read the full story →At Vaaho, we tell your story
Established in the early 1980s and launched in 1982, the Vaaho name became associated with quality and superior customer satisfaction in photography and video.
Re-experience your wedding day through our detailed images and videos.
Established in the early 1980s and launched in 1982, the Vaaho Photographers marquee soon became associated with quality and superior customer satisfaction in photography and video.
We understand the beauty and importance of the biggest day of your life. It is our sincere and constant effort to capture all the details and precious moments of your special day through our expert photography and videography — mehndi through vidaai, nikkah through reception, across New York and the Tri-State area.
1982 — 2026
Loose prints
From the table, not the album
The ones that did not make the final edit but never left the desk. Drag through.
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6 prints
Stories
Every wedding →Turn the photograph over
Every print used to have something written on the back. Ours still do — tap or hover to read it.
Sharan & Sukhnoor
Sharan & Sukhnoor
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Aakash & Puja
Aakash & Puja
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Hadeia & Hasan
Hadeia & Hasan
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Annie & Karan
Annie & Karan
View the storyOn touch devices, tap a print once to turn it over
Films
Every film →And the version with sound
Our cinematographers work the same day as the stills team, from the same plan.
Every film is cut from footage shot that day — no stock, no borrowed drone plates.
The program
A wedding is not one day
Ours run three, four, sometimes five — printed here the way a day-of program would list them, because the order is the point.
Order of the days
Vaaho Coverage
Day 01
Mehndi
Close, warm, hands-and-detail work. Usually indoors and usually louder than anyone expects. Two photographers.
Day 02
Sangeet
Stage lighting, choreography, family performances. We light for movement and cover the crowd as much as the stage.
Day 03
Baraat
Outdoors, unrepeatable, over in twenty minutes. The full team is on the ground before the horse is.
Day 03
Ceremony
Anand Karaj, nikkah, pheras or vows. Long lenses, no flash, nobody in your family's sightline.
Day 04
Reception
Portraits before doors open, then speeches, first dance, and the part of the night nobody photographs but everybody remembers.
Day 05 · Optional
The next day
No schedule, no crowd — just the two of you, somewhere in New York. The one couples thank us for.
Words
Read every review →From the families
What couples said afterwards.
They were three steps ahead of the day all weekend. We found photographs of moments we did not even know had happened.
Four decades of experience shows. Nothing rattled them, and nobody in our family felt photographed at.
The film still makes my mother cry. Worth every conversation we had about it beforehand.
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WeddingWire
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By venue
Every venue →Rooms we know
Where the light falls, and where it does not.
Questions
What couples ask us
The questions that come up most, answered plainly.
How far in advance should we book?
Most couples book nine to eighteen months ahead. Popular summer and autumn Saturdays in New York go first, so tell us your date early even if nothing else is decided.
Do you cover multi-day South Asian weddings?
Yes — mehndi, sangeet, baraat, the ceremony and the reception are what we do most. Coverage is built per wedding rather than sold as a fixed package.
Do you travel outside New York?
Yes. We work across the Tri-State area and travel for destination weddings.
Do we get both photographs and a film?
Either or both. Our stills and cinema teams work the same day from the same plan, so nothing is covered twice and nothing is missed.
When do we get our photographs?
A short preview within a week, and the full gallery within eight to ten weeks depending on the season.
How much does a wedding photographer cost in New York?
Single-day photography with us starts around $4,800, and most multi-day weddings with both photography and film land between $9,000 and $16,000. The Pricing page has the detail.
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Tell us the date
We take a limited number of weddings a year so the same people can be on every one of your days.