01 — Weddings
Full days, told honestly. Nothing staged, nothing rearranged for the camera.
I'm Yehen Fernando, a wedding photographer based in Kandy, Sri Lanka, and I photograph full wedding days across the island — Kandyan ceremonies, church weddings, homecomings and everything in between. Collections start at LKR 125,000 and run to LKR 355,000 for three days of coverage. Previews reach you in 48 hours, the full gallery in three weeks. Travel within Kandy and Kurunegala is included.
The day
From the quiet of the morning to the last of the dancing.
The house before anyone is ready. Your mother fixing something that does not need fixing. The dress on the back of the door.
The poruwa, the lamp, the moment the two of you stop noticing the hundred people watching. I photograph it from the edge, never from in front.
Lunch that runs late, the uncle with the stories, children asleep under a table. The parts nobody plans and everybody remembers.
The dancing, while it is still loud. I stay until it is genuinely over, not until a clock says so.
Kandyan weddings
Eight years of poruwa ceremonies means I know the order of things — when the lamp is lit, when the nalalpata goes on, where the nilame will stand, which three seconds actually matter. You will not find me asking anyone to do it again for the camera.
Shooting in Kandy
Church & hotel weddings
I work in available light wherever I can, and I stay out of the aisle. If your church has rules about where a photographer may stand, tell me and I will work within them — the photographs will be better for it anyway.
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Collections
Everything in rupees, nothing hidden.
The day, covered properly
From LKR125,000
The one most couples book
From LKR195,000
Three days, beginning to end
From LKR355,000
Only need one occasion covered? A pre-shoot alone is LKR 45,000, a homecoming LKR 85,000, a wedding day LKR 105,000. Full inclusions, albums and travel costs are all on the packages page.
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Where I shoot
Based in Kandy, travelling the length of the island. Kandy and Kurunegala are included in every collection.
Questions
Collections start at LKR 125,000 for Essentials, LKR 195,000 for Signature — the one most couples book — and LKR 355,000 for Cinematic, which covers three days including the homecoming. A wedding day on its own is LKR 105,000.
Every collection covers the full day. I usually arrive while you are still getting ready and stay through the dancing. There is no hour limit to watch, and no overtime charge waiting at the end of the night.
Yes. The poruwa, the jayamangala gatha, the oil lamp, the nalalpata — I have photographed Kandyan ceremonies for eight years and I know where to stand so I am never in the way of the family or the nilame.
Previews of about 30 images reach you within 48 hours, so you have something to share while people are still talking about the day. The full edited gallery follows within three weeks.
No — stills only, so I can stay fully present through the day rather than splitting my attention. I am happy to recommend a videographer whose style sits well with mine.
Let's begin
Send me the date and the place, and I'll come straight back to you about whether I'm free — usually the same day.