With the date nailed down and the theatre booking out of the way here are the next ones.
1. Getting your dresses. The dresses will have to be made in Chennai (I am not aware of any tailors in US yet). In any case it would be cheaper to get it done in India. As of this post, the cost of dresses involves 2 factors. 1. cost of the saree purchased (this is upto you, Sarees come in a wide range so pick your budget). and 2. stitching charges. This can run anywhere from 3500 to 5000+ depending on the tailor and design etc. I don't yet know how long it will take the tailor to deliver the dresses but my plan is to get the dresses ready during my december visit and get the photo shoot done in India.
2. Photo and video arrangements: There are 3 main parts to this.
1. Getting your dresses. The dresses will have to be made in Chennai (I am not aware of any tailors in US yet). In any case it would be cheaper to get it done in India. As of this post, the cost of dresses involves 2 factors. 1. cost of the saree purchased (this is upto you, Sarees come in a wide range so pick your budget). and 2. stitching charges. This can run anywhere from 3500 to 5000+ depending on the tailor and design etc. I don't yet know how long it will take the tailor to deliver the dresses but my plan is to get the dresses ready during my december visit and get the photo shoot done in India.
2. Photo and video arrangements: There are 3 main parts to this.
- The photo shoot. This is mainly for printing invitations, brochures, blowing up for your wall etc. Remember that this will be in a much more controlled environment and better lighting than the live event so the pictures will turn out prettier (hopefully). There is no flash photography during the actual event for obvious reasons. You can get it done either in US or in India (assuming you live in US). I am not suggesting that you travel to US for this sake. There is a cost difference of course but more importantly there is a quality difference (or so I am told - yet to be validated). You get better makeup and dance aware photographers in India for a fraction of the cost. The downside is of course that you have to travel to India (if living abroad) and line up your ducks so that you can finish it within the short visit. Remember your photoshoot must preferably be in the arangetram costume so the dresses must be ready too. Something for you to consider.
- Day of the event photos
- Day of the event videos.
Right now 2-3 are so far away that I have no particular inputs. More later.
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