How long does it take to get wedding photos?

With The Big Day by Chai, you see Few Snaps from every event within 24 hours and receive every original photo and video in 10 to 15 days. Edited photos and films follow on the dates written into your contract.

How long does a wedding album take?

The album is the last thing delivered. Once the photos are edited, you choose your favourites with us in one sitting, and then it is printed, boxed and delivered.

What if the photographer delivers late?

Ask for every delivery date in the contract. Ours also pays the couple ₹5,000 for every week we are late.

Do we get all the original photos?

Yes. Every original we shoot comes to you on an SSD within 10 to 15 days, and nothing is held back.

What is the difference between a Magnum album and a Press Book?

The Magnum is the couple's album: 500 GSM matte pages in Alcantara leather, ₹25,000. The Press Book is for the parents: 300 GSM matte pages, ₹15,000.

How long it takes to get your wedding photos.

By The Big Day by Chai · Last updated 24 October 2026

In short

When you should receive your wedding photos, films and album: a first look in 24 hours, every original in 10 to 15 days, and why the dates belong in your contract.

A first look the next day, every original within two weeks, and the edits and album on dates written into your contract.

After the wedding, the most common question families ask any studio is: when do we get our photos? Here is our answer, step by step, and what to ask any photographer before you book.

Our delivery timeline

Within 24 hours: Few Snaps. A glimpse of every event in our app, with a link your family can open before the relatives have even left the city.
In 10 to 15 days: every original. An SSD with everything we shot. Nothing is held back for later.
On the dates in your contract: the edits. Edited photos first, then the films, each on the date written into your contract.
Last: your album, chosen live. You pick your favourites with us in one sitting, not over a hundred messages. Then it is printed, boxed and delivered.

Why the dates should be in writing

Late delivery is the most common complaint about wedding photographers. So every date we promise goes into the contract before you pay, along with a line that pays you ₹5,000 for every week we are late.

The two albums

The Magnum, for the couple. 500 GSM matte pages bound in Alcantara leather, with one photograph breathing per spread. ₹25,000.
The Press Book, for the parents. 300 GSM matte pages, the whole wedding in a book they will keep on the table. ₹15,000.

Common questions

How long does it take to get wedding photos?: With The Big Day by Chai, you see Few Snaps from every event within 24 hours and receive every original photo and video in 10 to 15 days. Edited photos and films follow on the dates written into your contract.
How long does a wedding album take?: The album is the last thing delivered. Once the photos are edited, you choose your favourites with us in one sitting, and then it is printed, boxed and delivered.
What if the photographer delivers late?: Ask for every delivery date in the contract. Ours also pays the couple ₹5,000 for every week we are late.
Do we get all the original photos?: Yes. Every original we shoot comes to you on an SSD within 10 to 15 days, and nothing is held back.
What is the difference between a Magnum album and a Press Book?: The Magnum is the couple's album: 500 GSM matte pages in Alcantara leather, ₹25,000. The Press Book is for the parents: 300 GSM matte pages, ₹15,000.