Wedding studios come into focus as investors eye nuptials
Wedding studios come into focus as investors eye nuptials
Wedding studios in Laos are becoming increasingly popular among new Lao couples as they seek to record their most precious moments leading up to and after exchanging nuptials.
With many weddings traditionally held in the weeks and months following the end of Buddhist Lent, now is an especially busy time for the studios as they continue to grow in popularity.
Wedding photo shoots can be seen taking place with increasing regularity at numerous important outdoor sites in Vientiane.
Focus studio, one of Vientiane's private wedding studios, specialises in coming up with creative ideas to develop this kind of activity into a profit making business.
“Firstly, I think about what is going to be popular for clients. We did some shoots for our relatives' wedding photos and our work attracted a huge interest in society circles. And that's the start of shooting activity,” said the owner of Focus studio Ms Somphavan Bualapheth.
She told Vientiane Times that there seem to be more and more wedding studios in the capital these days and that it is becoming an increasingly popular activity among newlyweds and husbands and wives to be.
“Some investors who have enough money to expand their businesses will offer not only the photo shooting services. They also have wedding attire for rent and some other more interesting choices,” she said.
Currently the Focus studio offers services to clients ranging in cost from more than 1 million kip up to 5 million kip, depending on the variations of products and services chosen by customers.
Vientiane has a lot of choices for outdoor shootings, including That Luang, Patouxay monument, Hor Phakeo, Vat Sisaket and the 450 Year Road.
Ms Somphavan said her shooting team can be available only on weekends because they are also engaged in other activities during the week but it will soon be available seven days as more staff come on board.
“Nowadays we can see the number of studios is increasing in Vientiane, which includes both domestic and foreign studios. That is quite competitive and many studios need to improve their services and offer better quality products,” she said, adding that her studio will need to be improved as well.
“It appears several foreign studios also offer customers with pre-wedding shootings at both indoor and outdoor locations. They have also used more modern devices in their photo décor,” Ms Somphavan said.
One of newest Chinese owned studios, Aviva Wedding Photo Agency, recently opened in Vientiane, aiming to provide customers with more choices and more attractive backdrops for their pre-wedding photos.
The studio is also set to offer a wide range of pre-wedding suits, make up services and outdoor shoots at various locations in Vientiane.
A representative of the studio said that Aviva Wedding Photo Agency is the second branch in Vientiane after the first one was unveiled at Thongkhankham village in Chanthabouly district last year.
“We've seen more customers over the past year. That is the reason we decided to open this second branch,” he said.
vientiane times
