Marriage biodata with photo

Choosing the right photo

Recent

Taken in the last six months, so you look the way you will at the first meeting.

Just you

Not a cropped group photo, which looks careless and is often blurry.

Face and shoulders

For the main photo, a portrait from the chest up works in every frame shape.

Good light

Daylight from a window, falling on your face. Avoid harsh overhead light and bright windows behind you.

Plain background

A plain wall or an uncluttered outdoor spot keeps the attention on you.

Clothes

Wear what you would wear to meet the family. A saree, suit, kurta, shirt or blazer all work.

Expression

A natural smile, looking at the camera. No sunglasses, caps or heavy filters.

What to wear

Traditional

A saree, salwar suit or lehenga; or a kurta, bandhgala or sherwani. Solid colours or small prints photograph better than busy patterns.

Smart casual

A shirt or blouse with trousers, or a blazer. A good choice if you plan to use the biodata for matrimonial sites too.

Colours

Pick a colour that stands out from the background: a light outfit against a darker wall, or the other way round.

Taking the photo on a phone

Use the back camera rather than the selfie camera, and ask someone to take the photo from about a metre and a half away, at your eye level. Portrait mode gently blurs the background.

Take a dozen shots and choose the one where you look most relaxed. Use the original from your gallery, not a copy forwarded on WhatsApp, which is compressed and loses detail.

Editing the photo

Light edits are fine: crop it, straighten it, and brighten it a little if it is dark. Avoid anything that changes how you look. The zoom and position controls in the maker handle the framing, so there is no need to crop it to a particular shape first.

Fitting the photo in the design

After adding the photo, use the Zoom, Left and right, and Up and down controls to centre your face. Arch and circle frames trim more of the edges than rectangles, so leave a little space around your head.

Every design shows the same photo, so you can compare frames side by side. The Photo first designs give it the most room: Aadhunik and Pratibimb place a large photo in a side column, and Chhavi puts it across the top like a cover.

More photos on the second page

Switch on the second page to add up to two more photos. A full-length photo is the one families ask for most; a photo with your family is common too. These photos keep their full-length shape instead of being cut into a circle.

Photo mistakes families notice

• A photo several years old. People notice at the first meeting.
• Heavy beauty filters that change your skin tone or face shape.
• Sunglasses, a cap, or your face in shadow.
• A busy background, such as a crowded party or a messy room.
• A low-resolution screenshot of a photo instead of the photo itself.
• A photo taken from too close or from a low angle, which distorts the face.

Using the same photo elsewhere

Use the same main photo on your biodata and on any matrimonial profile, so families recognise you when the two reach them. If you change one, change the other, and download a fresh biodata after replacing the photo in the maker.

Photos and privacy

• Biodatas travel far. Share only photos you are comfortable with relatives of relatives seeing.
• Avoid photos that show your house number, car number plate or office ID card.
• Your photos stay on your device while you make the biodata. They are only in the files you download and choose to send.

About me lines that go with a good photo

A friendly photo and a warm line of text work together. A few examples:

• Warm, talkative and close to my family. I love cooking, music and weekend trips with friends.Copy
• Quiet at first and full of jokes once you know me. I enjoy photography, cricket and long walks.Copy