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๐ŸŽ“ Class of 2025โ€“2026: Your Senior Portraits Should Feel as Iconic as This Moment Is.

Letโ€™s be honestโ€”graduating high school is a big deal. And whether itโ€™s your senior year or your childโ€™s, this chapter deserves more than a few blurry iPhone photos or a quick snap from a friend in the school parking lot.

This is the moment before everything changesโ€”before the next big leap. And trust us, it deserves to be documented with professional care, creativity, and heart. Thatโ€™s where we come in.

Amelia - Senior Photos - 2025

Amelia โ€“ Senior Photos โ€“ 2025

Weโ€™re Amy and Srinu Regeti, Warrenton-based photographers offering professional senior portrait experiences that feel just as unforgettable as the milestone they mark.


Amelia - Senior Photos - 2025
Amelia โ€“ Senior Photos โ€“ 2025

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿ“ธ Why Hiring a Professional Beats โ€œA Friend with a Cameraโ€

We get it. Everyone knows someone with a โ€œnice camera.โ€ But letโ€™s talk truth:

โœ… What you get with a seasoned professional (like us):

Posing guidance (so you look natural, not awkward)

Expert lighting & angles (we know your best side before you do)

Professional editing & fast turnaround (files delivered in 24โ€“72 hours)

A planโ€”from what to wear to where we shoot, we take care of it all.

โŒ What you donโ€™t want:

Out-of-focus images that wonโ€™t pass for the yearbook

Uneven skin tones, strange shadows, or blurry backdrops

Missed deadlines and lost opportunities to submit to the school

Disappointment when the โ€œcheapโ€ option becomes a waste of time and money

๐Ÿ“ฃ This moment only happens once. Letโ€™s make sure itโ€™s done right.

Amelia - Senior Photos - 2025 Amelia โ€“ Senior Photos โ€“ 2025


Amelia - Senior Photos - 2025
Amelia โ€“ Senior Photos โ€“ 2025


Amelia - Senior Photos - 2025
Amelia โ€“ Senior Photos โ€“ 2025


Amelia - Senior Photos - 2025
Amelia โ€“ Senior Photos โ€“ 2025


Amelia - Senior Photos - 2025
Amelia โ€“ Senior Photos โ€“ 2025


Amelia - Senior Photos - 2025
Amelia โ€“ Senior Photos โ€“ 2025


Amelia - Senior Photos - 2025
Amelia โ€“ Senior Photos โ€“ 2025


Amelia - Senior Photos - 2025
Amelia โ€“ Senior Photos โ€“ 2025


Amelia - Senior Photos - 2025
Amelia โ€“ Senior Photos โ€“ 2025

๐Ÿ’ต Session Options & Pricing

All sessions include high-resolution images delivered digitally within 24โ€“72 hours based on session type:

๐Ÿ“ท Drape/Tuxedo Yearbook Headshot Only โ€“ $225

๐Ÿ‘” Headshot + One Outfit Change โ€“ $375

๐Ÿ‘— Full Portrait Session (Up to 1 Hour, 3 Outfits + Drape/Tux) โ€“ $675

๐Ÿ“We offer sessions:

On school grounds

Around Old Town Warrenton / Main Street

Or at your home to reflect where youโ€™ve grown up before launching into whatโ€™s next

โœจ Travel available to Centreville, Sterling, Chantilly, Broad Run, Leesburg, and Aldie for a flat $99 travel fee.

๐Ÿ•’ When to Schedule (Donโ€™t Wait!)

Most schools require senior photos to be submitted early in the fall semester, with hard yearbook deadlines hitting between September and November.

That means the sweet spot to book your session is NOW through August.

๐ŸŽฏ Waiting too long

โŒ Missed yearbook submission

โŒ Rushed, rescheduled sessions

โŒ Limited photographer availability

We only book a select number of senior portrait sessions each season to maintain a personalized experienceโ€”so once weโ€™re full, weโ€™re full.

๐Ÿ’„๐Ÿ’‡ Senior Photo Prep โ€“ Doโ€™s and Donโ€™ts

Hereโ€™s how to get it right the first time:

โœ… DO:

Choose 2โ€“3 outfits that reflect your personality and style

Keep colors simple and solidโ€”patterns can distract

Schedule haircuts 5โ€“7 days before so they look natural

Opt for natural makeup or book with a pro for a polished finish

Make sure your outfits are clean, wrinkle-free, and fit well

โŒ DONโ€™T:

Try a brand new hairstyle or makeup routine the day of

Forget your class ring, letterman jacket, sports gear, or other meaningful items

Wear neon colors, super busy patterns, or clothing with big logos

โœจ Make It More Than a Session. Make It an Experience.

Senior portraits with us are more than just checking a box. Weโ€™re here to make sure this moment feels just as big and meaningful as it truly is. We want your child (or YOU!) to feel seen, celebrated, and confidentโ€”and to look back at these photos years from now and say, โ€œThat was one of the best days.โ€

๐ŸŽ LIMITED TIME MAY PROMO

Book your senior portrait session by May 31st and receive a:

๐ŸŽ‰ $50 print credit or bonus digital image retouch (your choice!)

Ready to book your session before yearbook deadlines creep up? Letโ€™s do this.

๐Ÿ“ Serving: Warrenton, Haymarket, Gainesville, Bristow, Marshall

๐ŸŒ www.regetis.com

๐Ÿ“ง info@regetis.com

๐Ÿ“… Flexible weekday evenings and weekend availability

Because high school may be endingโ€”but the memories should last forever. ๐Ÿ’ซ

โ€”Amy & Srinu Regeti

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    You may know WHAT theyโ€™re doing. But do you know why her footprints are red?

Letโ€™s break down Kanku Pagla.

If youโ€™ve been to a Gujarati wedding, youโ€™ve probably seen some version of this: the brideโ€™s feet covered in kanku โ€” the red vermilion associated with auspiciousness โ€” and the footprints she leaves behind.

Sometimes on cloth, sometimes on paper, sometimes carefully preserved. Depending on family, community and generation, when and how itโ€™s done can look completely different.

But the tradition underneath all those variations is what fascinates us. Kanku Pagla literally means those red, auspicious footprints. And the symbolism reaches much further back than the keepsake we see today. In Hindu tradition, Goddess Lakshmi โ€” prosperity, abundance, good fortune โ€” is represented by her footprints. And a new bride arriving at her marital home has long been associated with the arrival of Lakshmi herself. Thatโ€™s why one of the most recognizable forms of Kanku Pagla occurs during Griha Pravesh: the bride steps into kanku, leaving her red footprints as she enters the home for the first time as a married woman.

Over generations, families carried and adapted that symbolism into their own traditions โ€” including pre-wedding ceremonies like the one weโ€™re photographing here.

And THAT is what we think matters.

South Asian traditions arenโ€™t frozen in time. They travel. They change. They become regional, then familial. Grandmothers teach daughters, daughters teach granddaughters, families move across oceansโ€ฆand sometimes the way something is done shifts while a piece of its original meaning quietly remains.

So the next time you see a brideโ€™s feet painted red and paper sliding beneath themโ€ฆdonโ€™t just see two little red footprints.

Youโ€™re watching a family carry forward an ancient idea of auspicious beginnings, prosperity, and the threshold between one chapter and the next.

Maybe thatโ€™s why weโ€™re a little obsessive about photographing things like this.

Twenty years from now, someone will know those are her footprints.

We want them to know why they mattered.
    That look right after the jaimala goes on โ€” you can see it here. Garlands still settling, and they're already stealing a glance like nobody else is on that sidewalk. This is one of my favorite in-between moments to catch because it's not posed, it's not planned, it's just two people who can't help but smile at each other.

Fusion weddings like this one are so special to shoot โ€” two families, two traditions, blending into one really beautiful day. If you're planning a wedding that mixes cultures (or doesn't fit in a box), let's talk about how we'd tell your story. Comment or DM us!
    Theyโ€™re not just sticking a colorful piece of wood into the ground. And this may be one of my favorite examples of how much meaning can hide inside a Gujarati wedding.

If youโ€™ve grown up around Gujarati weddings, you may have seen some version of this ritual your entire life.

The decorated post is associated with the Manek Stambh and Mandap Ropan / Mandap Muhurat โ€” the ceremonial establishing of the mandap before the wedding.

Before it is placed into the earth, the post may be wrapped with sacred thread and blessed as part of the familyโ€™s ritual. Then it is carried outside and planted into the ground.

But hereโ€™s the part I love:

Before we build the place where two people will be married, we acknowledge the earth upon which it will stand.

The Manek Stambh becomes more than a little wooden post. It represents the establishment of the mandap โ€” the sacred space beneath which a new marriage will begin.

And depending upon the family, region and Gujarati community, the customs surrounding it may look a little different. Thatโ€™s something Iโ€™ve learned after more than two decades of photographing South Asian families: there is rarely just one Indian way of doing anything.

Sometimes even the bride or groom knows what their family does because theyโ€™ve watched their parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles do it their entire livesโ€ฆ

โ€ฆbut theyโ€™ve never actually been told why.

Thatโ€™s the part that gets me.

Because one day, someone is going to look at photographs like this and ask:

โ€œWhat were they doing here?โ€

And I donโ€™t want the answer to simply be, โ€œOh, that was something we did before the wedding.โ€

I want someone to remember.

The name.
The reason.
Who held it.
Who tied the thread.
Who taught them how to do it.

Because somewhere between tradition being practiced and tradition being explained is where legacy either gets passed downโ€”or quietly disappears.

And THAT is why we photograph the little things. ๐Ÿค
    The gasp. The hands flying up. The one friend who literally cannot keep it together. THIS is what we live for.

There's something so pure about the moment a bride's crew sees her for the first time, all dressed up, before anyone else does. Coordinated olive sharara sets, then that red and gold lehenga glowing against them as she walks in โ€” it's real, it's unscripted, and it happens exactly once. We just have to be standing in the right spot to catch it.

Who would you want to see you first โ€” your person, your parents, or your crew? Tell us below, and if you're planning a day full of moments like this, DM us to chat.

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    Madhu is ready to get this baraat started - nothing like a morning baraat to really get you moving! There's something so joyful about a daytime baraat - the sun's out, the dhol is going, and the groom is dancing his way to the mandap surrounded by the people who've known him his whole life. That arms-wide, head-back energy? For some it might be McDonald's but for us --- t's why we wakeup early in the morning on the weekends.

If you're planning a baraat and want photos that capture the actual joy (not just posed smiles), let's talk. DM us or drop a comment below!
    There will always be a place for a macro lens in our bag. ๐Ÿ˜ These are the bride's bangles, and in Indian culture, they carry so much meaning โ€” often gifted by family, symbolizing blessings, prosperity, and the beginning of a new chapter. Getting close enough to catch every sparkle and reflection like this is one of our favorite parts of wedding day details.

What's a piece of jewelry or heirloom from your family that means the most to you? Tell us in the comments โ€” or DM us to chat about capturing yours on your big day! โœจ

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    That view, though. Shatakshi and Madhu chose the Omni in Hot Springs, VA for their sangeet celebrations, and honestly, those mountains rolling out behind the property? Chef's kiss. There's something about getting a little distance from the everyday that makes a sangeet weekend feel even more special โ€” everyone's there, phones are (mostly) down, and it's just family, dancing, and stories.

@shakess09 @uthsaav @abhishekdecorators @diegostuartfilms @pinnacle_live @omnihomestead @carolinaeliteevents @cbcatering.usa
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We love when a venue becomes part of the celebration instead of just a backdrop. Got a mountain wedding or sangeet in the works? Drop a comment or DM us โ€” we'd love to hear about it.
    There's a very short list of moments that can rival a mother's joy on her daughter's wedding weekend โ€” and this forehead-to-forehead hug is definitely on it. Maybe her birthday gives it a run for its money, but honestly? I'm not so sure. The way she cupped her Mom's face just as Mom was getting emotional, mehndi and all, said everything words couldn't.

Moments like these are exactly why we do what we do, why we want to be present for you and YOUR family. Have a mother-daughter moment from your wedding you'll never forget? Tell us about it in the comments, or DM us to chat about capturing yours.

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    That laugh. That stride. That candid, can't-fake-it energy โ€” this is the stuff we chase every single wedding season. ๐Ÿ˜

So... if you're getting married in 2027, we need to know! Drop your date below ๐Ÿ‘‡ and tell us โ€” are you thinking just photo + cinema, or are you ready to go full Legacy Makers experience with The Regeti's and Diego Stuart Films? Either way, we'd love to chat. DM us or book a consult โ€” let's make your walk this good too.

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    Okay, we said it. Somebody had to.

After 20 years and more weddings than we can count, here's what we've learned: the couples we click with best aren't chasing trends or a perfectly styled feed โ€” they want photos that still mean something at their 25th anniversary, when grandparents aren't in the room anymore and that mandap is the only place they still "are." If that's not you, no hard feelings, truly. But if it is... we'd love to hear about your day. Drop a comment or DM us โ€” let's talk.
    The bride told us: don't miss the little things. So when the caterer started serving ice cream person to person instead of setting it out on the table, we did what we do best โ€” a little hide and seek to catch it before it melted (literally and figuratively). Pink kulfi in martini glasses, mithai on the side, a potli bag waiting for its moment โ€” this is the kind of detail that disappears in about four minutes flat if nobody's chasing it.

I scream, you scream... you get the idea. Got a detail you're worried we'll miss? Tell us in the comments or send us a DM โ€” we love a good challenge.

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