Photo for marriage biodata

What makes a good biodata photo

• Recent: taken in the last six months, and looking like you do today.
• Soft daylight from a window or outdoors in the shade. Avoid harsh overhead light and flash.
• A plain or softly blurred background: a wall, curtains or greenery.
• Face clearly visible, eyes to the camera, a natural smile.
• Chest-up or waist-up framing, taken by someone else at eye level rather than a selfie.
• No sunglasses, heavy filters, group photos or cropped-out friends.

What to wear and how to pose

Traditional wear (a saree, salwar suit or kurta) and smart formal wear both work; choose what you’d wear to meet the family. Solid colours photograph better than busy prints.

• For boys: stand straight with shoulders relaxed, turned slightly to one side, in a kurta or a shirt with or without a blazer.
• For girls: a gentle three-quarter turn towards the camera, hands relaxed, with light jewellery and natural make-up.
• For both: stand near a window, keep your hair as you usually wear it, and take several shots to choose from.

Cropping and size

Upload the original from your camera, not a copy forwarded on WhatsApp, as forwarding compresses it. In our editor you crop to a 3 : 4 portrait with zoom and rotation, and each design sets it in its own frame: a rectangle, rounded corners, a circle or an arch. A photo about 1,000 pixels tall or more stays sharp in the print-quality PDF.

Cropping happens on your device; the photo is never uploaded. Choose a design that shows the photo the way you like: Heritage leads with a large circular portrait, Slate gives it a tall sidebar and Jharokha sets it in an arched window. See the full marriage biodata format or the guides for a boy’s biodata and a girl’s biodata.