About Elysia and its founders

Elysia by Swapnil is a full service Wedding photography and documentary wedding film brand based out of New York.

Since 2014, Photography started as a curiosity. I would go early in the mornings to local markets, outdoor laundromats, all over Mumbai city, photographing streets and people around me.

There was no specific source of inspiration for me in terms of art, being an engineer. For me, art was how my photos made people feel, and in turn, how it made me feel. My work is a product of what I grew up with, the movies I watched, the music I listened to, the food I ate, and the cities I lived in. I photographed people to make them happy and I photographed happy people on their wedding days.

For 9 years, I worked with various wonderful wedding photography teams as a freelancer and learnt how to master showing whats in my head, on the back of my camera. Starting as a street and portrait photographer, my style amalgamated with weddings leading to the my work being more on the fashion, editorial and cinematic side of storytelling.

My wife, Allie’s love for love, started far before me. In college, all Allie cared about was Bridal outfits and she made her dream come true as a designer for one of the top luxury bridal brands in New York City. She is the one who makes sure our couples are always calm and happy on their special days and my voice of reason. Allie is also our in-house stylist (along with some incredible partners) for brides who want to fully experience the fashion photography side of Elysia.

Elysia is made up of a team of incredibly talented and obsessive friends who understand this style and vision. Elysia is about embracing the chaos, the colors and feelings of our memories, on our most important day, with photographs and movies that make you feel something, years later.