8-year-old beard of this Kochi native is the star at his pre-wedding photoshoot

There could be a hundred different ideas to make your wedding photo session stand apart and make it break social media platforms. If you are interested to know what’s trending now in wedding photography, then it is a stylish long, beard of the groom that has caught the fancy of netizens. The photos of model Sooraj, sporting in well-groomed thick long bushy beard, along with bride Veena have gone viral. For the pre-wedding shoot – ‘Save the Date’, the couple clad in denim suites posed against the backdrop of a sawmill at Thammanam in Kochi holding implements.

Though it was initially planned to take wedding day photos set against the banks of backwaters, the location was shifted to a fitness centre run by their friend. The pictures were literally energy-packed clicks and scream of good fun with Veena complementing Sooraj in doing the work-outs. Athreya Wedding Stories, noted players in wedding photography, has clicked the bold and off-beat moments.

For Sooraj, who has grown the beard for eight years, this is not the first time Sooraj's beard is being the talk of the town. He was acclaimed the winner of the best beard contest held last year and had also won in an event called ‘Thaadi Mamangam' (Beard carnival) in 2018. The model is a member of the ‘Kerala Beard Club' that is known for its philanthropic activities.