Marriage biodata with photo — choosing and placing the picture

A sample with a photo

What makes a good biodata photo

Our sample photos are the kind a sibling can take with a phone: daylight, a plain background, a natural smile. The people are fictional.

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  Main photo

  Head and shoulders, daylight, plain wall.

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  Full length

  Head to toe, standing naturally.

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  Traditional

  Festive wear at home or a family function.

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  Candid

  A warm everyday moment, still neat.

Avoid these:

• Avoid: dark or blurry

  Faces get lost; take it again near a window.

• Avoid: cropped from a group

  Edges of other people and a low, soft face.

• Avoid: heavy filters

  Smoothing or lightening looks unlike you in person.

• Avoid: sunglasses or caps

  Families want to see your eyes and face.

• Daylight from a window, or outdoors in shade.
• A plain wall or soft green background.
• Head and shoulders, with a little space above the head.
• A natural smile, eyes to the camera.
• A recent photo, from the last 6 months.

How the photo sits on the page

Floral and traditional designs have a frame on the cover. When you add a picture, the maker places the face in the upper part of the frame with room above the head; you can drag it and zoom it until it looks right. What you see in the preview is exactly what prints in the PDF.

Plain modern designs put a smaller photo beside the details. Any photo works in either kind of design.

Adding more photos

Some families like to see a full-length or traditional photo too. Add a photo page at the end of the biodata and pick two to four pictures; the page keeps the same design as the rest of the sheet. Keep it optional — one good photo is better than four average ones.

A biodata without a photo

That is fine too. Choose a design without a frame, or simply skip Add photo; the page closes up neatly. Some families send the photo separately on WhatsApp. For the rest of the sheet, see what to write in a marriage biodata.