Asian Wedding Photographer in Ashford

An Asian wedding photographer for every tradition in Ashford, from the tilak and engagement to the phera and reception, with a female photographer available on request.

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Your Asian wedding photographer in Ashford, at a glance

An award winning, London based Asian wedding photographer, Kaushik Bathia has spent more than twenty five years photographing Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Gujarati and Tamil weddings in Ashford and across Kent. For the jaimala and the joota chupai we stay close to the fun, because these lighter rituals carry as much of the family's character as the solemn ones. Whether your wedding in Ashford is Hindu, Sikh, Gujarati, Muslim, Tamil or a fusion of traditions, we know the order of each faith's rituals and cover the whole celebration. One studio comfortable across Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Gujarati and Tamil weddings means you brief one experienced team, not several, for the whole celebration. You can add a second photographer, a female photographer and hand finished albums, and we are glad to travel across Kent and beyond, so wherever your celebration is held it is within reach.

Serving Ashford

Every Asian tradition, photographed in Ashford

Ashford is a Kent town with country-house venues. We are as at ease in a small community temple as in a five-hundred-cover banqueting suite, throughout Tenterden, Charing and Hythe and the rest of Kent. For Tamil and South Indian families, the muhurtham and the tying of the thali are the sacred centre of the ceremony.

We keep our kit discreet and our footsteps light, so the record of your day is made of real moments rather than everyone looking at a lens. We are calm and unhurried, gathering the whole story without ever getting in the way. We capture the emotion of the day honestly, from the laughter of the sangeet to the tears of the farewell.

Much of our work takes us across Kent; Ashford, a Kent town with country-house venues, and the towns around it, including Tenterden, Charing and Hythe, are very familiar to us. We also cover nearby Gravesend and Dartford. Venues we know well in and near Ashford include Eastwell Manor, Kennington Hall and The Secret Garden.

Ashford is a Kent market town that grew as a railway and market centre. Ashford International station is on the HS1 high speed line and the town is served by the M20 motorway. For relaxed couple photographs, we like Victoria Park, a Green Flag park near the town centre, and the grounds of Godinton House, and Godinton House and Gardens, and the restored Willesborough Windmill gives the day a strong sense of Ashford.

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What we offer

What is included in your Ashford Asian wedding coverage

Muslim Weddings

The dignity of the nikah and the warmth of the walima, sensitively photographed.

Second Photographers

For large celebrations, a second shooter covers the baraat and the preparations at once.

The Pheras

As you circle the sacred fire, we photograph each round and the blessing that follows without ever crowding the mandap.

Every tradition

One studio, every Asian tradition

The joining of hands, the knotting of the couple's garments and their first shared steps carry a marriage forward, and we document each stage as it comes. The kanyadaan, when a father places his daughter's hand in her husband's, is quiet and full of feeling, and we frame it without ever intruding. The garland exchange, when the couple meet with the jaimala, is a moment of pure joy we love to photograph.

The haldi or pithi is full of colour and play, and often holds the warmest, most natural moments. At the milni the two families meet and embrace, garlands are exchanged and the elders greet one another, and we record the warmth of that first joining. We capture the family moments around the couple, not just the rituals.

Wedding traditions photographed in Ashford

The whole celebration

Every event, given its due

A celebration often opens with an intimate mehndi at home and a lively sangeet full of music and dance. Some couples keep an elaborate sequence of events across several faiths' customs; we shape coverage to yours.

We stay through the evening to capture the reception, from the grand entrance to the last dance. We know the order and timing of each tradition's wedding day, so we are always in position.

Why choose us

Trusted with weddings of every tradition near Ashford

We back up every image on the day as we shoot, carry spare equipment to each event, and have never once left a family without their photographs. We have worked in temples, gurdwaras and mosques the length of the country, and that range means your venue and its customs hold no surprises for us.

When your ceremony and reception sit in different towns across Tenterden, Charing and Hythe, we map the day in advance so no minute of coverage is lost in transit. From London we reach Ashford easily, and we know the venues of Kent well.

Where we travel

Based Near Ashford, Working Across Kent and Beyond

We are London-based and travel across Kent and the wider region for Asian weddings. We are used to celebrations spread across several venues, and keep the day flowing between them.

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Good to know

Wedding photography in Ashford, frequently asked questions

Can you photograph both the ladies' mehndi and the following ceremony?+

Yes indeed. We can start with the mehndi and sangeet earlier in the week and continue all the way through to the ceremony and reception, so your whole celebration reads as one consistent visual story. If the mehndi is a ladies-only gathering, we can arrange a female photographer to cover it.

Will you photograph our pre-wedding events?+

Absolutely. The mehndi, the haldi or pithi and the sangeet are often where the warmest, most natural moments occur, and we are delighted to cover them as part of your wedding. Many families ask us to follow the whole celebration from the very first event to the very last.

What happens if our wedding runs late into the night?+

Asian receptions often carry on well into the evening, and we plan our coverage to see the day through to the moments that matter to you. We agree the finishing point in advance, and if the celebration overruns we will always discuss options rather than simply pack away.

Will you travel to Ashford for our wedding?+

Gladly. Travelling to Ashford poses no difficulty for us, as our work already takes us throughout the UK. We are based close to London but think nothing of heading further afield. Just share your date and venue, and we will put it all in writing, travel included.

Do you understand the specific rituals of a Sikh Anand Karaj?+

We certainly do. Long experience in gurdwaras has made the shape of the Anand Karaj familiar, from the palki's arrival to the four laavan circling the Guru Granth Sahib. Because we know what is coming, we position ourselves quietly and respectfully without missing a single meaningful moment.

Can you photograph the reception in Ashford?+

Yes. Through the evening we capture the grand entrance, the speeches, the first dance and the bhangra of your Ashford reception, right to the last guest on the floor. The reception is the joyful finale of the celebration, and we photograph all of its energy and colour.

Have you worked with dhol players, DJs and other suppliers before?+

Absolutely, on hundreds of occasions. Dhol players, DJs, decorators and caterers are all part of the Asian wedding world we work in, and we know how to weave around them without treading on toes. When everyone cooperates well, the day runs beautifully and we are always ready for the next moment.