The Baraat
The dhol, the dancing and the groom's joyful arrival, photographed with all of its energy.
Your Asian wedding photographer in Bushey, from the wedding of the day to the reception of the night, with reverence for the rituals and an eye for the moments between them.
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The short answer
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 Bushey and across Hertfordshire. The reception is its own event, so we cover the speeches, the entrance and the dancing with the same care we brought to the morning rituals. From the mehndi and sangeet to the baraat, the ceremony and the reception, we photograph every part of an Asian wedding in and around Bushey with knowledge and care. The recommendations that fill our diary come from families who felt understood rather than sold to, and who saw their traditions photographed with real respect. A second photographer, a female photographer for segregated events and hand finished fine art albums are all available, and we travel across Hertfordshire and the wider UK so distance is never a problem.
Serving Bushey
Bushey is a Hertfordshire town with a strong Jewish and Asian community. From a mandap raised in a hotel ballroom to a marquee on family grounds, we photograph Asian weddings in every kind of setting across Watford, Stanmore and Oxhey. We photograph the seven steps of the saptapadi and the couple's first steps as a married pair.
We are a reassuring, familiar presence, so everyone relaxes and the day flows naturally. Multi-day weddings ask for stamina and planning, so we map the running order with you beforehand and pace ourselves to be sharp from the haldi to the last song. We capture the details too, the flowers, the jewellery, the mandap and the mehndi, that make your day yours.
Bushey is a Hertfordshire town with a strong Jewish and Asian community, and its temples, halls and family homes have hosted many of the weddings we have photographed. We are frequently in neighbouring Shenley and London Colney too. We are at home at Bushey-area venues such as Bushey Country Club and Metropolitan Bushey.
Bushey is a Hertfordshire town with a strong Jewish and Asian community, home to Bushey United Synagogue and the important Bushey Cemetery. Bushey station sits where the London Overground Lioness line diverges from the West Coast Main Line, serving Bushey and Oxhey. We often take couples to Bushey Rose Garden and the open grounds around Bushey Hall for a few quiet portraits, and Bushey Rose Garden, a restored formal garden linked to the artist Hubert von Herkomer is a lovely backdrop nearby.
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What we offer
The dhol, the dancing and the groom's joyful arrival, photographed with all of its energy.
Hand-finished albums that hold the whole story of your Asian celebration.
A handful of timeless, beautifully lit portraits amid the celebration.
Every tradition
As the sindoor is applied and the mangalsutra tied, a Hindu marriage is complete, and we are ready for both of those small, fast gestures. Whatever your family keeps, Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Gujarati or Tamil, we follow the ritual closely and respectfully. We work quietly around the priest, the granthi or the imam so the ceremony is never disturbed.
For Muslim families the walima is a generous celebration in its own right, and we cover it as fully as the nikah that precedes it. From the turmeric of the haldi to the music of the sangeet, the events set the tone for the wedding. For Gujarati families the garba and raas fill an evening with circling colour and movement, and we love following the dandiya sticks and the swirling skirts.

The whole celebration
As the bride's mehndi is drawn, time slows in the nicest way, and we use those hours to gather the softer portraits that a busy ceremony day rarely allows. We tailor the hours to your events, whether it is one key day or a long weekend of celebrations.
Between the ceremony and the reception there is often a great deal of waiting, and we use that time well, gathering portraits and quiet family moments while the room resets. We move with the day rather than against it, following the ceremony into the meal and the meal into the dancing without ever pulling you out of the moment.
Why choose us
With twenty-five years and over a thousand weddings behind us, nothing about an Asian celebration surprises us. We have built our reputation on reliability, warmth and a genuine love of the work.
Early muhurat timings often mean an early departure, and we build that into our planning so we are set up and ready before the first guest arrives. Wherever your events take place across the Home Counties, we will be there in good time.

Where we travel
Distance rarely enters our thinking; we plan the route, allow for the traffic and arrive in good time wherever your events are held. We photograph across Watford, Stanmore and Oxhey regularly, and returning to the county for a wedding feels less like travel and more like familiar ground.
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Good to know
Certainly. Many couples hold a register office or civil ceremony alongside their religious rites, sometimes on different days, and we are happy to cover both. We build a timeline that links the two so your finished collection tells one continuous story of how you married.
Very much so. A mixed-faith wedding brings two sets of customs together, and we give each the attention and respect it deserves. We speak with both families beforehand to understand what matters most on either side, then plan the day so nobody feels their traditions were overlooked.
Many times. Asian weddings bring together dhol drummers, decorators, caterers and entertainers, and we know how to work alongside them without getting in each other's way. Good coordination on the day keeps things flowing, and it means we are always in the right place when something happens.
Yes. The vidaai is often the most emotional moment of the day, and we record it with quiet respect, staying at a gentle distance so the family can share it without feeling watched. These are among the most treasured images we deliver from an Asian wedding.
Absolutely. The mehndi, the haldi or pithi, and the sangeet are often where the warmest, most natural moments happen, and we are glad to cover them as part of your wedding. Many families ask us to follow the whole celebration from the very first event to the last.
Yes. For larger Asian weddings we bring a second photographer so simultaneous events and big guest lists are fully covered, and the baraat and the preparations can be captured at once.
You will receive a small preview soon after the day, followed by your full edited gallery. We then design a hand-finished album that holds the whole story of your celebration.
More in Bushey
The same team, experience and care across every wedding and service we cover in Bushey. For weddings of every tradition in Bushey, see our wedding photographer in Bushey page. Browse our Asian wedding photography page, the wedding photography overview, all areas we serve, or nearby Shenley and London Colney. We also photograph Asian weddings across Hertfordshire, including Welwyn Garden City, Hoddesdon, Welwyn, Borehamwood, Baldock and Letchworth.
mandap, pheras & saptapadi
nikah, mehndi & walima
studio & location portraits
LinkedIn & corporate
newborn to multi-generation
events & product
characterful pet portraits
Recent weddings
Hindu · Sikh · Gujarati · Muslim · Tamil
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