Hindu & Gujarati Weddings
At home with the mandap, the pheras, the pithi and the hastamelap.
Documentary-style Asian wedding photography in Doncaster, capturing the colour and devotion of every Asian wedding tradition, with albums your family will still open in decades to come.
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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 Doncaster and across South Yorkshire. We make sure the families are in the story too, not just the couple. Multi day Asian weddings are a speciality in Doncaster, from the pre wedding events and the baraat to the ceremony and the reception, whatever your tradition. You want a photographer who reads the day instinctively, and instinct like that is simply what twenty-five years of Asian weddings leaves behind. A second photographer, a female photographer for segregated events and hand finished fine art albums are all available, and we travel across South Yorkshire and the wider UK so distance is never a problem.
Serving Doncaster
Doncaster is a South Yorkshire town with country venues. We know the venues of the North of England well, and move easily between the ceremony and reception across Bentley, Bessacarr and Armthorpe. From the kanyadaan to the saptapadi, or the first laav to the last, the ceremony tells its own story and we follow it.
We work discreetly around the priest, the granthi or the imam, never intruding on a sacred moment. We move quietly through the day, capturing the real moments rather than staging them. Our approach is relaxed and documentary, so you can be present in your own wedding.
Much of our work takes us across South Yorkshire; Doncaster, a South Yorkshire town with country venues, and the towns around it, including Bentley, Bessacarr and Armthorpe, are very familiar to us. We also cover nearby Sheffield and Rotherham. Close to Doncaster, we have worked at venues including Owston Hall, Hooton Pagnell Hall and Rossington Hall.
Doncaster is a South Yorkshire town, granted city status in 2022, known for its railway heritage and Doncaster Racecourse. Doncaster railway station is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line, with the A1(M) and M18 nearby. For pre-wedding and couple portraits, we love spots such as Cusworth Hall, a Georgian mansion set in landscaped parkland and gardens, with Doncaster Minster, the Church of St George, a grand Gothic Revival building close by for a striking backdrop.
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What we offer
At home with the mandap, the pheras, the pithi and the hastamelap.
Mehndi, sangeet, ceremony and reception across several days, with second photographers for large events.
Hindu, Sikh, Gujarati, Muslim and Tamil ceremonies, with the rituals and rhythm of each understood.
Every tradition
For Gujarati families we know the hastamelap and the four mangal pheras and photograph each as you keep it. For Tamil and South Indian families, the muhurtham reaches its heart as the thali is tied, and we are in position for that single, defining second. At a Muslim nikah we photograph the vows, the mehr and the joyful moment the couple are declared married.
From the first event to the last, we tell the full story of the celebration. 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. A sangeet belongs to the family, all rehearsed dances and gentle teasing, and we keep pace with its energy late into the night.

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 arrive in good time for each pre-wedding event and stay until the celebrations wind down.
We stay through the evening to capture the reception, from the grand entrance to the last dance. Long days test everyone, so we keep our footing calm and our timing steady, catching the guru's words, the shared glances and the quiet exhale once the vows are done.
Why choose us
Families return to us, and recommend us, because we treat every ritual as it deserves. We bring the steadiness that only comes from photographing weddings for twenty-five years.
We are glad to talk through your venues and the journeys between them when you first enquire, so the logistics are settled long before the day. Whether your celebration keeps to one venue or ranges across the county, we carry backup equipment to every location so nothing is ever left to chance.

Where we travel
When your ceremony and reception sit in different towns across Bentley, Bessacarr and Armthorpe, we map the day in advance so no minute of coverage is lost in transit. We cover the whole of the UK for Asian weddings, so distance never stands in the way.
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Good to know
Of course we will. When two faiths come together, both deserve equal attention, and that is exactly what we give them. By speaking with each family in advance we learn what holds the greatest meaning for them, and we plan the day so nobody feels their customs were overlooked.
Gladly. Travelling to Doncaster 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.
Yes. We record the dignity of the nikah, the signing of the marriage contract and the giving of the mehr, together with the warmth of the walima, always working respectfully within your family's customs and arranging extra photographers when the events are held separately.
We can, and always do. The nikah and walima are captured with careful respect for your traditions, and we keep a discreet presence during the contract signing and the vows. Should the day be segregated, a female photographer can be arranged so all your guests remain completely comfortable.
We are indeed. The muhurtham, the moment the thali is tied and the wealth of rituals within a Tamil or South Indian ceremony are all familiar to us, as are the characteristically early start times and the order they follow, which keeps us perfectly placed throughout.
Very much so. Whatever the tradition, we photograph the vows and the sacred rituals from a respectful distance using quiet, long-lens work, so the ceremony is never disturbed. Our documentary style keeps the day feeling like yours, and we remain a calm, unobtrusive presence throughout.
Yes, and it is one of the parts of a Doncaster wedding we most enjoy. We capture the dhol, the dancing and the groom's arrival, along with the milni as the two families meet, with all of its energy.
More in Doncaster
The same team, experience and care across every wedding and service we cover in Doncaster. For weddings of every tradition in Doncaster, see our wedding photographer in Doncaster page. Browse our Asian wedding photography page, the wedding photography overview, all areas we serve, or nearby Sheffield and Rotherham. We also photograph Asian weddings across South Yorkshire, including Sheffield and Rotherham.
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