The Reception
The speeches, the first dance and the bhangra, captured to the very last guest.
Documentary Asian wedding photography in Ealing, from morning prayers to the last song under the lights, with a calm presence and a gift for the candid moment.
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Kaushik Bathia is an award winning Asian wedding photographer based in London, photographing Hindu, Sikh, Gujarati, Muslim and Tamil weddings in Ealing and throughout Greater London for over twenty five years and more than a thousand celebrations. We arrive knowing the difference between a Gujarati pithi and a Punjabi maiyan, so nobody has to stop and explain their own traditions to us on the day. Whether your wedding in Ealing 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 with every tradition, means you need only one experienced team for the whole celebration. You can add a second photographer, a female photographer and hand finished albums, and we are glad to travel across Greater London and beyond, so wherever your celebration is held it is within reach.
Serving Ealing
Ealing is a west London borough with a diverse community and elegant venues. The banqueting halls, mandaps and places of worship of Acton, Hanwell and Greenford are familiar ground, and we know how each one handles light and space. The garland exchange, when bride and groom raise the jaimala over one another, releases the first great cheer of the day, and we catch it as it breaks.
We capture the details too, the flowers, the jewellery, the mandap and the mehndi, that make your day yours. 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. We plan our movements so the couple never feels managed, staying near enough to catch everything and far enough to let the day belong to you.
We are often in Ealing for Asian weddings, and from London the area, taking in Acton, Hanwell and Greenford, is an easy journey. Ealing is a west London borough with a diverse community and elegant venues. We also photograph in nearby Neasden and Tottenham. In and around Ealing, we have photographed at venues such as Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing Town Hall and The Brentham Club.
Ealing is a west London borough long nicknamed Queen of the Suburbs, with a diverse community. Ealing Broadway station is an interchange for the Elizabeth line and the Central and District lines. We often take couples to Walpole Park, a Grade II listed park surrounding Pitzhanger Manor for a few quiet portraits, and Pitzhanger Manor, the country home designed by the architect Sir John Soane is a lovely backdrop nearby.
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What we offer
The speeches, the first dance and the bhangra, captured to the very last guest.
Respectful, unobtrusive coverage in temples, gurdwaras and mosques.
Mehndi, sangeet, ceremony and reception across several days, with second photographers for large events.
Every tradition
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. During the most solemn passages we step back and lengthen the lens, so the granthi's words or the sacred fire are photographed from a respectful distance. The most sacred parts of the day are captured from a respectful distance with a quiet long lens.
The mehndi or henna night is intimate and detailed, and we photograph both the henna and the laughter around it. A sangeet belongs to the family, all rehearsed dances and gentle teasing, and we keep pace with its energy late into the night. For Muslim families the walima is a warm celebration in its own right, and we cover it in full.

The whole celebration
There is a particular kind of joy in a haldi, all warmth and yellow and gentle teasing, and we photograph it the way it actually happens, unhurried and honest. Many families hold an engagement long before the wedding, and a mehndi or sangeet the night before.
For a Muslim wedding the nikah and the walima may fall on the same day or separate ones, and we cover both. 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.
Why choose us
Couples choose us for our calm, experienced presence and our knowledge of every tradition's rituals. Handling several hundred guests, a moving baraat and a tight auspicious window all at once is second nature after a thousand weddings behind the lens.
Multi-venue days are never an issue; we plan the route and the timings in advance. We are glad to discuss your venues and the journey between them when you enquire.

Where we travel
Reaching your temple, gurdwara, mosque, mehndi and reception is our concern, not yours, wherever across the region they happen to fall. From our London base the towns of Greater London are an easy and familiar run, and we are happy to travel further afield when your day calls for it.
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Good to know
Very well. We recognise the key stages under the mandap, including the kanyadaan, the joining of hands, the pheras around the sacred fire and the sindoor. Because we anticipate these moments rather than react to them, your photographs feel calm and natural rather than staged.
Yes. Many couples enjoy a pre-wedding shoot as a gentle way to get used to the camera before the big day, and we would gladly arrange one at a location in Ealing that you love.
You will receive a preview gallery of favourites soon after the day, with your full edited collection following once we have worked carefully through every event. Multi-day Asian weddings produce a large number of images, so we take the time needed to edit them to a consistent, high standard.
Yes. We regularly work in the larger banqueting halls that host Asian weddings, and we are happy to cover an event at a venue in Ealing. We like to know the room in advance where possible, so we can plan for the lighting and the scale of the day.
Absolutely. The baraat is one of the liveliest parts of the day, whether the groom arrives on a horse, in an open car or on foot amid dhol drummers through the streets of Ealing. We move with the procession to catch the dancing and the greeting, keeping our footing so no moment is lost.
Gladly. Asian weddings of every tradition are our speciality, and Ealing sits well within the area we cover for Hindu, Sikh, Gujarati, Muslim and Tamil celebrations. We are London-based and used to journeys of every kind, so distance is never a problem.
Yes. Temples, gurdwaras and mosques are all familiar to us, as are mandaps, marquees and banqueting halls in and around Ealing. We work quietly around the priest, the granthi or the imam, often using a long lens, so the ceremony is never disturbed.
More in Ealing
The same team, experience and care across every wedding and service we cover in Ealing. For weddings of every tradition in Ealing, see our wedding photographer in Ealing page. Browse our Asian wedding photography page, the wedding photography overview, all areas we serve, or nearby Neasden and Tottenham. We also photograph Asian weddings across Greater London, including Westminster, Hendon, Bexley, Sutton, Hackney and Ruislip Manor.
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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