Temple & Gurdwara
We work respectfully inside temples and gurdwaras, reading the space and the customs so your ceremony is never interrupted.
Multi-day Asian wedding photography in Hatfield, from the mehndi patterns drying to the baraat drums arriving, captured as it happens and never staged.
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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 Hatfield and throughout Hertfordshire for over twenty five years and more than a thousand celebrations. Every tradition has its own rhythm, and our job is to feel that rhythm and photograph inside it rather than imposing a routine of our own on your day. Multi day Asian weddings are a speciality in Hatfield, from the pre wedding events and the baraat to the ceremony and the reception, whatever your tradition. We bring the steadiness that only comes from photographing weddings for twenty-five years. 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 Hatfield
Hatfield is home to grand venues such as Hatfield House. We regularly photograph Asian weddings throughout Welwyn Garden City, St Albans and Potters Bar and the surrounding part of Hertfordshire. In the gurdwara, the couple circle the Guru Granth Sahib through the four laavan, and we follow that slow procession with the reverence the moment asks for.
We let the day unfold at its own pace and meet it with a quiet, watchful eye. The mehndi and sangeet are where families let go, so we shoot loose and candid there, catching the laughter, the songs and the henna drying on open hands. We are a reassuring, familiar presence, so everyone relaxes and the day flows naturally.
Asian families across Welwyn Garden City, St Albans and Potters Bar trust us with their weddings, and Hatfield, home to grand venues such as Hatfield House, is a place we return to often. We also cover nearby Welwyn Garden City and Hemel Hempstead. Local wedding venues we know near Hatfield include Hatfield House, Mercure Hatfield Oak Hotel and Camfield Place.
Hatfield is a Hertfordshire town that grew as a post-war new town and is home to the University of Hertfordshire and the historic Old Hatfield quarter. Hatfield railway station is on the Great Northern route from London King's Cross, and the A1(M) runs alongside the town. For portraits away from the celebration, The gardens and parkland of the Hatfield House estate works beautifully, and Hatfield House, the Jacobean stately home of the Marquess of Salisbury adds a real sense of place.
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What we offer
We work respectfully inside temples and gurdwaras, reading the space and the customs so your ceremony is never interrupted.
Whether by baraat, doli or a lit-up reception walk, we make sure your entrance is caught in full and never half-framed.
Discreet coverage of the Anand Karaj and the laavan in the gurdwara.
Every tradition
We know the order of the rituals in each tradition, so we are always in position. We work in the background of the priest, the granthi or the imam, reading their rhythm so the ceremony flows without a photographer in the way. 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.
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 dhol and dancing of the baraat are pure joy, and we capture every bit of the energy. We capture the groom's arrival in procession, on a horse, in a car or on foot, surrounded by dancing family.

The whole celebration
Multi-day celebrations ask a lot of a family, so on the early events we stay light on our feet, reading the room rather than rearranging it for a picture. The sangeet brings an evening of rehearsed dances and late-night music before the wedding day itself.
We document the grand moments and the quiet ones in between, so nothing is lost. We deliver a full day evenly, from the first ritual to the last song, so your album carries the real shape of the celebration rather than only its brightest half-hour.
Why choose us
Decades of early muhurat starts and late reception finishes have made us calm under pressure, whatever the tradition and however large the guest list. 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.
From our London base the towns of Hertfordshire are an easy and familiar run, and we are happy to travel further afield when your day calls for it. We photograph across Hertfordshire regularly, and travelling to Hatfield is second nature.

Where we travel
We are London-based but rarely in London; much of our work takes us across the Home Counties. We travel happily across Hertfordshire and the surrounding counties for the whole celebration.
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Good to know
We work across Hertfordshire and travel throughout the UK, so we are likely familiar with the venues near Hatfield, and we are always glad to learn a new one. If we have not photographed there before, we research the space and arrive early to plan our coverage.
We have photographed Asian weddings for more than 25 years, across over a thousand celebrations of every tradition, and that experience shows in how calmly we work. We know the rituals, we respect each faith, and our documentary style gives you honest photographs that feel like your day, not a template.
We photograph weddings across Hertfordshire and throughout the UK, so travelling to Hatfield is no trouble at all. We are based near London but regularly work well beyond it. Tell us your venue and date, and we will confirm everything, including any travel arrangements, in writing.
Yes, the reception is a large part of the celebration. We record the grand entrance, the speeches, the first dance and the energy on the floor as the dhol and DJ take over. We keep working through the evening so the whole spirit of the party is preserved.
As early as you comfortably can. Popular auspicious dates go quickly, and if your wedding is in Hatfield on a busy weekend we would encourage you to enquire well ahead. Once your date is set, a booking secures it and lets us begin planning your coverage properly.
Yes. The haldi or pithi is a warm, joyful morning ritual where turmeric is applied to the couple, and it makes for wonderfully candid, colourful photographs. We keep back a little to let the family enjoy the fun freely, stepping in close only when the moment invites it.
We are. The muhurtham, the tying of the thali and the many other rituals of a Tamil or South Indian wedding are all part of our work, and we understand their early timings and the order in which they unfold.
More in Hatfield
The same team, experience and care across every wedding and service we cover in Hatfield. For weddings of every tradition in Hatfield, see our wedding photographer in Hatfield page. Browse our Asian wedding photography page, the wedding photography overview, all areas we serve, or nearby Welwyn Garden City and Hemel Hempstead. We also photograph Asian weddings across Hertfordshire, including Ware, Potters Bar, Hitchin, Mill End, Abbots Langley and Knebworth.
Recent weddings
Hindu · Sikh · Gujarati · Muslim · Tamil
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