Asian Wedding Photographer in New Malden

Award-winning Asian wedding photography in New Malden, from the anand karaj in the gurdwara to the langar afterwards, so the day lives on long after the mandap comes down.

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Your Asian wedding photographer in New Malden, 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 New Malden and across Greater London. We keep the calm of the ceremony and the energy of the reception in equal measure. From the mehndi and sangeet to the baraat, the ceremony and the reception, we photograph every part of an Asian wedding in and around New Malden with knowledge and care. Knowing the running order of a Sikh Anand Karaj, a Gujarati hastamelap or a Tamil muhurtham means we are never caught out by a sudden change of pace. A second photographer, a female photographer for segregated events and hand finished fine art albums are all available, and we travel across Greater London and the wider UK so distance is never a problem.

Serving New Malden

Hindu, Sikh and Muslim Wedding Photography in New Malden

New Malden is a diverse south-west London area. Across Kingston, Worcester Park and Raynes Park and the rest of Greater London, we cover the mehndi, the ceremony and the reception with a careful eye. We work quietly around the priest, the granthi or the imam so the ceremony is never disturbed.

On the dance floor we shoot fast and close, catching the bhangra, the dhol and the uncles who never sit down, so the party reads as alive as it felt. We work discreetly around the priest, the granthi or the imam, never intruding on a sacred moment. For a Sikh anand karaj we keep our distance during the laavan, photographing the ragis and the family without a single interruption to the prayer.

Asian families across Kingston, Worcester Park and Raynes Park trust us with their weddings, and New Malden, a diverse south-west London area, is a place we return to often. We also cover nearby Barking and Dagenham and Barnet. Venues we have photographed at near New Malden include The Royal Oak.

New Malden is a diverse south-west London area home to the largest Korean community in Europe, with many Korean shops and restaurants earning it the nickname Little Korea. New Malden station is on the South Western Main Line with direct trains to London Waterloo. We often take couples to Beverley Park, an open green space with sports pitches and a playground for a few quiet portraits, and The concentration of Korean businesses along the High Street and Burlington Road, known as Koreatown is a lovely backdrop nearby.

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What we offer

What is included in your New Malden Asian wedding coverage

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Fast Previews

A sneak preview soon after the wedding, with your full gallery and album to follow.

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The Vidaai

The farewell carries some of the deepest feeling of the day, and we hold those final embraces with the quiet they deserve.

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Grand Entrances

Whether by baraat, doli or a lit-up reception walk, we make sure your entrance is caught in full and never half-framed.

Every tradition

At home with every Asian wedding tradition

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 photograph the seven steps of the saptapadi and the couple's first steps as a married pair. 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.

Each pre-wedding event carries its own mood, the intimacy of the mehndi, the play of the haldi, the exuberance of the sangeet, and we photograph all three in their own key. We are glad to cover a single evening or a long weekend of celebrations, shaping our hours around the events your family holds dearest. The mehndi or henna night is intimate and detailed, and we photograph both the henna and the laughter around it.

Wedding traditions photographed in New Malden

The whole celebration

The whole celebration in New Malden

Getting ready is rarely calm, and that is exactly what we love, so we work softly through the jewellery, the draping and the small nerves that come before you step out. We arrive in good time for each pre-wedding event and stay until the celebrations wind down.

The reception has its own tempo, softer at first and then loud, and we read that shift so the speeches, the first dance and the late-night floor all feel complete. We document the grand moments and the quiet ones in between, so nothing is lost.

Why choose us

Why Documentary Coverage Serves You Better

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. 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.

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. We are London-based but rarely in London; much of our work takes us across London and the surrounding area.

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Where we travel

An Asian wedding photographer near New Malden

Distance rarely enters our thinking; we plan the route, allow for the traffic and arrive in good time wherever your events are held. A multi-day wedding spread across several venues asks for careful planning, and plotting the movement between them is something we do as a matter of course.

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Good to know

Wedding photography in New Malden, frequently asked questions

Because experience like ours is hard to match. Twenty-five years and upwards of a thousand Asian weddings across every tradition have taught us to work with real composure. We understand the rituals, respect each faith, and our documentary approach gives you genuine images that reflect your celebration, never a formula.

We do, and we know how much they mean to elder relatives. Together we draw up a group list beforehand, so everyone can be gathered efficiently, usually just after the ceremony, without leaving guests waiting. The rest of the day we spend recording things as they naturally unfold.

Certainly. An engagement or pre-wedding session around New Malden offers an easy way for us to become acquainted ahead of the day itself, while giving you portraits in a location you adore. Couples often tell us it leaves them much more relaxed with the camera when the wedding arrives.

Yes. The vidaai is frequently the day's most emotional moment, and we capture it with quiet respect, keeping a gentle distance so the family can share it without feeling observed. These are among the most treasured photographs we deliver from any Asian wedding.

Without exception. We carry spare cameras, lenses and memory cards to each wedding, backing up your pictures on the day as we shoot so they are never at risk. A quarter of a century and over a thousand weddings have taught us that preparing for every eventuality is second nature.

Yes, and it is one of the moments of a New Malden wedding we most look forward to. We capture the dhol, the dancing and the groom's grand arrival, together with the milni as the two families come together, catching every bit of its energy and excitement.

Extremely well. Under the mandap we recognise each key stage, from the kanyadaan and the joining of hands to the pheras around the sacred fire and the sindoor. Because we anticipate these moments instead of reacting to them, your photographs feel calm and natural rather than posed.

More in New Malden

More wedding & photography services in New Malden

The same team, experience and care across every wedding and service we cover in New Malden. For weddings of every tradition in New Malden, see our wedding photographer in New Malden page. Browse our Asian wedding photography page, the wedding photography overview, all areas we serve, or nearby Barking and Dagenham and Barnet. We also photograph Asian weddings across Greater London, including Bromley, East Ham, Uxbridge, Neasden, Havering and Hounslow.

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