Hindu Wedding Photographer in Staines-upon-Thames

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Staines-upon-Thames is a Thames-side town with a strong South Asian community. Hindu families in Surrey often book a temple for the morning and a marquee or hall for the evening, and we have followed that plan at venues throughout Egham, Ashford and Sunbury. We stay with the priest through the ganesh puja and the grah shanti, photographing the mantras, the ghee, the flowers and the concentration on the faces of the family.

We let the reception breathe, photographing the first dance, the speeches and the dance floor as they happen, so the energy of the evening reads honestly in your album. We keep two of us working the ceremony from different angles, so nothing important is missed while one of us stays discreet near the mandap and the other reads the room. During the kanyadaan and the pheras we work almost silently from the perimeter, letting the priest and your family lead while we quietly document each step.

Few places suit a Hindu wedding quite like Staines-upon-Thames does. Staines-upon-Thames is a Thames-side town with a strong South Asian community, and we photograph here as readily as in Egham and Weybridge on either side. Local wedding venues we know near Staines-upon-Thames include Great Fosters.

Staines-upon-Thames is a market town in northwest Surrey at the confluence of the River Thames and the River Colne, with a diverse South Asian community. Staines railway station is managed by South Western Railway with trains to London Waterloo, Reading via Ascot and Windsor, and the M25 passes nearby at junction 13. For relaxed couple photographs, we like Lammas Recreation Ground on the riverside at Staines, and Staines Bridge over the River Thames gives the day a strong sense of Staines-upon-Thames.

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Every Hindu ritual

Each vow around the agni, remembered

As the aashirwad closes the ceremony, we photograph the blessings of the elders, the rice, the touched feet and the relief and joy settling over both of your families. During the aashirwad we move quietly among the elders, photographing the blessings, the rice thrown over your heads and the warmth on the faces of everyone gathered around the mandap. The baraat is where the energy peaks, and we are in the middle of it, photographing the dhol, the dancing and the groom's arrival as the two families meet at the entrance.

We love a sangeet, and we photograph the rehearsed performances, the surprise dances and the roar from the family as each group takes its turn on the stage. We photograph the speeches at the reception for the reactions as much as the words, catching the laughter, the wiped eyes and the glances between you as your friends speak. A pre-wedding shoot around a spot that means something to you gives us both a run through, and gives you photographs that feel relaxed and unmistakably yours.