Sikh Wedding Photographer in Barking and Dagenham

Serving Barking and Dagenham

Sikh wedding photography in Barking and Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham is an east London borough by the river Roding. We travel throughout Greater London for gurdwara ceremonies, and Newham, Redbridge are all familiar to us. We photograph at gurdwaras, banqueting halls and marquees right across Greater London.

We take the time beforehand to understand your family's customs and the order of the maiyan, mehndi and jaggo. We are a reassuring, familiar presence in the gurdwara, so the sangat relax and the day flows naturally. We balance documentary coverage with a few quiet portraits, so your album holds both the reverence of the darbar sahib and the energy of the bhangra.

We have photographed Sikh weddings throughout Newham, Redbridge for many years, and Barking and Dagenham, an east London borough by the river Roding, is a familiar and welcome destination. We also cover nearby Barnet and Bexley. Around Barking and Dagenham we regularly photograph at Oasis Banqueting, Green Lane Banqueting and Crown Banqueting Suite, among others.

An east London borough by the river Roding, home to the Becontree estate, one of the largest council-built estates in the world. Barking station serves the District, Hammersmith and City and c2c lines, with the A13 running through the borough into central London. When there is time for couple portraits, Central Park in Dagenham, opened in 1932 on former Eastbrook Farm land is a favourite, and Barking Abbey ruins and the 15th century Curfew Tower beside St Margaret's Church makes a memorable setting.

Every tradition

Punjabi and Sikh customs understood

As the ragis sing each laav, the couple walk slowly around the Guru Granth Sahib, and we photograph it quietly from the side. At the heart of a Sikh wedding is the Anand Karaj, the blissful union performed before the Guru Granth Sahib. Heads covered and seated on the floor with the sangat, we photograph the laavan without ever intruding.

The doli, when the bride leaves her family home, is the most tender moment of the day. The dhol and bhangra of the jaggo are pure joy, and we capture every bit of the energy. The day often opens early with kirtan in the gurdwara, and we are there for it.