Sikh Wedding Photographer in Hackney

Serving Hackney

A Sikh wedding photographer for Hackney

Hackney is a creative east London borough. From grand banqueting venues to the calm of the darbar sahib, we are at home everywhere across Islington, Tower Hamlets. We are as at ease with a quiet family langar as we are with a reception of several hundred guests.

We take the time beforehand to understand your family's customs and the order of the maiyan, mehndi and jaggo. We make sure the families are in the story too, from the milni embraces to the blessings of the sangat. We are a reassuring, familiar presence in the gurdwara, so the sangat relax and the day flows naturally.

Whether your Anand Karaj is in Hackney itself or elsewhere in Greater London, we plan travel and timings with care. Hackney is a creative east London borough. We also photograph in nearby Hammersmith and Fulham and Haringey. We are at home at Hackney-area venues such as Hackney Town Hall and Shoreditch Town Hall.

Hackney is a creative east London borough known for its independent shops, markets and a strong arts and music scene. Hackney Central and Hackney Downs stations link the borough via London Overground services. For relaxed couple photographs, we like Victoria Park, one of London's oldest public parks with lakes and open lawns, and The Hackney Empire, a Grade II* listed Edwardian theatre gives the day a strong sense of Hackney.

Every tradition

Punjabi and Sikh customs understood

From the milni to the final ardaas, the Anand Karaj tells its own story, and we follow it closely. The most sacred moments inside the gurdwara are captured with a quiet long lens, from a respectful distance. As the ragis sing each laav, the couple walk slowly around the Guru Granth Sahib, and we photograph it quietly from the side.

The kaleere tied to the bride's choora carry their own meaning, and we photograph the ritual with care. We capture the groom's arrival for the milni, surrounded by dancing family and the beat of the dhol. We photograph the sehra bandi, when the groom's turban and sehra are tied, with all its ceremony.